Having lived in Wales for nearly three weeks so far, I nearly forgot what it is that I am here for, my Degree.
Today marks the day that the final steps of that process begin, and I couldnt be more excited. It's not the first time that I have been excited about school but it will certainly be the last as this is it for me, I do not plan on getting my Masters once this year is finished, its just not going to happen.
I have a pretty simply timetable for class:
Monday - No class
Tuesday - Class from 1pm - 8pm
Wednesday - Class from 10am 1pm
Thursday - No class until Christmas time
Friday - Class from 10am - 2pm
The classes I will be taking seem to resemble what I have taken in the past, but I can imagine this year will take what I have already learned and go that much deeper. One professor told us that this year is about challenging everything we have learned and challenging what they teach. If we can do that we will do well in all of our classes.
That is something I don't think I will have a problem with, I have always been the person in class that asks why it works the way it does and why it doesnt work in 'X' way as well.
Aside from some of them being similar to what I have taken, there are are some that are new content and are very appealing to me. Two in particular are Emerging Trends in Marketing and Global Marketing Strategy. It is these two courses that I have all day today so I am looking forward to today despite having class for 7 hours straight.
The one area of school that I am not looking forward to however is the marking scheme. In most classes there are only two pieces of work that will build you grade. An essay worth 40-50% and a final exam worth 50-60% of my mark. This is unlike what I am used to so I will have to take a little more time researching for essays and studying for tests. I guess it isnt that big a deal when the number of assignments is much less then in Canada.
Anyhow, I better get ready for class, this will be the first of many long days over the next 8 months.
Cheers!
Kyle
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A little bit of everything!
So I guess it's time for another blog entry considering a lot has gone on since I last posted.
Greg, Alex and I went on two trips this past weekend which were offered as part of our International Week activities. The first trip was a boat ride around Cardiff Bay which gave us a chance to not only see Cardiff for the first time, but to see it from a perspective I wouldnt have selected for myself. It wasn't as exciting a trip as I would have liked, but I did manage to get some good pictures and see some cool buildings, like the Millenium One building.
Speaking of the Millenium One building, its got a pretty cool copper roof which is something I havent seen before. The inside was just as nice as the outside, we even managed to sneak into a few restricted areas and see the opera house itself from a top floor box, but enough about that, it wasnt too too exciting.
The next day we went to see the 2nd largest castle in the United Kingdom, Caerphilly Castle in Caerphilly. It was a pretty awesome trip (aside from the stop at a medieval village) to say the least. The Castle was actually a Castle within a Castle (sounds odd, but true) and had some pretty awesome views of the hillside and towns around it.
In terms of some of the mistakes we have made, we corrected one, but also made one horrible horrible mistake as well.
The mistake we fixed was our fridge situation with our landlord. The story is that the pictures he sent us of the flat before we signed our contract had two fridges, but when we got here there was only one. The mistake was that we didnt check our inventory of the flat before signing (in fairness, our landlord hadnt sent it too us) or contract. When he arrived to meet us and talk to us about our issues we fully expected him to tell us where to shove it....we were wrong, he heard our arguement and now we are getting another fridge, we also got a bunch of other new things to make the meeting even better.
As for our new mistake, well we learned to read the ingredients in frozen packaged foods pretty quick. We thought we were getting a good deal when we saw 10 chicken drumsticks, 9 Burgers and 9 Pork Sausages all for the low low price of 2.50 lbs, which is about $4 canadian. So the drumsticks bled the entire time they were cooking, the burgers were only 79% beef (the rest was rusk) so they were a little on the crunchy side (we tossed those after about 2 bites) and we didnt even cook the sausages after reading that they have only a whopping 32% pork. We learned our lesson here and we definately wont be making purchases based only on price.
As far as the University goes, it seems to be pretty good so far. I went and finished my enrollment yesterday and got my student card as well. We had a bit of difficulty finding our timetables for classes because we arent used to the systems the school uses just yet but the faculty and other students have been a great help getting us on the right track. It just seems that no matter who we ask a question, they make sure to go that extra little bit to ensure your question has been answered and that we have the information we need.
Anyhow, that is all for now, I'll be sure to blog again by the end of the week.
Regards,
Kyle
Greg, Alex and I went on two trips this past weekend which were offered as part of our International Week activities. The first trip was a boat ride around Cardiff Bay which gave us a chance to not only see Cardiff for the first time, but to see it from a perspective I wouldnt have selected for myself. It wasn't as exciting a trip as I would have liked, but I did manage to get some good pictures and see some cool buildings, like the Millenium One building.
