I realize there are lots of you gallivanting around Europe and partying, but let me tell you, the British Library is THE place to be. Look how much fun I'm having:
If sitting in a big, quiet room with a giant dusty book of Old French ain't fun, I don't know what is....
In all honesty, this is actually only the second time I've been to the library. I guess I got a little sidetracked by the drama of our arrival, and have spent more time doing anything but study than I have, well, studying. Not good. Sooooo getting on top of that this week. Starting today, though. Yesterday I was useless because I was so hungover from Jack's party that the room wouldn't really stay still. Oy.
Speaking of which, I have never been to a more fantastic affair than Jack and Hannah's Masquerade. You can't really call it a party. You can't really call it a ball. It was an Event. With a capital E. For serious. Everyone looked so pretty and had such a fantastic time. And there was free Pimm's. What else can you ask for? I shall upload the few pictures I took soon, but as I have such limited internet access it may take a while before they are shareable.
We've moved into our new place in Battersea, compliments of the amazing Mr. Barker. We were very lucky to find a place on such short notice, and even luckier to have all of us be able to stay there for the duration of our trip. It's awesome. Battersea is actually quite a nice area; it's very up-and-coming and has a lot of character. Plus it's really not too bad to get anywhere since the London transportation system is so good.
Am thinking about going to Holland earlier than originally planned. Even though things have worked out much better than I think any of us could have expected, it's been a bit shocking and I'm quite homesick. Being with family might be the best solution to my ennui.
I meant to post this before, but I will do so now because I think it is awesome:
This is from before Zack left London and Rachel went to Venice and we all had a fun video chat session from the Mews to Pittsfield. It was very 21st century of us and I am very proud of myself that I figured out how to take a screenshot. It's actually incredible how many people I've gotten to see from Harvard since I've been here, not just through the magic of internet but in real life too. I like to think people are just drawn to be wherever I am. I think it had more to do with Jack throwing a fantastic end-all/be-all party at a Medieval Abbey. But self-delusion is the solution to many problems, so I'm going to stick with my version of things...I should probably get back to studying, though I am sad to stop blogging and thinking about happy things rather than sad, Medieval things. I am always on email because of my trusty BlackBerry, Fred, so please please please email me with updates on your lives. I may not always respond uber-promptly, but I will do so in due course and love love love to hear from you guys. I miss you all so much and hope I get to see some of you very soon.
Love,
Olivia
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