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Hey,
two more weeks in Warwick and then the first term is over.......I can't believe that! Until next week I have to hand in one essay and one presentation but it's manageable.
On Friday I'm going to a Business Ball - uhhhh with dinner, fireworks, live band - we'll see......you'll see - I will put pics on the blog!
I'm really looking forward to this weekend - it's not 100% for sure but hopefully I will go to London on Saturday until Sunday, longer report will follow after this week!

Jan, especially for u ;), actually it is possible to phone me ( 0044-2476413685), my email address julia.kossmann@gmx.de and my skype name: inselkind99! I hope that are enough contact details..... :)

My internet is STILL not working, but what to do - being optimistic is the only choice I have and spending the whole day in the library at uni.

Holiday plans
On the 11th of December my flight goes back to HH in the afternoon. Finally, on the 12th I will arrive on Amrum (such a long journey) and on the 14th I will fly with my mum to Austria to go skiing - jipi! Over christmas I'm definitely on Amrum, between Christmas and New year's eve I will visit Johanna and Tinki (Oh was freu ich mich schon Euch wiederzusehen :) !) for a couple of days.
I'm not sure yet where I celebrate New year's eve. Anyway there are only two possiblities: Amrum or Kiel, but I think Amrum is the best choice (Malte und Hilka, ich will euch ja sehen und wieder schön in der Kniepsandhalle feiern!)
So, now you all know what I'm going to do during my four weeks holidays.......

Hugs, Julia xxxxxxxx

Busy, busy, busy.........

At the moment my internet is not working - really annoying!!! I can't skype, I can't do the internet research for my essays - actually I can't do the whole staff for uni! But hopefully it will work next week!

In three weeks the first term is over....the time runs. At the moment I have really a lot to do for uni - essays, group work, presentations, readings...... Anyway, it's interesting and differs so much from Bamberg. I'm still doing all my sports (hockey, running, gym) - good alternation to all the work!

Nearly everything goes wrong:
The whole last week the buses were not on time at all! There's a diversion on the highway and the bus 801 is coming when ever it want to......I was waiting, waiting and waiting for the 801 on Tuesday, then suddenly it passed - I started to ran,.....sprint and scream: "Wait,Wait, Stop!!!" Oh my god, you should have seen me - then the bus stopped and the bus driver just laughed!
Catching the bus in England can sometimes be very annoying and funny at the same time! The nice thing about going with the bus it that I know nearly every bus driver of the 801 and they ask me "How is it goin?, How was your sports?,......."

Acutally, I have to start working on my essay!

Bye, Julia xxxxxxxxxxx

........Nottingham the second!

In the park of the castle there have been soooooo many leaves, absolutely colourful and beautiful!





















I love autumn!!!






































What a huge tree :) ?!























St. Peters Church






















Arcade








































Starbucks - "gingerbread", my favourite christmas flavoured coffee

Trip to Nottingham

We left campus at around 8:30 and arrive at 10:00 and had 7 hours to go for sightseeing and shopping. It was not that much to see in Nottingham, but anyway we had a lot of fun......and bought lots of clothes (shoes, winterjacket,.....) - especially me :)

















Nottingham Castle






































Robin Hood Statue

Fabulous England..........

What a week.......ups and downs!

I have handed in my first essay on Monday......I'm sooooooo proud!

Monday is absolute too stressful - lectures, lectures, lectures and then hockey training session. And the training - sprinting, sit ups, press-ups all the time - unbelievable but it's fun!!!
The rest of the week I was sitting at my desk at home or in the library doing staff for uni.
Never mind, outside it's cold and the leaves are falling from the trees....I love walking through the leaves and listen to this crackling sound.

There are some things I really miss

- my own flat in Bamberg
- the most beautiful island of the world (Amrum)
- bakeries
- my friends (especially my best)

Anyway England is not too bad :) :

- The weather is alright - unbelievable
- Typical english buses - sitting upstairs in the front......fantastic
- Friendliness of the people, nearly everywhere
- Warwick Uni is really exciting!
- Ladies Hockey Club is wicked!!!

Julia xxxxxxxxx

........more pictures of York

Tea House in the Shambles
















Tea with milk :) - unbelievable

















Short rest for a cup of tea!























Fun, fun, fun..........

.......still York

York walk on the wall

































Clifford's Tower






































Beer garden? - not really



















Right after Halloween follows Christmas - that's crazy!
Only some days ago it was the 1st of november!

Trip to York - such a beautiful town

Today I went by coach to York. It's "only" about 2 1/2 hours away from Warwick, but the journey was..... - you can't imagine, how often we had to stop for someone who got sick!
Finally, at 12am we arrived in York!









































York Minister - really impressive


















The first bakery I' ve seen in England, but they sell only white bread and toast!!! Anyway, I really miss the bakeries in good old Germany!

......Initiations!

My button for the fresher's year (for me: first and last year)!
Every fresher has her own button, which she should carry with her all the time. If a senior hockey girl asks a fresher for the button, she has to show it, otherwise she has to anything the senior force her to do. So take care of your button - but I know I will lose it anyway......

The topic was olympics, divided into four groups:

swimming, horse riding, tennis and martial arts

Luckily, I was in tennis :)






















My huge self-made tennis racket and me :)

































Drinking cold soup...... - disgusting!

































As many marshmallows as possible........

















flour everywhere......

Initiations/Adoptions on a wednesday!!!!!!!

It's a long time ago I've written on the blog - sorry, but I'm sooooooo busy :) - much staff to do for uni (the first essays, group works,.....).

Anyway, now it's time for my fairy-tale:

Initiations is for freshers to induct them (me) into the "english party society" - look at the amazing pictures then you know what the hockey team is like........