Speaking of the Millenium One building, its got a pretty cool copper roof which is something I havent seen before. The inside was just as nice as the outside, we even managed to sneak into a few restricted areas and see the opera house itself from a top floor box, but enough about that, it wasnt too too exciting.
The next day we went to see the 2nd largest castle in the United Kingdom, Caerphilly Castle in Caerphilly. It was a pretty awesome trip (aside from the stop at a medieval village) to say the least. The Castle was actually a Castle within a Castle (sounds odd, but true) and had some pretty awesome views of the hillside and towns around it.
In terms of some of the mistakes we have made, we corrected one, but also made one horrible horrible mistake as well.
The mistake we fixed was our fridge situation with our landlord. The story is that the pictures he sent us of the flat before we signed our contract had two fridges, but when we got here there was only one. The mistake was that we didnt check our inventory of the flat before signing (in fairness, our landlord hadnt sent it too us) or contract. When he arrived to meet us and talk to us about our issues we fully expected him to tell us where to shove it....we were wrong, he heard our arguement and now we are getting another fridge, we also got a bunch of other new things to make the meeting even better.
As for our new mistake, well we learned to read the ingredients in frozen packaged foods pretty quick. We thought we were getting a good deal when we saw 10 chicken drumsticks, 9 Burgers and 9 Pork Sausages all for the low low price of 2.50 lbs, which is about $4 canadian. So the drumsticks bled the entire time they were cooking, the burgers were only 79% beef (the rest was rusk) so they were a little on the crunchy side (we tossed those after about 2 bites) and we didnt even cook the sausages after reading that they have only a whopping 32% pork. We learned our lesson here and we definately wont be making purchases based only on price.
As far as the University goes, it seems to be pretty good so far. I went and finished my enrollment yesterday and got my student card as well. We had a bit of difficulty finding our timetables for classes because we arent used to the systems the school uses just yet but the faculty and other students have been a great help getting us on the right track. It just seems that no matter who we ask a question, they make sure to go that extra little bit to ensure your question has been answered and that we have the information we need.
Anyhow, that is all for now, I'll be sure to blog again by the end of the week.
Regards,
Kyle
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Mistakes will be made.....
So, like the title suggests, mistakes will be made while in Wales, and enroute as well....
I am going to share a few mistakes that I have made (I'm sure Greg and Alex will agree as well/have made the same mistakes) to help anyone of you readers if you decide that a trip to Wales is in your future.
1) Do NOT expect your alcohol tollerance to be the same at 35 000 feet as it is in a bar!
Alex, Greg and I learned this the hard way to say the least. Our flight package included a 200ml bottle of Champaign (15% alcohol I believe) a 250ml bottle of Wine (12%) and a small liqour bottle (about 1 1/2 shots worth) served with ice. We had consumed our Alcohol roughly 2 hours into our flight and we were not to sure whether we were experiencing terbulance or just a little light headed. Although the amount of Alcohol was small, it really hit all three of us hard and made the rest of the flight rather unenjoyable.
So my advice on this mistake is to not drink the free alcohol and simply take it with you for consumption on level ground.
2) Pack lighter then your weight allowance.
I can't say that Alex and Greg share this mistake with me, but I used all but 1 pound of my 66 pound weight allowance and regretted it as soon as we collected baggage in London. Not only was it a pain to drag on and off the three trains we took from Gatwick airport to Pontypridd, but it was a hell of a pain for me to drag down the street looking for our flat. In addition, I will now have to ship back any purchases I make over here because I will be over my weight allowance going back to Canada. Not only that but the washers and drawers here are smaller so the loads have to be smaller. This means I have to do laundry more frequently, thus not wearing all the clothes I brought.
My advice is to leave atleast 10 lbs for stuff on your return flight, and remember you can always find inexpensive clothes and lifestyle items over here.
3) Don't be afraid to ask questions.
This being a mistake doesnt neccesarily mean that we didnt do it at first, because we did, but we also tried to figure some things out on our own which took much longer then anticipated. The people here are so nice, and once they hear your 'accent' and that you're asking a question they offer so much help. We have been shown so much by complete strangers, and told which stores to shop for what etc by strangers, it has really helped us get adjusted.
