The littlest redhead goes to...

     So a lot has happened since the last time I blogged…let’s just say that I have been a little busy. Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing so many new things with my group and it has been great to say the least. I went to a Globe Theatre performance (All’s Well That Ends Well), I went to Paris for 3 days, I took a walk through Kentish countryside, I went on a punting ride in Cambridge, and not to mention I saw Harry Potter 7.2 at the midnight showing in London. What’s so cool about that, you say? Well I saw it about 7 hours before everyone else did… J .      What has been going on this last week has been exciting, but also very exhausting! We took our leave from London last Monday (sad, I know) and started our journey north. On Tuesday we stopped in Stratford-Upon-Avon to see Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Warwick Castle, then Wednesday we made our way to Liverpool to see the Beatles Museum, and then to York on Thursday to see Fountains Abbey, and then to the Lake District on

The London Temple! It is so beautiful! At the gates of Buckingham Palace Gardens at Westminster Abbey Big Ben! Brook and I standing on the Millenium Bridge. This is the same bridge that is used in the 6th Harry Potter film, and it also crosses the Thames. Pretty cool!

     I am in complete shock right now. Something happened today that I thought would never happen while I was here in London, but it did....Guess I was wrong, huh?      Don't worry everyone! I am making this sound completely dramatic for effect's sake. I think now is the perfect time to tell you what happened to me today........... I got a ticket to the World Premiere of Harry Potter 7.2!!!! I'm talking red carpet, over 8,000 screaming fans, and the Weasley twins up close and personal. My life is officially complete.      You may be asking how did such an impossible feat get conquered? It literally was impossible to tickets earlier today, but we just happened to be in the right place at the right time saying the right things. (And by the four of us, I mean me, Catie L., Kelsey F., and Cydnee S.).      We were actually on our way to go to our first Broadway show in London, The Phantom of the Opera, when we walked by Trafalgar Square. We had stopped by earlier this aftern

Yesterday (the 4th of July) my group went to Stone Henge and then arrived in London! Here are a couple of my favorite pictures I took yesterday... Brooke & I jumping in front of Stone Henge  Upon arriving in London, this is the first thing I saw... Warmest welcome I've ever had :) Wish I could have been home to celebrate 4th of July with you all, but I really can't complain! I will post more pictures up as soon as possible! Now that I am in London, my classes are starting and so hopefully I will have more computer time in order to keep in touch with everyone. Much love! -Katie

So this last week and a half has flown by, mostly because my group has so much to do every single day! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE IT!...it can just be a little exhausting. :)  On Tuesday, June 28th, my group went to RIVERDANCE at the Gaiety Theater in Dublin. It was absolutely incredible! I thought I went in with pretty high expectations, but I was blown away by how talented the Irish dancers were! I definitely think that was my favorite part about Dublin.  After Dublin, we took the ferry to Wales and spent the first night there in a little town called Beaumaris. There was a castle located approximately 3 blocks away from our hotel, and it was beautiful to see. The Welsh castles are different than Irish castles, in that they are more intricate and a little easier on the eyes. After Beaumaris, we traveled to Cardiff, the capitol of Wales. Before leaving Cardiff the next day, we stopped to look at Cardiff Castle. Let me tell you...it was gorgeous!!! This castle was my favorite to v