One word...

One word describes my current state of mind:

OVERWHELMED!!!

1. Overwhelmed to get my softball work outs in and to keep in shape. I ran to a nearby park this morning and did a body-weight workout. I’m still looking for someone to play catch with….and maybe 2 gloves since my pitching coach wouldn’t let me bring mine. Haha.
2. Overwhelmed by my D&B class—so many terms I’ve NEVER heard before. Sample journal title from reading: “Regulation of Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB) Phosphorylation by Acute and Chronic Morphine in the Rat Locus Coeruleus”—what a mouthful!
3. Overwhelmed by the beauty of the King’s Chapel roof! I got to go on a tour where we actually walked up this claustrophobic spiral staircase. Our first stop was just under the top layer of the roof and we were in a dark space between the ceiling of the chapel and the roof. Kind of eerie. Then we went to the actual top of the chapel. I can’t explain how incredible it was to be up there and how amazing the city looked around me. Again, pictures don’t do it justice, although I’ve included a video of me walking on the top below! I somehow got away with wearing flip flops—guess it’s the So Cal girl in me.
4. Overwhelmed with everything that I want to see and do while I am here. I’ve decided that I’m going to do a photo scavenger hunt and try to take a picture in front of every college in Cambridge University. I started today with Sidney Sussex.
5. Overwhelmed with the bad food choices. I literally ate carrots and breaded potato things for dinner. I find that the food here is not that good and I often leave meals feeling either a) dissatisfied or b) still hungry.
6. Overwhelmed with the deliciousness of the sorbet I got while headed to the Union. This is my solution to the bad food choices for meals.
7. Overwhelmed with the excitement of the World Cup. Okay, I’ll admit it, this one is kind of a stretch. I don’t care that much about the games, but it was still fun to go the Union, (where most of our classes take place) to watch the game with other kids in the program. Some kids got really into watching the game and it was a great environment!
8. Overwhelmed with planning trips throughout the program. I’ll talk more about this later!


July 6