Well, well, well. It would appear that I've gone nearly the entirety of February without posting anything. Many apologies for that, and I intend to rectify things in March.
In the meantime, a quick bit about the goings-on of the last few weeks. Last Tuesday was Mardi Gras, or as they call it here--Pancake Day! And yes, there were many, many pancakes involved. The pancakes here are more like crepes, but not quite as thin. Valentina mixed the batter and we all took turns making them on the griddle. For toppings we tried lemon juice and sugar, fruit jam, nutella, and maple syrup. Not all on one pancake, of course. Delicious!
And of interesting note, one day while I was studying in the library I was asked to be a participant in a psychology study. I was about to say no thanks, but then the student kept going on about how she couldn't get anybody to help her out, so I gave in. Turns out the experiment was really fun and quite painless! It was a computer simulation designed to measure gambling habits and subliminal messaging. I don't FEEL brainwashed...
As for my classes, I'm slowly working on my essay about Iron Age Scotland for one, and still researching broad topics in Roman coinage for the other. For fun I'm reading A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, watching sitcom episodes and shopping with the girls, and managing to stick to a fairly reasonable sleep schedule. Woohoo!
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