To Who I Am Becoming...

OK so Monday was so much fun. My friends Kate and Brian went to London with me and we had a good time. First we went to see the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. This was completely by accident. We had been walking along to go see Westminster and saw this along the way. It was amazing to be in the actual place that so much world history took place. We next had lunch on Trafalgar Square. This was fun to see all of the different kinds of people that are gathered in one place. Last we went to St Margaret's Church. It wasn't as good as Westminster Abbey but it was free and that is all that mattered. It was a good day. On Tuesday I did my presentation. It was incredible. At first I felt as though I should not be their because I was not a top researcher but then my mom and Shaun asked me to end the session and lead the discussion. Now I have worked with difficult kids and up to 90 school kids and I can tell you that a room full of teachers are just as bad as all thoughts classe...

Today I went to Hever Castle (as shown above). The gatehouse, walls and moat were built in 1270. At the end of the 15Th century the castle was bought by the father of Anne Boleyn, later to marry King Henry V111, and a Tudor interior was added. This increased the living area and greatly improved comfort. Over the next four centuries the castle was occupied but started to decay. In 1903 it was bought and restored by W W Astor, reputed to be the richest man in America. He added a mock Tudor village behind the castle to accommodate visitors and created a large ornamental lake surrounded by beautiful gardens. To see this place and hear about the people who have lived in it always makes me think that there is no difference between live then and life now. Yesterday my group and I went to the Canterbury Cathedral (middle), the White Cliffs of Dover (left), and saw (just in passing) Dover Castle (right). My group and I spent so much time in Canterbury that by the time that we go to Dover we wer...

My trip has started!!! My mom and our friends stayed in the temple housing the first night. It was fun but the best part was talking to all of the temple workers before my session. They were so friendly. That night we ate at a place called The Peacock. It was wonderful. At the start of our trip we had a miracle happen, my mother left her purse in the taxi and did not realize it until the taxi had driven all the way back. For most people this would mean that the purse was lost but not for my mom. She was able to call back to the car and the man found her purse and brought it back to us. I one more example how God loves my mother. Today we all spent the day at Brighton. We went to the Brighton Pier and the Brighton Royal Pavilion. (Pictures of these two places are under my pictures.) Even though I am tired and can barely stand this has been so much fun because I have been with good people and good friends. Tomorrow we start a new adventure and I will tell you all about it.