My advice in this area is to not be afraid to ask questions, the people are very helpful and will likely know exactly what you are looking for.
4) Make sure you know what furniture from the pictures your flat comes with before signing your contract.
This more applies to those thinking of coming here for school, or an extended stay but could still be helpful for all people who don't get the chance to view in person where they will be staying.
In our instance, the pictures indicated there would be a double bed as well as second fridge, both of which are non existant in our flat. We have a single mini fridge with inadequate space for three people, and three single beds instead of two singles and a double. Alex happens to be tall enough to not sleep comfortably on a single so when we signed our contract we knew that a double would suit his height. Unfortunately for alex he has to cram onto a single, which has caused him some uncomfortable nights. As for the fridge, our Landlord doesnt seem to have a clue where we got the idea that there would be two fridges, I guess he forgot he sent me pictures Im not sure. We meet with him on monday so I will be sure to blog about what that. I don't suspect he will budge though, hopefully he understands our situation and will meet us in the middle on the fridge issue.
My advice is to ask for a flat inventory prior to signing your contract and make sure it meets your satisfaction.
We have made a tonne of other mistakes aswell but most of those are mistakes that we are expected to make when traveling to another country, they were part of the process. I hope this short list helps those thinking of coming abroad for whatever reason. I will be sure to update the list in a few months once I have experienced more of Wales.
I hope everyone is enjoying the Blog so far, I encourage you to comment, let me know what you like, what you dont.
Regards,
Kyle
I am going to share a few mistakes that I have made (I'm sure Greg and Alex will agree as well/have made the same mistakes) to help anyone of you readers if you decide that a trip to Wales is in your future.
1) Do NOT expect your alcohol tollerance to be the same at 35 000 feet as it is in a bar!
Alex, Greg and I learned this the hard way to say the least. Our flight package included a 200ml bottle of Champaign (15% alcohol I believe) a 250ml bottle of Wine (12%) and a small liqour bottle (about 1 1/2 shots worth) served with ice. We had consumed our Alcohol roughly 2 hours into our flight and we were not to sure whether we were experiencing terbulance or just a little light headed. Although the amount of Alcohol was small, it really hit all three of us hard and made the rest of the flight rather unenjoyable.
So my advice on this mistake is to not drink the free alcohol and simply take it with you for consumption on level ground.
2) Pack lighter then your weight allowance.
I can't say that Alex and Greg share this mistake with me, but I used all but 1 pound of my 66 pound weight allowance and regretted it as soon as we collected baggage in London. Not only was it a pain to drag on and off the three trains we took from Gatwick airport to Pontypridd, but it was a hell of a pain for me to drag down the street looking for our flat. In addition, I will now have to ship back any purchases I make over here because I will be over my weight allowance going back to Canada. Not only that but the washers and drawers here are smaller so the loads have to be smaller. This means I have to do laundry more frequently, thus not wearing all the clothes I brought.
My advice is to leave atleast 10 lbs for stuff on your return flight, and remember you can always find inexpensive clothes and lifestyle items over here.
3) Don't be afraid to ask questions.
This being a mistake doesnt neccesarily mean that we didnt do it at first, because we did, but we also tried to figure some things out on our own which took much longer then anticipated. The people here are so nice, and once they hear your 'accent' and that you're asking a question they offer so much help. We have been shown so much by complete strangers, and told which stores to shop for what etc by strangers, it has really helped us get adjusted.
My advice in this area is to not be afraid to ask questions, the people are very helpful and will likely know exactly what you are looking for.
4) Make sure you know what furniture from the pictures your flat comes with before signing your contract.
This more applies to those thinking of coming here for school, or an extended stay but could still be helpful for all people who don't get the chance to view in person where they will be staying.
In our instance, the pictures indicated there would be a double bed as well as second fridge, both of which are non existant in our flat. We have a single mini fridge with inadequate space for three people, and three single beds instead of two singles and a double. Alex happens to be tall enough to not sleep comfortably on a single so when we signed our contract we knew that a double would suit his height. Unfortunately for alex he has to cram onto a single, which has caused him some uncomfortable nights. As for the fridge, our Landlord doesnt seem to have a clue where we got the idea that there would be two fridges, I guess he forgot he sent me pictures Im not sure. We meet with him on monday so I will be sure to blog about what that. I don't suspect he will budge though, hopefully he understands our situation and will meet us in the middle on the fridge issue.
