Home in Five Days!

Things are really winding down here. Michelmas term ends on Friday. I've finished with my tutorials, and I've made As in both. Meanwhile, everyone is gearing up for the holidays. The streets are filled with Christmas trees, lights and decorations and also with brass bands and carolers serenading the passersby. Regent's Park is having an advent service and dinner tomorrow evening, and I'll be singing in the choir. It will be my chance to say goodbye to my tutors and a lot of other people I have met at Regent's this term. Many of my friends here are already beginning to leave, and by Monday, they will all pretty much be gone, so I've been trying to spend as much time with them as possible -- especially seeing as how I finally don't have essays to worry about writing. Then Tuesday, I, too, will make the journey back across the pond. I still have a few more things to look forward to before then. On Saturday, Dr. Ross, Brandon and I are going to Salisbury because I really want to see the cathedral. On Sunday, I'm going to throw a tea party to say goodbye to the British friends I inherited from Sally. Then Monday I'll finish packing, take my books to the post office for shipping, clean my room, and do any other last-minute things I have to finish before leaving. Then Tuesday, I'll be on a bus at 6.30 a.m. so I can make it to the London-Gatwick airport and catch my flight home.