Is it spring break yet???

February has been an interesting month. For starters it has been snowing the whole time, which is lovely but I'm kinda starting to really look forward to seeing some green again!! I'm very impressed with my acclimatization though, I've always been a really cold person and have never done well in cold temperatures, but somehow, in this below 0Celsius, I have survived with mainly just a coat and scarf!

My classes are going well, which is good, but there is a lot of work, especially reading, so I'm having quite a few late nights. Having said that, 18 credits really doesn't feel as bad as most people make them out to be, but maybe that's just me. Not that I'm complaining.

Radio is going well, I'm definitely getting better and better at that. Last week we had Radiothon, which is basically a fundraiser for the station so we can keep running. I was very scared going into my show, I didn't want to ask people for money, but it actually became easier and easier. We did the shows with groups of people which made it much more fluid, and also helped me gain experience talking on air without reading from a script (I tend to write myself stuff to say before I go on air). Anyway, I got some great pledges, and I definitely think the British accent works, Americans really do love them!

Other things I've done....

Well, I cooked a meal for a group of friends, which was nice, it was really good to eat some "home-cooked" food. I made Pasta Peperonata (Jamie Oliver recipe) and my friend made chocolate chip scones. So that was amazing, and I took some pictures:

Making the scones, and the veg for the pasta (above) pasta done (below)

I went snow tubing with the internationals a couple of weekends ago too. That was so much fun, it is basically like going really fast down a water slide, but it's snow. It's best explained in a picture:

Then, last Saturday I went to Otterbein University to visit my, now ex, roommate, Shelby, with our friend Sam. We didn't really do much, just went out for lunch and went to a great Ice Cream place called Graeters. We also went to the most boring Catholic Mass ever, it means something when the Catholic Theology major who is in love with all things Catholic wants to run out of the service... But oh well, you live and you learn. Also I quick sarcastic thank you to Sam from Shelby and I for making us go up and give the gifts (bread wine and money) to the priest in front of everyone. All in all though, we had a lovely time and enjoyed seeing each other again.

I finally went to the Irish shop near John Carroll and found Cadburys chocolate and a couple of other British items that were so very exciting! So I have been eating cheese and pickle sandwiches a lot too. The only problem is, it's really expensive. But well worth it when feeling a little homesick or too Americanised.

I've done loads of other stuff too, but there are just many little things, like going out to dinner, but that's college life. However, there is one thing I have yet to tell about. I did, over the last couple of weeks, apply to become an Residence Assistant (RA) here for next year. If you have been to a boarding school then it's somewhat like a Head of House and a Housemistress combined. If you haven't, it's a person in charge of the floor who kind of looks after things. I submitted my application, along with two references. Then had a Group Process interview, which I can only describe as team building excercises in small groups whilst being observed and assessed. Then finally I had a personal interview, in which we did a personal expression piece, so naturally I took in Cadburys Chocolate to discuss comfort and diversity and many other things, it's amazing what you can make chocolate represent! Anyway, I think it all went ok but I will find out the decision next Friday, so fingers crossed.

So yes, it's been a busy start of the semester, a lot has happened and will continue to happen, there is a lot of work and loads of fun. But I can't wait for Spring Break, it will be nice to have a holiday for a bit!!