speeding up while winding down

i only have a few weeks left in charlbury, and i am sad. i miss home, yes, but i love it here. i've never been anywhere like charlbury, and i don't think i'll ever live in a place quite like this again.

i love walking down my road in the morning to the train and seeing hills go for miles and miles in the distance with the sun coming up from the other side. i love going to the co-op and getting yogourt. i love waking up and having tea and toast while i watch bbc breakfast with lee. i love sitting on the train and looking out at the countryside while i eavesdrop on other people's conversations. i love having peanut butter toast at sharon and jodi's. i love when our group breaks into random songs from movies such as high school musical. i love having parties and playing cranium, boggle, would you rather and mafia with this fantastic group of people.

but i also love home. so i'm glad that home-time is coming soon. i miss my mom's cookies.

it's a good thing i've been keeping busy these past few weeks, otherwise i might have been missing home or dreading the end of the program more. we've been to stourhead (look it up.. it's amazing), stonehenge and bath this past weekend. we went to see a modern production of measure for measure which had us raving. thursday we surprised ree with a party for her 22nd birthday. yesterday we went to broughton castle (where they filmed shakespeare in love) and had tea with a vicar's wife, and then watched shakespeare in love at my house and had a picture swapping party. tonight we're going 80s bowling for peter's birthday. my outfit is fantastic. be excited for pictures!

anyways, today i have to plan my trip for the two weeks after my program is done. i'm thinking up to scotland and taking 2 weeks to go down, but i haven't decided yet. i'm nervous. it would be easier to stay in charlbury and bum around, but much more exciting to see some more new things! eeeeee!