05 Days To Go...Year Abroad Madness.

Countdown From 10

Day 05

Listening to: Celui Qui Dort Avec Moi - Isabelle Boulay

Today has been quite chilled and rushed at the same time. My friend came round to collect some of my stuff so that it's safe for the year. And then we had a nice chat. But then I got rushed and had to do all the mundane stuff like washing and the dishes! Now I'm wondering how much a midnight walk I'll have to go on to get rid of all the rubbish bags since I can't leave the house like this.

I still have to take a lot of stuff to charity shops tomorrow morning. I guess I will be up early. One thing is that I have sorted the insurance now, I was entering the wrong details apparently. Now I just need to print the pages off in the library tomorrow morning, I guess. I would have pasted them into Word, but it wouldn't let me for some reason.

All this last minute rushing means I'm not really worried about leaving now. I won't be on the Internet again after tomorrow morning until I get there I think, unless I go onto the Internet in college on Thursday. Not entirely sure.

Seeing my friends one last time before I go tomorrow. And then hopefully seeing another friend on Thursday I think. We shall see how it plans out.

Till soonish!

Ciao x

06 Days To Go - Year Abroad Madness

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Day 06

Listening to: Death Finds The Brightest, Always - Brendan Linwood. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUvWKEjB6_M

Been watching: Pooh's Heffalump Movie, The Tigger Movie

Link to YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V47rzCCet8

So today didn't quite go as I had planned since I was supposed to be up at about 9ish to go and see my friends and watch Gareth Gates and S Club Reunion at Rhyl Fun in the Sun. I didn't do any of these things, because I overslept and spent the day taking myself back to my childhood watching Winnie The Pooh movies. The result of this was that I felt really happy for watching them, I just ♥ Winnie The Pooh, but I was in tears by the end of the second movie. The song at the end of The Tigger Movie as they role the credits is called "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" and I thought about how it reflects on our Year Abroad ahead...I won't be able to listen to this while I'm away. I then made the mistake of sharing the song with a friend who is also going on her Year Abroad...we were both in tears then. 

I started to think once again about how much I will miss my friends, but I'm also trying to remind myself about the big adventure that I'm about to go on. I'm going to have an amazing year no matter what. 

That is, of course, if we're insured to do all that we want while we're away. We don't seem to have been given all of the necessary information about the coming year regards insurance. Nobody seems to know quite what to do, so I guess we'll see once we're there and somebody within the uni actually gets back to us. 

Till tomorrow!

Ciao x

07 Days To Go - Year Abroad Madness

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Day 07

Listening to: Say It Isn't So - Gareth Gates

Link To YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWfdNUkVsYo&feature=feedu

Today was a really odd day for me, because all of my friends went home, sort of. Two of them I will see tomorrow for the last day in a while. We all had a bit of a cry yesterday night after we'd exchanged leaving presents. I did a little something for them, and they for me. It was such a lovely day with a perfect ending, I just wish it didn't feel so sad to leave them all. 

I get to spend time with the girls tomorrow (it's not today until we've slept) while we're at Rhyl Fun In The Sun - where we will be watching Gareth Gates and S Club Reunion! So excited! Seems like the perfect thing to be doing before I leave really. 

Sleep calls for me once again; maybe this attempt will work!

Till tomorrow!

Ciao x

08 Days To Go - Year Abroad Madness

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Day 08

Listening to: Thunderbirds Are Go - Busted

Been watching: Cammy's Vlogs

No YouTube video today, just an extra long one tomorrow.

Today has been the most amazing day that I could ever have asked for. My friends have been scheming behind my back for months, but more of that later. I woke up feeling slightly sick and went to get my breakfast and then soon realised that I had been left alone in the house, which was a little weird...because my friend usually tells me where she's going; today she didn't. My other friend arrived with her Mum to pick some things up, and so that she could stay for us to go out for a meal to a local restaurant. I went upstairs to get something once her Mum had gone and then came back to find another friend in my living room! A friend from back home and this made me smile a lot, and the shock on my face was apparently something worth framing. I had a *insert name* shaped hole in my couch!

