A day in the life of a Harlaxton student

My apologies for not blogging in a while. It's been a busy week. Since I didn't go on any exciting trips this weekend, I thought that I'd give you a little peek at what everyday life is like at Harlaxton Manor:

7:10 or 9:10- Wake up.
Today was a lucky 9:10 day because I don't have class until 10:15. On Monday and Wednesday, I get up and go to breakfast before my 8:30 lecture, but otherwise I like to sleep in.

7:15ish. Getting Ready. Instead of taking pictures of me getting ready for the day, I thought I'd give you a tour of my lovely bedroom. Here's my wardrobe. I also have a drawer under my bed and a couple of little shelves.

 Here's my desk. It normally doesn't look like this, but I cleaned it up for the sake of this documentary. :)

Here's my room! I share it with 3 other roommates. My bed is the top bunk on the left of the picture. We have our own sink, which is nice. However, it's a bit crowded when we're all getting up at the same time for British Studies class.

 This is my first view when I leave the carriage house each morning to head over to the manor. It's a short walk. In fact, if you look closely to the right of the tree, you can see the roof of the manor peeking out.
After breakfast, it's time for class:
8:30- British Studies Lecture (Mon, Wed)
9:40- British Studies Seminar (Mon Wed)
10:15- Music Class (Tu,Th)
2:10- Sociology Lecture (Mon, Tu, Th)

This is our library. It's a popular hangout place because it is undoubtedly the warmest room in the manor! Since there are huge windows in most of our classrooms, it's usually freezing! I like to come here to work on homework and warm up. They told us that this room actually used to be the kitchens of the manor.

 12:00 Lunch Time! This is the refectory aka cafeteria. It has windows on both sides so it's usually very very cold. It gets really crowded in here at meal times because this is one of the largest groups they've had a Harlaxton. They serve us breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, if you choose to go.

Here's the front of the carriage house. I walk back and forth between the carriage house and the manor several times a day. It's uphill, so at least I get some exercise!

This is the computer lab in the carriage house. It's nice to have because we can print things out without walking all of the way to the manor.

I don't usually have too many plans in the evening. I go to dinner around 5:15 and then I work on homework and spend time with friends. I don't have as much homework as I'm used to, so my friends and I enjoy checking out movies from our well-stocked DVD room.

Tonight I'm going to a dinner to meet my British "family." The school organizes a program where we are paired up with families from Grantham, and we do activities with them throughout the semester.

Last photo of this post. That's right, I'm packing up for the weekend. Tomorrow morning I leave on a flight for Dublin, Ireland at 6:35 am! I'm very excited!