hello again

well, seeing as it's been over two months since the last time i updated my blog, i figured there was no better time than the present...anyways, the second half of last term went well. i really enjoyed going to ireland and northern ireland, and also was able to do a really cool day trip to bath and stonehenge...i did really well in both of my tutorials and actually ended up finishing early (monday of 8th week), so that i could begin my spring break early. as most of you already know we had six weeks off and i was planning on traveling for a good portion of it. the first two weeks i went to south africa to visit dani. then i was back for a day in oxford, before leaving again to meet some friends in eastern europe. we traveled all over europe for about three and half weeks seeing so many different and amazing things. i will never be able to fully explain all my experiences and for many of them, words won't do justice. however, i will try my best to put as much of it into words as i can. i'm sure i will leave out tons of things, but i'm also sure that these experiences will stick with me for the rest of my life, so you will probably find that i continue to bring things up from this trip over the next few months, the next year, the next few years...at the bottom of this entry are a few pictures from the end of last term and then as far as my travels go, i figured i would post two really long blogs- one about my time in africa and the other about my trip in europe...i hope all is well back at home or wherever else you find yourself in the world right now. i miss you and love you all very much.

in peace,
jay

p.s. i hope you all had a wonderful, blessed, peaceful, and relaxing Easter...