I reckon its time for another post

Yes, they use 'reckon' here, not just in the good ole south....

Since I came back from Ireland I have decided to keep it local except that I went to Hampton, Winsor, Bath, Stonehenge and Cambridge (so intranational at least). Through these day adventures I am getting to know the less metropolitan areas of England, the more pastoral and perhaps quintessential parts of the country. One very interesting aspect of all these places is that they are all somewhat similar in that they are all nestled between pastors and hedges, and quaint towns or villages or are quaint towns or villages but they are all extremely unique as well. Physical aspects of these places are only an outline of the deep history and culture that truly embodies these locations. I could take up a whole entry to describing each place. My favourite I believe was Bath though. It reminded me of two places I had visited before: Hot Springs, AR and Ashville, NC. Like both these places, the city of Bath has integrated itself perfectly to its environment. The city almost seems like it is a natural feature of the hills and valleys that house it. This could partly be due to the fact that the city is so old, its location going back the time of the Romans in Britain. My friends and I walked around the elegant downtown as well as visited the Roman baths that are fed from the hot springs that made this area famous originally and are still thought by some to be a panacea. Just in case it is I drank a little of the disgusting, warm and extremely minerally water that they still serve as a tonic in the café attached to the ancient baths.

To move away from the rustic for awhile, life in London is continuing to be a never ending exploration physically, intellectually and of experience. At my internship we are putting the finishing touches on our research into the affects of media’s portrayal of the stereotypic youth on young people’s impetus to engage themselves politically and socially. We have an event in a couple weeks where we are going to be presenting this research as well celebrating all the accomplishments of the amazing students who have participate in the Youth Act program and went on to make substantial differences in their communities.

Now that I am more or less done with this research, I am learning how to and starting to work on fundraising for the foundation at large. Basically my job for the next few weeks will be to sell the ideals and goals of the foundation to larger trusts and foundations that maybe willing to donate some money to our various causes. Also over these next few weeks I will be working on some more video editing for the foundation, as well working on improving the quality of the material of the Citizenship Foundation’s youtube page.

This week should be a fun one. People in the city are starting to get a little wild for Halloween and Guy Fawkes Day, which is on November 5. Londoners seem to use both this week, the week of Halloween, and next week, the week of Guy Fawkes Day, as one big celebration period. Lots of parties, public celebrations and mayhem. Also, apparently on Guy Fawkes Day there are lots of fireworks and bonfires around the city; sounds like the good ole’ south on New Years. Not quite sure what I’m going to do to celebrate either but I want to experience both celebrations as a true Londoner (and I’m sure I’ll find out soon enough how to do that).