quiet

Everything has been a whirl. I just spent a week in England with my mom. I lined up nine interviews by just cold calling everyone and asking them to look at my stuff. I was surprised at the response I received overall, and how positive everyone was. The downside was many don't have the facilities to hire someone—they were firms of two people— but I was offered a placement (internship) at a really great firm and so I think I will take it. The biggest thing is just getting over there and being available.

I realized the other day, as I was talking to an old friend of mine and her mom, that as I was answering the thing I liked most about Rome, it was the peacefulness. That the park and neighborhood I could escape to was one of my favourite parts. And as I think about London, and this fast paced city, I look forward to being a part of it but also knowing I have a quiet solitude to return to someday. London won't be forever, right now it looks like it will only be for six months but it's something I want to experience. To just go on my own and learn from some of the best.

strike a match

i am in london. the tube is down for three days because of a strike. one line is running—the jubilee. worthless.

house warmings and home leavings.

We spent last night up in Minneapolis at Lindsey and Megan's new place. We danced all night and talked to the randoms coming in and out of the diet rite bar across the street. I am completely exhausted after a few hours sleep and driving to and from Minneapolis.

I leave for London tomorrow. I am in a state of neutrality. No emotion right now except feeling weary. I am so grateful for my mom coming along. It would be a lot scarier without her but I also realize this is really hard on her and for her. To not only watch her daughter attempt a move to a foreign country but to be an accomplice in it. I am indebted to her sacrifices.