The team that is called Chelsea

YES!!!!! I DID MEET SOME OF THE CHELSEA PLAYERS! I DID GET THEIR AUTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES WITH THEM AND NO THERE IS NO PICTURE OR AUTOGRAPH WITH MY FAVORITE PLAYER FERNANDO TORRES BECAUSE HE WAS BEING DUMB AND DROVE OFF THE TWO TIMES I TIRED TO GO SEE HIM!!!!

Anyways, here are actually some awesome people that stopped and were nice. Enjoy!

Chelsea Training Ground in Cobham

Didier Drogba, the man himself! Apparently we were really lucky that he stopped because normally he doesn't and he was really nice and Ryan said his car smelled nice


David Luiz! We really like him because he can't speak English...hehe


Kalou! Soloman - Salmon kahlua - my new name for him!


Essien was so nice! So adorable also because he was wearing a bow-tie!


Frank the tank!!! Really glad that I got to add his autograph to my collection!


We were so surprised that Ashley Cole stopped and we couldn't help but think about how he shot someone mwahaha


We love Petr Cech!!!! Soft Skull!!!! He turned off his engine to sign autographs and take pictures, who knew celebrities could be so nice :D


Benayoun!!! he does look a tad sick, but also very nice!


Anchovy! I can't believe he stopped!


Nicolas anelka, his license plate says NICO


Mikel, on the phone!


John Terry the man, England captain himself! He was really nice!

Kew Gardens

For Easter (4/24) me, Michelle, Ryan and Alex went to Kew Gardens!

There were two reasons for this, one was to go somewhere nice and somewhere we haven't been to for Easter and the other was to go on an Easter egg hunt!!! Kew gardens also had special Easter activites.

Kew gardens is known for its outdoor plants and green houses. I wanted to go with my professor but on the day he was going to go, I had homework to do so we decided to go for Easter!

The garden was huge so we didn't walk all of it but we managed to hit all the main attractions. The weather was lovely that day so it was overall a nice day for an outing!

We saw the two main green houses. one was of tropical plants and the other was with some desert landscape such as cactus and also a pond and animal eating plants. Ohh we saw this huge really fat blowfish that we kept wondering if it could swim or not or if it was a diabetic. It was seriously so fat!

There are some fish and animal life at the gardens.

There is one really cool attraction which is a tree walk sort of thing. You basically climb up as if you were walking among the tree tops, so we were really high and it was really cool!!

Now for the Easter egg hunt! So this was not your tradtional egg hunt so I was kind of bummed but it's ok because I still got my chocolate egg.

So here is the deal, there are 3 critters hiding throughout the gardens and you find them and get a token and then you find the bunny and give him the tokens and you get an egg!! Michelle and I were able to do s but Alex and Ryan were turned down.

It was a good and fun Easter :)

The drought is finally over!!

I cannot even begin to stress how relived I feel about seeing Torres score on saturday against West Ham. It was pouring that day and I was watching the game at a bar few blocks down from Stamford Bridge. I'm pretty sure the screams, shouts and claps were louder than any thunder that day.

Torres came on as a sub for Droga and the pitch was drenched which ended up working in his favor. It was the 84th minute and that goal proved that el nino was back.

I could not get off my seat, I was stunned and so happy that he finally scored. I was so happy and excited that I even teared up a little because the pressure is finally off.

Torres is back and with more to come. YEA!!!!

Dover disappointment

On Friday, I went on the school trip to Dover to go see Dover Castle. I was pretty excited to go because I wanted to see the white chalk cliffs of Dover and had been told the castle is huge!

The castle was huge but the white chalk cliffs was not as amazing as I imagined it to be. I was kind of disappointed because from prior experience, this landmark was a let down once again. The cliffs were not as white, grand or tall as I imagined them to be. The castle was very big where they actually have a tram to take you around but the rooms inside was filled with furniture and holograms that made it look like a toy/fake attraction. At least the weather was nice out and we could kind of see France.

Turning 21

The big day has finally arrived and gone...I am officially 21.

I have mixed feelings about being 21. In a very big way, I am in no way ready to go into the world and find a job and I am not ready to graduate from college.

Anyways, I had an awesome birthday thanks to my two besties Michelle and Ryan. Here is how the day started off!

it started off with a surprise trip to the London Aquarium! I had never been there before so I was excited to go! The aquarium was a lot bigger than I thought it would have been and they had sea turtles!! There were a lot of different fish and creatures to see so it was a very nice and enjoyable visit.

