2012 Blogs

...I'm baaaaaack.

09/10/2012

 
Hi
Well, hello there! Long time, no talk! How have you all been?! I’ve been doing well, but readjusting to American life was tougher than I had anticipated (more about that later)! Now I’m trying to get back into the swing of things at IUE. I had to put my science Thinking Cap back on as I was thrown right back into genomes, biospheres and vectors DAY ONE!! Phew! But before I burden you with all of my trivial complaints about school work, (in England I had zero (just exams) and could watch The Big Bang Theory all day…I MISS YOU SHELDON!!) I thought I’d do just a little introduction blog for those of you new to the IUE blogsphere!
  • Last year I lived in Canterbury, England (I can rock a legitimate accent) for an entire school year (9 mos.). I blogged throughout the year, so if you haven’t already read those, you probably should, NOW. HAha…but, really. You can find them in the archives!
    Canters High Street
  • I am currently a Junior-and-a-half at IUE majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. Studying abroad put me a bit behind so I now will be graduating in December of next year instead of May this year, as was previously planned. And although I was upset about that at first, what better reason to have a delay in graduation than living abroad for a year?
  • I am active in the Honors club on campus (check it out!) and am the Honors representative this year, which I am very proud and excited to be!
  • I am the youngest in my family and am the typical, spoiled baby girl. My parents are cooler than yours (really) and although my only sibling is 7 years older than me, I sometimes feel like I’M the big sister and am very protective over her. We’re on some Katniss/Primrose action, for real! Speaking of…
  • I am a huge HUNGER GAMES fan! I even dressed-up for the premiere in England last year and got free candy! (You can watch my VLOG about it in the archives!) I also love HARRY POTTER (who doesn’t?) and got to go to Leavesden Studios in London last year with my parents to see the sets and props actually used in the movie?! PLUS, I’ve been to the Wizarding World in Florida. UH-mazing. You all need to go…tomorrow.
    HP
  • Besides reading HP and THG I am also obsessed with any type of fashion magazine (and if you read last year, was very disappointed in England’s fashion mags since I never knew who was on the cover, although I prefer England’s fashion over America’s any day!!)! OK, sooo I really like every aspect of fashion and flood my tumblr and Instagram with every fashion blog I can find. CANNOT. GET. ENOUGH. So don’t be surprised if you see me on campus rocking the latest trends from NYFW ;) FIERCE. And I’m a sneaker hoarder. Again, CANNOT. GET. ENOUGH.
  • And finally, I miss England every single day. Deciding to study abroad was the best (and most unplanned) decision I have ever made and as trite as it may be, it was the best year of my life. I miss having a TopShop nearby and chocolate digestives at my disposal, but those are nothing compared to how much I miss the country and all of my dear friends
    BFF Lu

CLICHE QUESTION TIME!

Favorites:

Movie: Bridesmaids, Dumb&Dumber

Music: BEYONCE(!!!) --> (I’ve been obsessed with her ever since I was 10. I used to write Beyonce on my papers in the 4th grade instead of my name. My teacher was cool with it. Mrs. Schmidt, I know you can vouch for me!) Frank Ocean, Odd Future, Flo Welch, The Low Anthem, John Mayer, The Runaways, Jay-Z (I got to see WatchTheThrone in London with my British sister, Lizzie! SO dope! I’m a white girl who can rap all of his raps. Don’t play with me with HOVA. YUP! *in Jay’s voice*)

TV: Big Bang, Project Runway, American Horror Story, Law & Order: SVU (but only when both Benson and Stabler participated)

o2 MEGAN So there’s some information you may or may not know about me! I am hoping you read and enjoy the blogs on iue.edu/blogs this year and that I may keep you entertained even though I’m not jet-setting across Europe! I’ll be putting a new blog out every Wednesday, so stay tuned and have a wonderful week!! xx   -Kels