Winter Update

With exams over, it feels apt to write another update here.

Every Canadian I meet seems to gain a certain amount of glee by informing me, ‘this isn’t the worst yet, wait till February,’ Now I think it is a sign of a particularly sadistic people that seem to enjoy the pain of others, yet the Canadians still present themselves as being like ‘America without the Americans.’ Just so you know, it gets so cold in Canada, that your tears freeze as they leave your eyes.

Work wise, it is worth stating two things about McGill. The quantity is harder, but the quality is not. To elaborate, there is more reading then Nottingham, quite a bit more actually. However, the quality of the work itself isn't harder. You just have subjects that are more broad. The harder thing to deal with is the second point, you have about a three day gap between the last day of term and final exams, meaning you really don't have time to do a lot of revision. So you can't slack on the reading during the term, or else you will have no hope for the exams.

The British Appreciation Society here is a good laugh, whilst I am abroad and want to meet predominantly Canadians, its nice to have a place where I can say 'mare' and people know what I mean. TO get my weekly dose of Canadian culture, I am going to see the habs (the Montreal Canadians - an Ice hockey team.) This city runs on hockey, so to get tickets is really fortunate.

So, that is all for now. I am sure I will update soon

Cougars!

I'm back in Charleston after a lovely, but very busy, christmas holiday back in snowy old Leeds. Since i last blogged i managed to go back to New York to stay with family friends for thanksgiving and my 21st birthday (see pic above of the amazing ice rink in Central Park). It was amazing, mainly because i got to have an epic meal with a house full of Italian Americans, and because my family suprised me with a secret visit.
Anyhoo, this semester i have lots of fun trips planned. I'm going to DC next month with a friend from home who is studying at Wisconsin uni, and me and some friends from Nottingham are going to New Orleans for Mardi gras as it conveniently falls during spring break. I may also be going to south by south west festival in Texas to see my friends band, so lots is going on!
I really like my classes this semester. I'm doing a independent research study in preperation for my impending dissertation (joy), but i'm being supervised by a lady who works for the CIA which is pretty cool. I went out for dinner with a professor the other night to discuss this, and he indulged me and Matt with lots of red wine and told us tales of his travels which was enlightening to say the least.
Despite the work load, and there is a lot of it, there is plenty of time to have fun. I went out last night with a group of friends to a kareoke bar, and tomorrow night we are 'tailgating' the basketball game. Still loving Charleston, i think i might stay forever.