Movin' out and English Summertime.

It is finally time to move out of the residence halls! It is bittersweet, as most endings are. I had the option of staying through the summer but I would have had to move rooms (don't ask why, no one knows) and would also need to be out by September 1, which happens to be the day my final show opens (AHHHHHHHHH). And really, I'm over the halls. I was about to find a summer sublet when some friends very generously offered their various residences for around 3 weeks each. I will be at Rebecka and Spence's until July 17 (they are going away) and the to stay with Lee, David, and Ellie until August 11. It makes for a bit of a stressful move with strategic packing, bringing stuff to my studio, storing stuff (with another generous friend), and getting rid of things. But, its almost over! And then I can focus on school school school.

Isis, my friend and now former flatmate :( and I had some wine last night and this was her only cup left:

And for an English summer tradition:
Here is my friend Sophie from college (that is what they call it here) about to drink a very large pitcher of Pimm's. Kidding, we helped her. Pimm's is all the rage in the summer in England, they mix it with "lemonade," which is really like sprite, and lots of cut fruit. English sangria. Brilliant.

More on summer in England to come.

Because there is a sweet cafe on the grungy canal...

...I like London a little more today. Also, the weather is warm and sunny and I finally went for a run. The other day it was around 60 degrees, not a joke. Welcome to English summers!


I have been procrastinating writing an entry because I was going to write about my trip to Budapest, Vienna, the Tyrolian Alps, and Salzburg but was overwhelmed at summing up 9 eventful days. So I am not going to, call me if you want details :)

In other news, I cut all my hair off. I feel a bit traumatized but getting used to it. Some good things about short hair: you use less shampoo, it takes two seconds to blow dry and I can actually get away with not drying it at all! I look better in hats (tried on 100 at work yesterday) and can now buy hair accessories.

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