The London Life: A New Year, a New Life

It's been forever since I have written on here, but I have been pretty busy since the last note I wrote. Since New Year's Eve, it has been an interesting, stressful and time time here in London. The weather is finally starting to improve, a bit at least. The past few days it has been sunny and beautiful, and even warming up a little on some days. It's funny though, you can tell people in London value the few sunny days they get, especially after such a depressingly grey, cold and dull winter. Lately, as I watch people react to the new weather, I feel like I am watching the people who got off of Noah's Arc after the flood waters subsided. People file out of their buildings, with their eyes crinkled and their hands covering their faces until they have a chance to adjust to the bright, warm sun. I see why it's a big deal though, I have found myself running outside every chance I get. I think Doyle and I went to a park everyday this past weekend. You can't help it though, it's such a drastic change that you have to enjoy it while it still lasts. I understand that the weather isn't that great in April, so hopefully we will have some sunny days in March to make up for the what comes.

I had to submit a thesis proposal a couple of weeks ago. It was a tough decision I think. Maybe not so much the decision making part, but coming up with an idea. I feel like this will be the biggest project i have ever done in my life so it took a lot to come up with something that would be viable and interesting. In the end, I picked a topic that I like and something I think will be possible to do research on for a year. It's crazy though, I have to do all the research between now and next May, since that is when they are do. But, I guess it isn't that bad... some people have to turn theirs in this September! I don't know how they do it! But, it shouldn't be bad, the only thing I think will be challenging will be getting enough interviews in both Sweden and Finland, particularly Sweden since I won't be living there.

Doyle and I went to Finland a couple of weeks ago. If you get a chance, browse through the pictures I posted on here. It was so amazing there though! The weather was absolutely freezing! I can't honestly remember being in weather that cold! Also, I had never seen so much snow in my life! Where they had not touched it, the snow came up almost to my waist! Now, on the side of the roads where the snow had built up from the snow plows, it went way above my head!! It was crazy! Finnish culture is really interesting too. Everyone is very private, quiet and keeps to themselves when they are out about in the city, but everyone person I talked to was so friendly!!! It was so nice seeing our friends up there too, we had really missed them... I feel like I am learning a lot of Finnish too. I had been working on Finnish for about 5 months when we got there, and I knew a lot more Finnish than I had expected, I was able to perform some basic conversation, I was surprised!!!

Well anyway, I am soo tired now. And it isn't even that late, it's only 11! I feel like I am tired all of the time now, I could sleep all the time too! I find myself sleeping on the bus, the tube, the trains, in the library, just about anywhere!! haha...