SNOW DAY!

I only had 2 days of classes last week as a result of SNOW. 6 inches of snow shut the city down for 3 days and skewed the train schedule for a week. Most of my dorm chose to spend the days sleeping and watching movies in their rooms, but my friends and I chose to venture out into the winter wonderland and explore the snow-covered south of England.

Wednesday evening, we staged a snow battle on the football field and spent a few hours pitching snowballs, inhaling fistfuls of snow, and quite literally tackling each other to the ground. In other words, we spent Wednesday evening getting in touch with our inner children. 

Thursday, we hiked down into Eastbourne center through piles of snow and slush. It was a slippery walk down, and we passed several groups of children on their way to go "sledging" as they call it here (sledding). We walked around town center, enjoying the holiday ambiance and a few Starbucks holiday lattes. 

Friday, I was very ill, but I braved the cold anyway for a trip to the beach for some winter photos. After walking approximately a mile and a half, we stood awestruck on a stone landing, gazing down at a vast expanse of snowy beach. The way down was icy and treacherous, but well worth the shuffling and wall-clinging as we took photos of a beach, half covered in snow and half consumed by the wintery ocean. Good news! My wellies work perfectly! 

Saturday was an adventure in itself as we were headed into London for the day to make sure my two friends who are going home at Christmas Break saw everything they had wanted to see. There wasn't much snow left in London when we finally got there (it took twice as long as usual due to the adjusted train scheduling) but it was certainly cold enough. We did Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, Platform 9 3/4, Camden Market, Harrods, and Piccadilly Circus all in about 4 hours, so I would consider the day quite a success. 

Sunday, we finally relaxed :)!

Cheers! xx