The whole day was a surprise but in some ways I had guessed some of what we were going to do and where we were going to go. They kept trying to throw me off and it was funny!

Next we went to Camden Town. I had never been there before either. Camden is known as a funky kind of "out there" area. Reminded me a lot like Venice beach / goth people.

I really liked Camden, off did I mention how awesome the weather was?? There was sun and shine and it was warm!

Ok so at Camden Michelle and I had a pedicure. BUT not your average pedicure, this was with fish!!!!! The dead skin sucking fish!! ahaha it was such an interesting experience! At first it just tickled and then you Can feel their lips sucking against your skin! It was definitely an experience and something I want to try again before I leave. These fish are imported from Turkey called Garra Rufa fish.

The next part I knew about and we went to high tea at The Woseley. We chose this place because we have been wanting to try it for awhile now but we needed to make reservations. Michelle had told them it was my birthday on the reservation and they gave me a cherry cake, it was a tad too sweet but yummy still! We ordered one high tea and shared it all. There were sandwiches, scones and sweets. Very good except we had tea at like 6 so we had no room for dinner until 9 lol.

Since we were so full, we walked and shopped around until dinner time which they would not tell me and I had to wait until we got there to find out. We had Korean BBQ! The waitress there BBQed it for us and we were very full by the end. The meat was yummy and finally had rice!!

We wanted dessert after and met up with Alex to Chinatown! We had boba and drinks!

Overall I had a very good birthday! Ohh yea and the night before we went to a pub and then came home and played soco mug pong! hahaha

Awesome day! :D

Apartment problems keep escalating

I thought that with one month left, we have learned to deal or ignore the problems we have in our apartment..but NO.

There have been two major things that we have been struck with this week. 1) our washing machine is dying, it also acts as a dryer and 7 people use it and 2) it's just so unreal you'll have to wait to read all about it.

So out washing machine has been working fairly well. It washes and dries but it has become a 7 hour process. But recently, it would wash halfway and then stop working and after a dry cycle the clothes would be even more wet then before putting it on dry. After our landlord finally brought someone to fix it, we found out that the filter was basically super clogged up with lint and that is why none of the water was draining and why our clothes would never dry or wash properly.

The second problem we encountered is even better. So we have been smelling this gross rotten smell for awhile, He figured it was either something under the fridge or some rotten food and guess what it is?? It is a dead mouse caught underneath the fridge...So gross!!!! We had to get rid of it in order to get rid of the stench and it was quite a process. We had to lift up the fridge a little in order to scoot the mouse over and at one point the fridge got too heavy and then it came down and squished the mouse and guts came flying out, it was disgusting. The stench is still here so we will to wait it out.

True disappointment

I don't think I have ever really felt the true feeling of disappointment. I mean I have when it comes to school, like not getting into the college I wanted to or not getting the grade I thought I was going to get, but this feeling of disappointment that I felt on Saturday April 2 is one for something that I have come to love and support.

Arsenal v. Blackburn

This game would have been the 10th football game that I have ever gone to or my 5th game this semester. This game was vital for Arsenal to have a chance to win the Barclays Premiership. Man U had just kicked ass with Rooney scoring a hat trick and the end result of 4-2, so Arsenal definitely had to win this game to rank up the points.

We didn't win, we tied 0-0. I have never felt so sad or disappointed before a team...my team now. Blackburn was crap and didn't play fair and it was the first time I have ever seen a team with such a bad attitude. They would kick the ball to the crowds instead of just handing it to the player.

They way Arsenal played was not very good. It was vital for a win. There were so many times where the ball was suppose to go in and for some strange reason, it didn't. The crowd was on edge, I was on edge.

The crowd walked out somberly. The mood was somber.

It pains me to...

As the weeks wind down until the end of the semester, I've started to reflect in depth about my semester abroad so far. I have had many great and wonderful experiences so far abroad BUT there were also times where I would seriously hurt someone. I'm not really sure where to start with this post, but obviously something has happened recently to trigger this thought.

