I ordered all of the textbooks for this program several months ago, and within a week, three of the four arrived. The fourth, however, was supposedly temporarily backordered, but came with the promise via email that it would be shipped shortly. Fastforward two months and still, my book is lost somewhere at Amazon, only now, they're also holding out on the shoes I ordered too. (I know, most people prefer Zappos for ordering shoes online, but Amazon was less expensive in this case.) My shoe hunt would be at least half over if the shoes would actually arrive—I wanted them to come early for some pre-trip testing and brekaing in—but who knows when that will happen.
On the plus side, though...I have actually made some progress in my trip preparations. None of the plans are finalized for my free weekend while in England, but I have sent out some email inquiries—"enquiries" according to the B&B websites—about availabilities, so hopefully there will be some good news to report on that front soon. I still haven't decided what if any mascot to take on my journey either, but given the fun times I've had recently working on assignments for my non-LN85 summer course, the mascot and freetime planning haven't been priorities. With just over two weeks until we leave, though, I'm running out of time with my procrastination planning. :)
My short(er) list of freetime destinations is as follows (in no particular order):
1. Chagford in Devon
2. Canterbury (and possibly Dover)
3. Stratford-upon-Avon——How can I go to England as an English major and not visit the Bard's house?)
4. Hadrian's Wall——Another kind of nerdy choice, I know, but unique in its own way too
I have no real ideas for my free day in France; some other group members had talked about going to Mont Saint-Michel, but it's not a definite thing yet. If they do end up going, I think I'd like to go along. The appeal might be lost on some, but as perhaps only my sister can attest, it would be neat to see the "Abbey on a Rock." :)
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