November 12 , 2003

English Education



Well folks, what have I done this week you want to know? Well get ready cause it’s exciting, really exciting. I have . . . been writing my assessed essays! Alright! This actually is a big deal, though, since the grade on each essay serves as

my grade for that entire class. They don’t take into account class participation or presentations. I keep telling myself that if I get these essays done this week, then maybe next week I can go to Ireland. Now how’s that for incentive?

While I’m sure you’re all dying to hear about my views on the punisher and the punished in Lanval, The Tale of Florent, and The Wife of Bath’s Tale, I’m sorry to say that I don’t think I will be discussing this in today’s travel journal. Please try to refrain from weeping. What I thought I would relay to you, however, is a brief summary of what I have learned from my stay in the UK up till now.

1. Always look both ways when crossing a street, even if it is a one-way street. In fact, you should especially look both ways when crossing a one-way street. Brits think it’s a jolly good thing to drive however, and wherever, they see fit. Strangely, though, I have yet to see an accident.

2. Cyclists will kill you if you give them a chance. By “giving them a chance” I mean, if you are walking in a designated bike path, street, sidewalk, grassy knoll, the hall in your dorm, etc.