Currently mourning the loss of the sun for the next six months by reflecting on the sunniest season of them all! Summer of 2016 felt like a lifetime, folks - new and old people walking in and out; new faces, new cities, old faces, old cities, jobs on jobs, and enough stories to fill up two and half (!!) journals.
Life's been movin' since the end of May, and I often find myself bent over gasping for air as I try to keep up (also might have to do with being horrendously out of shape ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). Days weave pretty patterns into one another, and on rare occasions, I'll have just a moment to step back and catch a glimpse of the beautiful tapestry this year is turning into. Here are a few of the pieces:
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Brighton up!
This was such a good day. Payed twenty pounds for a unlimited ride wristband (yes, I am 5) on Brighton Pier and could think of no better way to spend a day by the sea side. There's something about being by the ocean that clears my head and reminds me what Love looks like.
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| I got to see some purty spectacular theatre in London Town, but one of mi fav nights featured an evening on the town with my TEDxUofW co-curator. We saw "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" and it. was. amazeballs. Post play, we sat in Leister Square (pictured above) - scarfing down ice cream, talking TED, watching peepz, and pinching ourselves every five seconds realizing how freaking awesome life is. |
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| English Gardens at the Hampton Court Palace bringing out alllll the Alice in Wonderland feels. |
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| Wrapping up the last few chapters of a book on Strelecky ostrov. |
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| One of mi fav streets in Bloomsbury. |
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| Who loves post-modernism? London town! |
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| Czech it out! Rock formationz. |
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| Childhood bff cheesin' on the dreamy Frydštejn ruins. |
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| Warm, cuddly heart moments when I'd make my homestay dog Facetime my dog-dog. Long distance is hard, but these two are proof that love knows no BOWnds. |
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| Checked off some major bucket list items throughout this trip including: watching a play at Shakespeare's Globe, standing on the ground level in proper Elizabethan fashion. |
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| St. James Park: The prime location to make duck friends, eat a boxed sandwich from the sketchy Tube general store, and pray about finances. |
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| Cute Georgian buildings right by our host college in Bloomsbury. Class here errday was all heart eyez & worship händs. |
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| Alley alley oxen free! |
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| Class was taught on the streets of London. Most days we'd spend 9 to 5 schlepping through city streets oogling at crown molding, art museums, and big, red buses. |