We spent the afternoon catching up and went to the pier for scones and a drink and some photo opportunities! It was nice for the four of us to go, because out of everybody from back home, she's the one that I always wished was here at our uni. It's great when she's around.

Tonight, we went out for the scheduled meal, only of course it was more than the three of us, and it became the 6 of us for a while, and then the five of us. It was just such a lovely thing to spend time with the people I love in a nice setting having a laugh. I don't feel so scared any more about year abroad.

My friend who came from home has provided me with lots of things to take away with me for times I feel like I miss home. :) It's nice to know that there will be things to cheer me up. My other friends made me cry with their gift. You can check out the pictures over on my Facebook page.

It's been an awesome day and it's great to know that my friends are all behind me.

Till tomorrow

Ciao x

09 Days To Go - Year Abroad Madness

Countdown From 10

Day 09

Listening to: Trivium - Drowned And Torn Asunder

Been watching: Torchwood - Miracle Day Episode 7

Link to YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyXLBMMv2LU

This morning I woke up after having another dream about spiders. Anybody know what spiders in dreams means? It seems to be a recurring thing for me to be dreaming about, which is slightly odd. 

I decided to buy an expansion pack for Sims 3 today, the Town Life one. Luckily I managed to add three other expansion packs today thanks to two of my friends. So now I can play Sims 3 while I'm abroad in all its glory until the next expansion pack that I want; Sims 3 Pets comes out in October time. Needless to say, I decided to spend a good amount of the day playing on Sims and forgetting about the fact that it's only 9 days until I'm on the plane to Spain. 

Tonight we had Sunday Dinner out of a box thing, which was surprisingly nice. I love beef Sunday dinners too. Something I miss from home. We ate this whilst watching Torchwood. I'm excited for next weeks Torchwood episode before I leave the UK. If Torchwood can survive abroad, so can I!

Till tomorrow!

Ciao x

10 Days To Go...Year Abroad Madness.

Introduction To Me: My name's Kylie and I'm 21 years old. I'm studying French and Spanish at Bangor University and I'm about to set off on my Year Abroad. I'm going to Spain for a few months to study at a university in Girona, which is near to Barcelona. Then, after Christmas I will be going to Toulouse, which is in the south of France. I intend to update this Blog regularly while I'm away and also a vlog over on my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/StephenFrySaidSo

The Name Behind The Blog/Vlog Channel: The name "Stephen Fry Said So" comes from a time when I was telling my friend about something weird that had happened while I was listening to Harry Potter audiobooks being read by Stephen Fry. I had thought that either he or Dumbledore had given me the answer to a question I had been asking myself, and so my friend started making jokes about things I did saying that Stephen Fry had told me to do them. We decided this would be a cool name for my vlogging channel while I'm abroad.

Countdown From 10.

Day 1. 

Listening to: Chameleon Circuit - Teenage Rebel. You can listen to their new album for free here: http://chameleoncircuit.bandcamp.com/

Been watching: My Family Season 1 Episode 3

Link to Youtube video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69ewh4bGtM

Today has basically been the tenth day before I go on my Year Abroad. I spent the morning catching up on sleep because I hadn't slept very well the night before. I was woken at half 2 in the afternoon, so I'd had a good catch up really...but I had strange dreams. I had been dreaming that Professor McGonnagall was kicking me out of Wales because I had kicked a stick at somebody's chair during a performance of a very strange play. I guess the stress of leaving is really getting to me!

I was a little sad that my friend was going back home today, since she's been staying with us for the week, but I will be seeing her again at the weekend before she goes back home, so it's not too bad :).

I haven't really done much today but play on some Google + games. I have invites for Google + so if you would like one, just leave me a comment below with your email address :). Some friends came round during the evening so we just chatted and played laptop games together. It was nice.

Right now, I'm thinking about what to eat for tea... even though it's really late! We're thinking pasta, which is not a great change from the norm :). I like pasta because it makes me feel at home. I used to enjoy just making myself some pasta when I got home from college or uni lectures. Very homely feel to it for me.

Till tomorrow!

Ciao x