This is it!

Well my faithful friends, it is almost that time.

Very soon Allyson and I will begin our 15 hour trip home, back to the United States of America.

Our time here has been swell, and I'm sure we will never forget it.

I'll offer a more coherent blog post upon my return, but for now, farewell! Thanks for reading! Perhaps we can share a cocktail (or, indeed, a cup of tea) sometime and talk about worldly matters.

Cheers,

Phototour: The Lake District

Alright, so I couldn't sleep. It's 3 a.m. and I'm listening to "Be OK" by Ingrid Michaelson and it's time for a phototour.

In my professional opinion, the Lake District is one of the most beautiful places in England. We went as a group a few weeks ago and it was glorious. (There were also some literary detours, such as Wordsworth's home, but he's not included.) Anyway, here are some pictures, yo.

We first visited the house of the Brontë sisters (the parsonage)

Another shot

Also the nearby graveyard, which houses thousands due to TB

Haworth, Yorkshire

Church  Brontë sisters attended

Oh hey, horses. Please don't bite my hands off.

*swoon* The first of the lake pictures...

(At sunset)

The lakeside view from our hostel

<3

Group at the beginning of our "moderate" hike...

A waterfall on our hike

More hike shots

Forest of lilac 

Rolling hills

We did several poetry readings in honor of Lake District Poets

We begin the ascent...

Another reading, by Abby

It was so windy at the top--I barely got this without bowling over.

It was pretty neeto, to be sure. I don't think I'll ever forget the climb up there. (My thighs certainly haven't.)

Kay so maybe I'll go to sleep now THANKS FOR WATCHING BYE.

Yours,

Still Alive

So I haven't been raptured/raptored.

Which means I'm sinful enough to keep blogging.

I will update tomorrow. Today I'm a little sad as I reflect upon the past year.

I leave in two days.



Yours,