My advice is to ask for a flat inventory prior to signing your contract and make sure it meets your satisfaction.
We have made a tonne of other mistakes aswell but most of those are mistakes that we are expected to make when traveling to another country, they were part of the process. I hope this short list helps those thinking of coming abroad for whatever reason. I will be sure to update the list in a few months once I have experienced more of Wales.
I hope everyone is enjoying the Blog so far, I encourage you to comment, let me know what you like, what you dont.
Regards,
Kyle
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Our flat isn't so "flat" afterall....
Hello all,
The title says it all really....we have noticed that the floors in our flat are very obviously slanted and crocked in every which way as often as they can be. It starts as soon as you walk through the front door, and into the hallway. There is an obvious slant in the floor and alot of give. Same goes for in my room as well, but the worst of it is in the Kitchen/Living space. We can tell that at one point a wall was taken out because of the hump in the middle of the floor, but that is no excuse for the sag in the floor where the kitchen table lays. The funniest part of it all is that when the kitchen door is open, where it hinges to the wall there is about 1/8th of an inch space between the bottom of the door and the floor, but at the end on the door, where the knob would be, there is about 2 inches of space, haha. Ohwell, its all sturdy so its not a big deal.
On to more important things, I am getting more and more used to the 5 hour time change which I am happy about because I'm getting more sleep at night, and a better sleep at that. Our flat is basically right on the road though (literally 2 feet from the yellow line on the outside of the road) which means its pretty loud at night when drunk people walk by and cars drive by, but I am getting used to that aswell. I'm not picky about my sleeping conditions so I'll be okay.
From our kitchen and bathroom windows we noticed in the distance that we can see a waterfall, so yesterday evening we decided to take a walk to the other side of town and try to find how to get to it, or close enough to take pictures. By the time we found it it was starting to get dark so there are no photo's, but Greg and I have decided we are going to go for a run every night, or every other night to and from the falls. There is also about 200 stone steps up the cliff the falls are on which we hope to run up as well. We will obviously look for other routes in town as well, (like stow hill) but this is a good start.
Tonight we are going to a free dinner put on by the school for the international students which should be good. I'm not sure what they will be serving but im looking forward to mingling with some other students. Speaking of mingling, we met a fellow Canadian today on the shopping trip which was nice, we plan to meet up with him again in the near future, probably for drinks or whatever really.
Thats all for now, I'll upload more photos to facebook soon, but facebook takes so long to upload so it'll take time.
Regards,
Kyle
The title says it all really....we have noticed that the floors in our flat are very obviously slanted and crocked in every which way as often as they can be. It starts as soon as you walk through the front door, and into the hallway. There is an obvious slant in the floor and alot of give. Same goes for in my room as well, but the worst of it is in the Kitchen/Living space. We can tell that at one point a wall was taken out because of the hump in the middle of the floor, but that is no excuse for the sag in the floor where the kitchen table lays. The funniest part of it all is that when the kitchen door is open, where it hinges to the wall there is about 1/8th of an inch space between the bottom of the door and the floor, but at the end on the door, where the knob would be, there is about 2 inches of space, haha. Ohwell, its all sturdy so its not a big deal.
On to more important things, I am getting more and more used to the 5 hour time change which I am happy about because I'm getting more sleep at night, and a better sleep at that. Our flat is basically right on the road though (literally 2 feet from the yellow line on the outside of the road) which means its pretty loud at night when drunk people walk by and cars drive by, but I am getting used to that aswell. I'm not picky about my sleeping conditions so I'll be okay.
From our kitchen and bathroom windows we noticed in the distance that we can see a waterfall, so yesterday evening we decided to take a walk to the other side of town and try to find how to get to it, or close enough to take pictures. By the time we found it it was starting to get dark so there are no photo's, but Greg and I have decided we are going to go for a run every night, or every other night to and from the falls. There is also about 200 stone steps up the cliff the falls are on which we hope to run up as well. We will obviously look for other routes in town as well, (like stow hill) but this is a good start.
Tonight we are going to a free dinner put on by the school for the international students which should be good. I'm not sure what they will be serving but im looking forward to mingling with some other students. Speaking of mingling, we met a fellow Canadian today on the shopping trip which was nice, we plan to meet up with him again in the near future, probably for drinks or whatever really.
Thats all for now, I'll upload more photos to facebook soon, but facebook takes so long to upload so it'll take time.
