 | The End of this Chapter
2006-06-02, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | I haven't cried for almost a week about leaving here. It's a good feeling, I feel like I'm ready for the closure. I know that the people that really matter I will keep in close contact with after I ... |
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| Less than a week left in Aber
2006-05-21, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | It's amazing to believe that next Saturday I will be heading to London to spend a few days with a friend there, coming back to Aber for 26 hours, and then heading back to London to fly home. Less tha... |
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 | Exam Time
2006-05-16, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | Well it is exam time around here... i have one tomorrow morning at 9:30 and instead of studying i am writing this haha i just really cant be bothered to think anymore. having that 4 week break real... |
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| Disappearing Act
2006-05-16, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | I guess I did a bit of a disappearing act there. I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I've been so busy just being social and preparing for exams that everything else I side tracked and lum... |
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| Spring Break of Glory!
2006-04-24, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | So…it’s been about 3 weeks since an update. I had the best Spring Break I could have ever asked for. It was amazing and full of fun times with great friends. I can’t possibly type everything I did ... |
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 | What really happens on Glydwyrs Way
2006-04-02, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Long long ago, there was this brilliant idea Melissa Brackley and Angela Owczarzak had to set out on a 5 day backpacking excursion across the country of Wales. Thus begins the Tall Tale of these two ... |
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 | 4 Total Hours left of School before BREAK!
2006-03-27, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Only one more week left of classes before we start the awesome and amazing three week spring break! Heck yeah! I’m looking forward to it so much that I can really barely contain myself. March 31st-... |
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 | 76 Days?
2006-03-19, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Another week down here in Wales. Time sure is flying. 76 days I am told until I come back, and I feel like I’ve been here for a very short time.
Monday was a casual day, hung out with some people... |
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 | Pancakes, Blizzards, Dancing, and Firefly
2006-03-04, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | On Feb 28th it was 'Shrove Tuesday' aka Pancake Day. Since it is the day before Lent begins everyone is supposed to use up all the flour, egg and milk products before the next day. Therefore they mak... |
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| LL Cool J, and 80s Night
2006-03-12, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | It’s been over a week since an update! So here we go…
Last weekend was a lot of fun. Hung out with some fellow Americans on Friday night after volleyball and had a good time. Saturday was a day ... |
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| Chilled Out week
2006-03-03, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | So this week has been pretty low key, and it’s been really nice actually. Monday pretty much consisted of classes and then sitting around the union waiting for the free movies at 8 and 10pm. We watc... |
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| What's the Welsh word for ::bleep::?
2006-02-24, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | Friday was Melissa's 21st birthday. Since she wasnt feeling well we decided not to go out to the clubs. Instead for dinner we made her favorite dish- CHIPS AND CHEESE! hah and for dessert took a ras... |
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 | Wales = Unpredictable weather
2006-02-21, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | I decided to go for a walk on a path near where I live at the the top of Penglais hill. The sun was out, the sky was clear, and you could see the Irish sea off in the distance. When I had gone about... |
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| Volleyball, Cadbury, and Monologues
2006-02-26, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | This week has been crazy. I felt like I never stopped moving and always had something else to look forward to. I shouldn’t complain really though, but it was hectic.
Monday was the typical day, g... |
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 | Chocolate Wisdom
2006-02-25, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: melbrack | | "Biochemically, love is just like eating large amounts of chocolate."
"Chocolate is always there for you when you don't have anyone's shoulder to cry on."
"I have this theory that chocolate slow... |
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 | Where'd the week go?
2006-02-19, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Wow, it’s been awhile since an update. Time is flying so fast! I can’t believe I’ve been here almost a month already. I feel like I just arrived a few days ago.
Eventful things that have been go... |
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| We all need a little Len
2006-02-13, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | On Friday afternoon we set out on a journey to visit my aunt and uncle in Milford Haven in south Wales. The bus ride was definitely sickening (granted we all just had candy for breakfast hah). Once ... |
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| List of things I've learned thus far in Wales...
2006-02-13, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | By: Melissa, Jen, and myself
Sometimes you can’t order, all you can do is Dance.
UK Boys either smell really good…or really bad.
Chips and Cheese can be prescribed by Dr. Angie for medicinal reas... |
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 | Milford Haven Weekend
2006-02-12, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | This was a fantastic weekend or relaxation and sites. We went to Milford Haven and stayed with Jen’s Aunt and Uncle who were by far some of the cutest people ever. We shall back up and begin with th... |
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 | Things we've learned in Wales
2006-02-12, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: melbrack | | This is a list of things Jen, Angie, and I have learned in Wales. I'm sure it will continue to grow!
1. There's nothing better than chips and cheese!
2. Cadbury Dairy Milk can fulfill all of your... |
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 | Cadbury....Constitution Hill
2006-02-08, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | All my life I have been allergic to chocolate. I get bad migraine headaches and my stomach gets really upset if I ever try and eat any. When I came over here all I heard about from the other America... |
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 | Constitution Hill
2006-02-08, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Not much has really happened in the few days, but I’m uploading a TON of pictures to the site from our hike today. Today, we finally were able to hike up Constitution Hill and it was breath taking. ... |
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 | First Feb Weekend in Review
2006-02-06, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | Ok so after moving residences- Ang, Melissa, and I decided to have a quiet evening in and give up the bars haha. We made ourselves homemade chips and cheese and chicken strips. The chips and chees... |
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| New Location and Relaxation
2006-02-06, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | It seems as though a lot has happened since Thursday, but in reality it¡¦s been a relaxing couple of days.
Friday, Jen and I moved into a new residence complex at the top of the hill. It¡¦s called... |
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 | new start
2006-02-03, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: jenlynarm | | So as some of you may know I have been having some roommate issues. The crazy psychos Angie and I were living with got to be a bit too much to handle. Yesterday we decided enough was enough and went... |
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| First Week thus far
2006-02-02, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Is it really Thursday?
This week has flown by, but in a good way. I suppose a lot of it has to do with the fact that there were so many new things happening that it made time fly. Atleast, that’s... |
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| Weekend in Review
2006-01-29, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Weekend in review=AWESOME. Aberystwyth might be one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. This weekend was so nice and relaxing and fun. I’m afraid I’m not really looking forward to starting... |
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 | Woah Wales!
2006-01-27, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: oangela | | Welcome to Wales!
Life here has been amazing thus far, and I am so privileged to be able to be here right now. Right now I’ve been busy registering for classes and familiarizing myself with the ci... |
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 | Preparations begin...
2005-04-21, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. By: pete_k | | This journal will detail the preparations I'm undertaking before I go abroad in September 2005. I will update it as I get more information about my placement and the arrangements.
Also, I'm not sur... |
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