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Hurray!  Here she is all the way from Guildford, England….!!!  The land of free internet and free bathrooms that acutally have paper!!

Yeah, in France the internet was something like 2 EUR for 15 minutes.  Unbelieveable how short 15 mins. is, espcially when the keyboard is all mixed up.  My emails looked mighty funny.

I wore myself out in Paris, so mostly I’ve just chilled here in the UK.  Went to Oxford on Wednesday, and saw Paul and Steven like we planned.  Unfortunately, most of what was discussed went way over my head and I felt very uneducated (being the only person in the group who never went to college), so I ended up taking pictures of flowers and benches and weeping willows.  At least I was amusing.  Paul showed us the Fellows Hall, which isn’t even open to students, and you have to be invited in, etc.  I asked if he knew how they cut the grass in the checkerboard look and made him laugh.  I can’t help it!  That’s all that came to mind.  We did see some original artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien.  (He went there, you know.)  Pretty cool.  I got my brother a poster, but he doesn’t know yet….ssshhhh….

I’m starting to ramble now.  I find myself acting more and more like Natalie’s roomate, Katie.  She said as long as I don’t pick up her swearing that’s fine.  *laughing*  Three of the girls are in London tonight.  I’m getting poorer by the minute, so I’ve limited my London trips (travel here is outrageous!), so Hannah H. and I have stayed behind.  I would have liked to see The Phantom of the Opera, but not the British Museum, so I couldn’t justify the money.  Natalie is working and rehearsing until late, so Han and I will meet her for drinks at Joe Clark’s later.  I feel so…British talking about meeting for drinks and all.  I had my first Gin and Tonic the other day, and it was very good.  Like Sprite with a little alcohol.    This morning Katie showed Hannah and I the Friday market (marvelous!), and Guildford Castle, the street where Lewis Carroll’s house is, and the river.  We had a very relaxing afternoon and have come back out to shop, buy phone cards at the post office and get online.  I rather enjoy just hanging out.  I’d love to see London, I think I’d be perfectly content to just have Paris memories.  Well, except, you don’t go to London to see Natalie and not go to a show.  So I’ll have to do that.  And I may have to fit Brighton in because I promised my sisters that if I saw any eligible beaus I’d send them word express.  *grin* 

That’s all for now.  I have so many stories, but they’re better in person.  Can’t wait to see you, Sisters and everyone!  Only 1 1/2 more weeks….