Regards,
Kyle
Friday, September 10, 2010
It's Raining....
Hello Everybody,
So like the title says, it is raining here in Treforest/Pontypridd today but that didn't stop Greg and I from going into Ponty to get a few items...we got soaked, but were able to get a few essentials for our flat.
Unfortunately for us, because we have no car, and are basically at the halfway point between the Treforest train station and the Pontypridd train station we have to walk about 15 minutes into Ponty to get anything we need. There are stores closer but they are more expensive, and much smaller. Because of this we can't get everything we need in one go, so we are basically living from our suitcases still and eating only the essentials.
The campus itself looks pretty nice but we havent done any exploring around just yet, we havent had the time. We all seem to be suffering a bit from jet lag aswell, sleeping in until around noon local time, right through our alarm clocks. Luckily we have nothing too important to do just yet.
We tried to set up bank accounts yesterday but because we need a specific letter from the school we can't get accounts until Monday at the earliest. This means we won't have cell phones of internet in our flat until likely the end of next week.
The beer situation is an interesting one to say the least. There are a number of brands here that I recognize like Carlsberg, Grolsch, Heinekin etc, but the only beer here that I liked back home is Carling and Coors Lite. I'm not opposed to trying all the other beers as well, the pubs so far have house brews as well as other local beer I'd like to give a try.
We arrived in town a little earlier then most. International week starts tomorrow, and many of the english and welsh students wont move in until around the 20th leaving the town a little bit empty at the moment, so we havent met anyone other then Dan, Jess and a few of their friends.
Anyhow, I better take off, its getting close to dinner time here and we still need to go pick up a few snacks for tonight.
Take care,
Kyle
So like the title says, it is raining here in Treforest/Pontypridd today but that didn't stop Greg and I from going into Ponty to get a few items...we got soaked, but were able to get a few essentials for our flat.
Unfortunately for us, because we have no car, and are basically at the halfway point between the Treforest train station and the Pontypridd train station we have to walk about 15 minutes into Ponty to get anything we need. There are stores closer but they are more expensive, and much smaller. Because of this we can't get everything we need in one go, so we are basically living from our suitcases still and eating only the essentials.
The campus itself looks pretty nice but we havent done any exploring around just yet, we havent had the time. We all seem to be suffering a bit from jet lag aswell, sleeping in until around noon local time, right through our alarm clocks. Luckily we have nothing too important to do just yet.
We tried to set up bank accounts yesterday but because we need a specific letter from the school we can't get accounts until Monday at the earliest. This means we won't have cell phones of internet in our flat until likely the end of next week.
The beer situation is an interesting one to say the least. There are a number of brands here that I recognize like Carlsberg, Grolsch, Heinekin etc, but the only beer here that I liked back home is Carling and Coors Lite. I'm not opposed to trying all the other beers as well, the pubs so far have house brews as well as other local beer I'd like to give a try.
We arrived in town a little earlier then most. International week starts tomorrow, and many of the english and welsh students wont move in until around the 20th leaving the town a little bit empty at the moment, so we havent met anyone other then Dan, Jess and a few of their friends.
Anyhow, I better take off, its getting close to dinner time here and we still need to go pick up a few snacks for tonight.
Take care,
Kyle
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Here!!
Hey,
So we landed in Gatwick yesterday morning after a quick flight. As we took off from Pearson there was a wicked lightning storm not far off in the distance that looked incredible from our height in the sky. I have some pictures that I will post a little later on of the storm, us on the plane etc. when I get a little more time.
We don't have internet access in our flat, or cell plans yet either so I may not be able to communicate frequently until those things are set up. Luckily we have great flat mates in the flat below ours, and they have brought us to a 24 hour computer lab on campus and logged us onto the internet. They also showed us around alittle bit yesterday and took us to the bar where we met a few of their friends, shot some pool and had a beer.
Things are definately different over here so far but its neat seeing how people in another area of the world do every day tasks and live their lives. Its on thing to see it on the internet, or read about it, then it is to actually live in the other envirnment. We have only been here for less then 24 hours and the number of differences is just crazy.
Today we plan to go get bedding, some additional cleaning supplies, groceries, and hopefully set up a student bank account so that we can get our cell phones and internet in our flat set up.
So far the experience has been great, I only imagine it will get better and better as we get more and more accustomed to our envirnment and meet new people.
