Sorry for the delay...

I apologize for not having updated this in a while. Honestly, not much has happened in the past two weeks.

The week we got back from Stockholm, it seemed that everyone at school was sick. Some kids even went to the doctor for some nasty sinus infections. Rick and I were spared the sinus infections, but we both developed a nasty cold that basically knocked us out for the weekend. So, we stayed in for the weekend and watched rugby.

We did happen to venture out on Thursday night because we heard about a free event at the British museum. It was called the Chinese Moon Festival, and promised tea and cake tasting, performances, and calligraphy lessons. Although everything was free, you had to get tickets for some events, which were all gone by the time we got there. The event as a whole was rather lackluster, and we didn't even get any moon cakes. We did, however, get to see a Chinese girl dressed as a shrimp pop out of a Chinese take-out box and perform a "burlesque fan dance." It was very odd.

This past week was filled with paper-writing and preparations for mid-terms, which are this week. On Friday, we took a break from our studying and went on an SU trip to Cambridge. Cambridge is a very pretty town, which is of course centered around the prestigious Cambridge University. The university, like most at home, is split up into several different colleges and schools. However, the schools are very individual, separated by gates and with their own distinct identities. It took us about two hours by bus to get there.

Also on Friday was Eid ul-Fitr, the last day of Ramadan. As we live in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood, there were some very jubilant celebrations. It seemed the whole neighborhood was in the streets, singing and chanting and waving flags. Everyone was dressed in their fanciest clothes and the street was suddenly awash with very nice cars. The police were on hand to make sure no one got too crazy and issued several warnings for loud music and people not sitting properly in their cars. The celebration started all over again last night (Saturday).

Last night we watched the English rugby team win their semi-final match against France. They will play whoever wins tonight's match (South Africa or Argentina) in the finals. This will be quite an unexpected final - everyone was sure New Zealand would win it all. The finals are on October 20 (my birthday!), and we'll be in Scotland then on fall break. We'll have to find a good pub to watch the game.

As I mentioned before, this coming week is mid-terms. I have only have one test, but it's in economics. Pray that the international economics gods are smiling on me on Wednesday. After that though, it's mid-semester break! Rick and I are going to York, Edinburgh, and Amsterdam. We come back on October 26th, so I'll be sure to update everyone on my adventures!