Norwich in Winter

Season's Greetings!!!!!
Hope everyone is having a merry ol' time. This is a picture I took on the way to class Monday morning. You are looking at Earlham Park, located conveniently right next to University Village where I live. The walk to class is about ten minutes long, which stinks on cold, rainy days, but can be very refreshing on clear ones.

So what has happened since my trip to Ireland last month? Well, there have been a lot of papers. Research takes up a lot of time (especially when the internet is down - thanks UEA, please get your act together) and then of course there is the regular everyday assignments for each class.

My children's literature class took a mini field trip to the Forum (Norwich library) to hear the children's librarians speak. I was horrified to learn that if a book gets returned to the library with even so much as a pencil mark, the book gets shredded. Are they insane?!?! You don't destroy books! What kind of a library kills books? This is apparently a nationwide policy. (Brits please take note - you have just lost serious man points)

Anyway, the library itself, besides its campaign for discrimination against battered books, is actually a very interesting place. The main hall has new exhibits, fairs.... and there is always something going on just outside. This is what I found the last time I went.

Pretty cool, huh? You know the Ardsley library never has anything like this. One time when I walked past and they had a huge blow up pool and what looked like two giant hamster wheels. You were supposed to go in the bubbles and then walk on water! Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera. And even more unfortunately, I didn't have time to try it.

Here are a few random pics for you:

Me and the girls on Thanksgiving at KQ's house.

 Laura's birthday dinner.........not my Laura.....the Aussie Laura 

(she's the one in the yellow sweater in the middle)

 These are my flatmates, minus Elvish who never seems to say very much. Next to me is Claire, then Parisha, Alex (top left) and Jamie (top right).

Me and the girls from flats 4, 5 & 6. 

And a few extra pics from Ireland

 About to kiss the Blarney stone!!! The guy has to hold onto you otherwise you might fall through the gap - although there is a nice sign that asks you to consider how unsafe it was before they installed the two very thin, good for nothing safety bars.