September 2009
5 posts
a walk in the neighborhood and 1st day of school
here’s proof of the travel mug! they do exist here! we decided to take a walk through our neighborhood on sunday afternoon and we found this cute little guy on our walk to the park. us at the entryway to birchfield park, the closest one to our house- about a 5 minute walk. i think the plaque says it was created in 1888. i love this tree-lined path in the park. walking through the park...
Misconceptions in Manchester
Hello all, figured it was finally time I (zeke) started contributing something to our blog. We’ve been here almost 2 weeks now, and I wanted to sit you kids down and share a few things I’ve noticed about this fair country. Particularly, misconceptions about it: Misconception #1: The English accent makes you sound more sophisticated. Now, if any of you out there are like me,...
things wendy did this week
-ordered a bike online after giving up on the stores here that run out of bikes. (don’t worry, i got a helmet, lock, and basket too.) -talked to 3 amazing students from uganda for 2 hours while waiting at the bank. -finally found a travel mug… at starbucks! they call it a tumbler. -registered with a GP (a doctor)- nationalized health care. i’ll let you know how it is. -found...
1st weekend in manchester
here’s a recap of our first weekend in manchester, with plenty of pictures. friday night wendy’s late night snack was “porridge”. i love oatmeal, but porridge just makes me think of goldilocks and the 3 bears. this wasn’t too bad. saturday morning we stood in line before the bank opened to apply for an international student account. everything is so vague and...
cheers!
we’ve made it to manchester!!! our visas finally came the morning of our departure. thankfully they were delivered to the donovans, who kept them safely until we could stop by on the drive to the airport. we said goodbye to our moms at the security gate at RDU (where they promptly took our toothpaste and aerosols). we ended up going through security at each airport we stopped in, but...