It's been a while...

Who knows if people are still reading this thing, but I've definitely been neglecting the shit out of this blog. I thought I'd be a lot better about keeping people up to date but there's just been so much going on that I have no idea where to even begin. For the most part I'm still partying almost every other night and whether it be hard core wasted or just sipping a beer whilst cooking dinner-- I'm drinking. I've had a little slip with the classes, so my recommendation if you are planning to study abroad DON'T TAKE CLASSES THAT ARE TIME CONSUMING BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO STUDY. The thing is that people who don't go to you UF are taking classes at Huron and the Huron classes are just a joke so they have the time and energy to go out every night. So, you get lazy and unmotivated because no one around you is doing work except for the few that go to UF also, but even they are lazy.

Let's get some updates:

Weather: The weather has been absolutely miserable the last couple of days. It's been what people normally envision London to be like. Rainy and gloomy. It actually flurried this morning which was cool to see. There still hasn't been a heavy snow fall yet, but I'm crossing my fingers. I'm determined to see snow before I leave even if I have to travel to the fucking French Alps. The thing is with the rain here is that it's nothing compared to the rain we get in Florida. In Florida when it rains, it pours. Here it's like a light drizzle and people are flipping out about a little rain. I guess the combination with the cold it can be a little miserable, but at least you're not drenched when you get to your destination. It's funny because I know what rain is and so the drizzle doesn't bother my all that much.

My Visa: It was a lengthy process and it caused me a lot of stress. I probably got a few grey hairs from the whole production, but I was able to pick up my visa today from the Italian consulate. Unfortunately, they are only allowed to grant me a visa until 3 months before my British visa expires which is in July. So, I only have permission to travel until April 22. It's a very limited time frame and at first I was really disappointed that I wouldn't be able to go backpacking with Scanlan, but then I realized that it's better than getting denied. At least I'm not confined to just Great Britain. Not like this massive country doesn't have a lot to offer.

Spring Break: My spring break plans with Laura have gone through some minor changes. We decided that it'd be best if we just hung out in London for the 7 days that she's here. It's definitely better that way because there is so much to do here and I want to make sure she gets a chance to see everything this incredible city has to offer. I can't have her leave and wish that she had seen that one extra thing. So, I'm very excited about her coming and showing her the ropes. Every day I walk around London and I feel so privileged and "cool" because I'm in London. I'm really getting comfortable with this big city life and I know my surroundings really well. So, I can't wait to show her. So...for the Huron spring break (which is the week before UF's) I've decided to go to Italy. I'm so fucking excited because Italy is my number one destination of choice. Here's my itinerary. I'm flying out to Rome Sunday March 5 in the morning. I arrive Sunday in Rome and spend Sunday night, all of Monday, Monday night, and all of Tuesday. Then we take a train over night to Florence which is about 5 hours away so we didn't get a hostel for that night. So, we spend all of Wednesday in Florence, Wednesday night in Florence then Thursday morning we're heading to Pisa and spending all of Thursday in Pisa. Then Thursday afternoon we're heading to Venice (2 hours away) and checking into our hostel there and spending the night. Then we spend all of Friday in Venice before we fly out Friday night back to London. Then Laura Bess Henry arrives at 9:35 in London and I just pick her up for a week of absolute chaos.

Museums: I've become quite the museum conosseur(sp). Because of my Arts in London class our homework is to go out to museums and events on our own. This past weekend we decided to go to the Natural History Museum where they have dinosaur fossils and full skeletons and it's ridiculous. I'd never been to one like that so I felt like an 8-year-old boy. It was great. I've also gained a great appreciation for art while here. Some museums, like the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Tate Britain are incredible. There is so much different crap in all these museums and they're all free so I spend a couple of hours in each. The funny thing is that I still haven't been to the British Museum and I live 2 minutes away. People come from all over the world to see this museum and I still haven't gone. I guess cause it's just so accessible that I just don't take advantage of it.

My Internship: Working in London makes me feel like a grown up. I feel so old getting up and going to this PR agency two days a week. It's cool though. The only complaint is that it's such a large agency that it's hard to get a real good aspect of the PR world. I was hired as an intern for the Technology and Interactive Entertainment team, so my main focus is on that. What I do like about it is that it's international and I'm sure it can open up some serious doors for me. I feel like they don't think I can handle the tasks they really want me to do. They did however get my drunk last thursday during LUNCH. They took us out to lunch and bought us bottles of wine, and shots. Then on top of that at the end of the day they had beer for us to commemorate some people leaving the office. Then on top of THAT they got a bar tab at this posh bar in Soho. Needless to say I took full advantage and got sloshed with these people and got to know them. It's great because they don't treat me like I'm just a stupid intern. They look at me like a professional then I realize that I'm 21-years-old and I'm an adult. That's weird to say, but sometimes I just feel like people still look at me and think I'm just an immature college teenager.

I wanted to give you guys a brief update. I'm hoping to keep this thing updated on a regular basis. Hopefully people are still reading.