Instead of having classes today (we moved those to Saturday! *That was false enthusiasm*) we went for a hike. And when I say hike, I mean we climbed one steep hill and walked through fields and towns the rest of the time. Everyone was complaining about the hill, but I wish that was what the whole day was made of! It really made me want to go to Priest Point Park or Millersylvania! I guess it's a law in England that farmers or landowners have to let people walk through their property if they're going around the countryside, hence the "right to ramble". Exploring the countryside is a big deal here, you can walk anywhere you want! 'No Trespassing' doesn't exist.
It was 9.6 miles that we walked, so we were kind of exhausted by the end since we've had a busy past couple of weeks before this. I felt like the pioneers...except we didn't have to wear long dresses and pull a covered wagon. So really, we were nothing like the pioneers. My silly foot has been hurting the past few days so that wasn't very fun to walk on and I got a wicked blister, but let's not focus on that! Let's talk about sheep.
They really are everywhere here! At least in the countryside. I never thought I'd say this, but I think it would be so much fun to live in the country! Maybe I'll be a sheep farmer when I grow up. I think it's my mom and dad being from Wyoming that's getting to me. I always thought I would like to live in a city, but I've found that I do not belong in the city! At least not for a long time. I think Washington is the perfect balance for me...wow I realize I've been talking about home a lot! I'm not homesick I promise (okay maybe just a little) but I guess it's just hard for me to not daydream about the outdoors.
We got done with walk (I don't feel right calling it a hike) and took the train back to the centre...I was a good student and got some reading done and spent the rest of the night working on a study guide for our British Literature test we have this weekend. I don't blog about scholarly things and homework so it might not seem like we have much to do, but trust me. Our workload is plenty heavy. It's kind of ridiculous how much we have to do school wise on top of all the scheduled trips and such that we have. We have so much reading and no time to do it, so things get pretty overwhelming. But I'm learning so much, it's worth the pressure and stress of trying to squeeze everything in while worrying about keeping a good GPA. But who wants to worry about little things in life like that when there are better things to do? Not me!
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