Lancaster Diary
Hey
everyone! This past weekend was, as a lot of you probably know,
Chinese New year. There is a large Asian culture in Liverpool as
well as a thriving Chinatown. Donnah and I took Nicola and Olivia to
participate. To celebrate, there are amusement park rides, vendors
selling nick knacks, parades, and crackers. I took Olivia on one of
the rides but ended up having to cling to her for dear life because
the bar was rather loose and I didn't want her falling out!!! Nicola
especially liked the firecrackers and went around saying "boom" and
"pop" with her finger stuck out in the shape of a gun all day. We
then took the girls to eat at Bella Italia (a restaurant similar to
the Olive Garden minus the amazing salad and bread sticks). A good
day was had by all. Here you can see the pictures I helped Nicola
take of the Chinese New Year.
Classes are continually going well. Next week starts a few new
modules (as some classes here are only 5 weeks long). I am picking
up Probability, and The Environmental Effects of Soil and Water
Pollution. Physical Oceanography ended this week.)
The
Kyoto Protocol has all over the news over here as I'm sure you have
all heard of it there. If I am not mistaken, there was a march in
London last Saturday protesting the U.S's refusal to sign the act.
While there are many different opinions dealing with the Kyoto
Protocol and other environmental issues, I am just glad that they
are getting thrown out into the media so that people can ponder in
their own minds how they would like to solve problems, possibly
motivating voters to show up on voting day! I am looking forward to
visiting Kyoto on my trip to Japan! Any questions/comments? Contact
me on FC! Next weekend I am headed to London so check back to see
pictures from there!
Jen
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