March 9 - First coursework of the semester (10 page scientific paper for physiological monitoring on lung volume measurement) is finally turned in. It had occupied my attention/time for the better part of a week - it's amazing how difficult familiar things (e.g. homework, working out) become when you're out of practice for so long. There's only one more assignment (also for the same class) due Monday 15 March and then it's only final exams after that (so out of a combined 4x100% of my grades, 385% is evaluated on the finals). While this is favorable for the way that I typically study, the lack of evaluation makes it really hard to figure out how well I'm doing in learning the material and how well the course is going.
March 13 (pictures, courtesy of Sulin) - Finally not a teen anymore! Went to the oldest brewery in Britain in the morning (Shepherd Neame, in Faversham) and Dover Castle (atop the white cliffs!) in the afternoon (another program trip with Butler). The combination of the historical parts of both places echoed the history that we learned in Scotland (e.g. Union with Britain, military history during independence as well as contributions of Highland units to British forces) and reminds me of one of my favorite sayings that I've heard here: that 100 years is a long time for an American, and 100 miles is a long way for a Brit. It's so true.
Wandered down to Chinatown for the first time for dinner with Sulin and Katie and had some delicious chinese food that I'd been missing for a while for dinner (thanks Sulin and Katie!). Sulin and I indulged our chinese-american upbringing afterwards, going to some of the Asian superstores in Chinatown and shopping for baozi, comparing the hot-pot sauces our families used and going through all the sweets we'd ever remembered seeing.
PICTURES (if you missed it) Brewery + Castle (again courtesy of my friend SULIN)
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