I just want to thank everyone who believed in me when I was over in England. Thank you for knowing I could make it with a bad back. Many people thought I was going to go home during the semester, but I didn't. I feel stronger than ever and with the support I had, I feel great. I was in pain the whole time, but that didn't stop me. If you put your heart to it, anything can be done, even with a bad back. If I can do it, you can do it. Thank you.
Mark found/made up these awards and I am stealing them haha
1) ‘Big Ben’ Moment Award: Making it 4 months in a foreign country with a miserable back.
a. Runner Up: Climbing 520 stairs at Warwick Castle
b. Runner Up: Walking most of Paris
c. Runner Up: Seeing Patrick Stewart in Waiting for Godot
d. Runner Up: Having Mike and Jonathan, Mom and Dad, and then Tina and Julie come visit
e. Runner Up: The Highlands in Scotland
2) Funniest Moment: During Over There, a Tesco bag was used as an urn
a. Runner Up: Lady on a bus was walking on the top of a double decker and the driver slammed on the breaks and she smashed her face into the window in the front of the bus.
b. Runner Up: Scary guy at Madame Tussuads
c. Runner Up: The 39 Steps
d. Runner Up: Mark stole a cup and saucer from Pizza Express and I stole a sugar dish.
e. Runner Up: The Angel with Mike, Mark and Jonathan
3) ‘Awkward Annie’ Moment Award: Having some guy talk to me in Paris and thinking hes a creeper but i guess he just wanted to say how marvelous paris was. whoops
4) ‘Tear Jerker’ Moment Award: Billy Elliot
5) The Gray Hairs Stress Award: Lack of sleep and waking up 5 times a night cause of pain
a. Runner up: Getting in contact with FSC while in London
6) R&R Award: Acupuncture
a. Runner up: Falling asleep in a park in Edinburgh
7) Favorite London
a. Gallery: Victoria and Albert
b. Museum: Ripley’s Believe it or Not
c. Attraction: London Dudgeon
d. Park: Hyde Park
e. Square: Leicester Square
9) Favorite Attractions in the UK (outside of London):
a. Castle: Warwick Castle
b. Attraction: Eiffel Tower
c. Ruin: Chepstow Castle
10) Favorite Attraction
a. In Ireland: Bus tour around city
b. In France: Eiffel Tower
c. In The Netherlands: Anne Frank’s House
d. In the Czech Republic: Prague Castle
e. In Scotland: Pub crawling
11) Most Disappointing Attraction: Windor Castle, The Needles
12) Best Cathedral
a. Overall: Westminster
b. Exterior: Winchester
c. Interior: St. Paul’s
d. Stained Glass Windows: Gloucester Cathedral
13) Favorite Tour
a. Walking: Oxford
b. Bus: London ( I did it three times haha)
c. Boat: Paris and London
14) London Underground Awards:
a. Favorite Line: Picadilly
b. Favorite Station: Kings Cross
c. Favorite bus route: All of them
15) Favorite Songs for Riding the Tube: I never really listened to my iPod
16) Best Pub-
a. In London: The Angel
b. In the EU: Dropkick Murphys (Scotland)
17) Best Food-
a. NIDO Cooked: Pasta and chicken patties
b. Dine In: Fish and Chips at a J.D. Wetherspoon
c. Take Away: Pret
d. Just a Bite: Gelato at Rendezvous
e. Dessert: Sticky Toffee Pudding
18. Drink of Choice Award-
a. Mixed Drink: Malibu and Pineapple
b. Pint: Sam Ale’s Wheat Beer
c. Wine: Don’t drink it
d. Cocktail: Sex on the Beach
19) Favorite West End Show-
a. Musical: Hairspray
b. Play: Peter Pan
c. Play (seen in Class): Stovepipe and Overthere
20) Favorite Film Viewed in the UK: Slumdog Millionaire
21) Favorite Class: Theatre in London
22) Favorite Quote - Everyones favorite – “This is a Piccadilly line service to Cockfosters”
23) Top Places to Visit again:
a) London
b) Wales
c) The Highlands
d) Prague