Regards,
Kyle
So we landed in Gatwick yesterday morning after a quick flight. As we took off from Pearson there was a wicked lightning storm not far off in the distance that looked incredible from our height in the sky. I have some pictures that I will post a little later on of the storm, us on the plane etc. when I get a little more time.
We don't have internet access in our flat, or cell plans yet either so I may not be able to communicate frequently until those things are set up. Luckily we have great flat mates in the flat below ours, and they have brought us to a 24 hour computer lab on campus and logged us onto the internet. They also showed us around alittle bit yesterday and took us to the bar where we met a few of their friends, shot some pool and had a beer.
Things are definately different over here so far but its neat seeing how people in another area of the world do every day tasks and live their lives. Its on thing to see it on the internet, or read about it, then it is to actually live in the other envirnment. We have only been here for less then 24 hours and the number of differences is just crazy.
Today we plan to go get bedding, some additional cleaning supplies, groceries, and hopefully set up a student bank account so that we can get our cell phones and internet in our flat set up.
So far the experience has been great, I only imagine it will get better and better as we get more and more accustomed to our envirnment and meet new people.
Regards,
Kyle
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
All Aboard!!
Hey everyone,
So its almost time to board the plane (Alex, Greg and I are waiting at our Gate ready to go) and here I am wondering what it is that I'll have forgotten at home...hopefully nothing. I prepared myself pretty well i would think, and I got this far through the airport so I didnt leave anything important at home at the least.
I decided that while I had time sitting here I would uninstall McAfee anti-virus and let me tell yea what a mistake that was. For some reason McAfee must be intertwined with my personal settings and display options because the bottom half of my screen looks like windows 97 while the top half is Windows 7. Ohwell I guess, Alex is computer savvy and can the save the day once we get to Wales.
Anyhow, I'll let you get on your way. My flight takes off soon (10pm), I will be landing at 5am EST, which is 10am in London. After this we will board a train for roughly 3-4 hours and be only minutes from our door step.
Take care everyone, I'll miss you all.
Regards,
Kyle
So its almost time to board the plane (Alex, Greg and I are waiting at our Gate ready to go) and here I am wondering what it is that I'll have forgotten at home...hopefully nothing. I prepared myself pretty well i would think, and I got this far through the airport so I didnt leave anything important at home at the least.
I decided that while I had time sitting here I would uninstall McAfee anti-virus and let me tell yea what a mistake that was. For some reason McAfee must be intertwined with my personal settings and display options because the bottom half of my screen looks like windows 97 while the top half is Windows 7. Ohwell I guess, Alex is computer savvy and can the save the day once we get to Wales.
Anyhow, I'll let you get on your way. My flight takes off soon (10pm), I will be landing at 5am EST, which is 10am in London. After this we will board a train for roughly 3-4 hours and be only minutes from our door step.
Take care everyone, I'll miss you all.
Regards,
Kyle
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Almost there!!
Hey everybody, welcome to my blog.
I am going to use this blog as a way of communicating to everybody how things are going in the UK, how school is going, where I am travelling etc. I plan to post an entry at least once or twice a week, maybe even more often then that depending what is going on.
If you didnt hear, I will be leaving for Wales on Tuesday September 7th at 10pm. The flight is 7 hours, landing at the Gatwick Airport in London, England. Once we land we will board a train from London right to our door step, literally. Our flat is only a few minutes walk from the train station in Pontypridd (where we will be staying). We expect to arrive sometime late afternoon or early evening depending how long it takes us to get through immigration and board the train.
I am not too familiar with this website and what I can do with my blog, but I hope to post pictures and maybe even videos as well. If I can't figure out how to do that then I will e-mail out pictures etc.
Enjoy!
Kyle
I am going to use this blog as a way of communicating to everybody how things are going in the UK, how school is going, where I am travelling etc. I plan to post an entry at least once or twice a week, maybe even more often then that depending what is going on.
If you didnt hear, I will be leaving for Wales on Tuesday September 7th at 10pm. The flight is 7 hours, landing at the Gatwick Airport in London, England. Once we land we will board a train from London right to our door step, literally. Our flat is only a few minutes walk from the train station in Pontypridd (where we will be staying). We expect to arrive sometime late afternoon or early evening depending how long it takes us to get through immigration and board the train.
I am not too familiar with this website and what I can do with my blog, but I hope to post pictures and maybe even videos as well. If I can't figure out how to do that then I will e-mail out pictures etc.
Enjoy!
Kyle
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