It's funny when you live with people you know and don't know. I thought I had the roommate from hell already and when she was gone after the semester I was so relieved...but NO! I was so wrong. I have never met certain individuals that are so inconsiderate. It is really not that difficult to throw a bottle away or wash a freakin dish. Is it rally that hard? I have never seen so many crumbs EVERYWHERE where the mice start living in our apt because they know they are being fed. It has become beyond ridiculous. If you don't want something, it's common sense to just throw it straight into the trashcan but nope, not for this person, apparently the everyone is at her feet and when they become fed up with this person's trash then they throw it away. This person has never once taken out the trash, I bet this person doesn't even know how to open the door to the trash. OMG this person also never turns off the light and when this individual showers, it becomes a flood in the bathroom. There are so many things I don't understand. This individual is also SO FREAKIN LOUD, everyone can hear everything through the walls and that laugh, oh my that laugh can cause a flock of birds to crash and fall from the sky. It's become so ridiculous where everyone is just on edge. Everyone wants to throw something of this individual's out the window. Let's talk about laundry. How about like a bajillion loads at once while everyone else needs to do laundry as well. It's probably this person's fault that the machine was broken. This is just a gist of dealing with this person. If I mentioned everything, it would take post after post. I just don't understand how someone can be so inconsiderate. It blows my mind. how difficult was it to teach your child to clean up after themselves. nuff said.

Roommates are a funny thing. Living with someone allows you to learn so much about that person. You think you know someone until you live with them and that's for sure.

I want to move on from roommates. That is just a topic I don't want to touch anymore.

Studying abroad has thrown me into the real world. They say college is like going into the real world but it's studying abroad that did it for me. We had to find our own apartment, deal with a terrible landlord and feed ourselves. I have had to grown up a lot faster than I anticipated too, it's not a bad thing but it just makes me want to feel forever young.

There are so many things that could have gone right or wrong with my semester abroad. Instead of reflecting back on what went wrong this semester, with the remaining month, I shall hope and aim for the best. I can only advise those going abroad in the future to not make the same mistakes that I have. One can only hope.

Where the sad fish lives

Copenhagen, Denmark...a place that I have come to know as the place where the sad fish lives. It also know for its stunning modern architecture and as the country that is leading the green movement.

I spent a weekend at Copenhagen with the mogwai. Even though it was a tad chilly out, the city is simply lovely. It was such a nice getaway from the big city. We managed to get most of what we wanted to accomplish done so that was good! Our hostel/hotel was very close to the train station and everything else was on the other side of the train station so we were in a prime location.

So Tivoli gardens was NOT open when we were there which is :( because I was reading up on it and I was excited to go and Michelle said we should go but it was closed, so bummer. Next time then! We walked past city hall and onto Stroget - the longest pedestrian shopping street in all of Europe I believe (based on what Ryan said hehe)

Did you know Lego was Danish? Because I did not. Copenhagen is on the island part of Denmark so the water cuts between the city and it so pretty! They have canals but nothing like Amsterdam.

Nyhavn is the picturesque waterfront of Copenhagen. It has the boats in the front an of course the colorful buildings. All these buildings have know become restaurants. We actually did eat at Nyhavn. It was out last night there and we went to a place called the Heering and both had fish. I had a salmon and it was yummy and Ryan had some other fish! Quite nice Danish food.

Anyways, We also hit the Danish museum and the Danish Design center. There was so much to see! The Danish Museum was free to get in and I was on the search for Vikings! There were some horn helmets and golden horns and a viking ship! BUT the viking ship is a lot smaller and not as long as I thought. The DDC was really cool! We saw how design changed from the 50's all the way to now. We also got a spork with a knife which and the name is still to be deteremined.

Now for the food! So first things first, Danish hot dogs!!!!! EAT THEM WHEN YOU GET THERE. There are so many different types but I'll go over the one I ate and the one Ryan ate. So mine was I guess a traditional Danish dog. It still has the wiener and the bun, the wiener is very long and sticks out of the bun mind you. Then they put raw onion, crispy onion, and three types of sauce. Danish ketchup, mustard and something else that is really good! The kind Ryan got has a closed bun and you first out all the sauces in and then stick the wiener in!. The ketchup here is different because Ryan can actually eat it and he likes it!!!! success for Danish ketchup!

Then we went on a search for the Danish Open faced sandwich called smørrebrød. It is not really a sandwich but more like a dish with bread on the side and it was amazing!!! the Danish is also really known for herring which I cannot eat so Ryan had a go at it and he loved it!! My open sandwich was Danish sausage which was yummy too!! The food is so good!!! Even the breakfast we had the hotel was awesome, from herring,salami meat to pate, it was all too good!

That pretty sums up my trip to the place where the sad fish lives. I will return soon!