Name Change

A quick word on the reason for the name change. I know that one day I will be an aeronautical engineer in some way shape or form so it doesn't really count as a dream anymore but becoming an astronaut is really my big goal and well this is how I am achieving it!

Approaching the End of Term at 100mph

So I have been very bad at keeping up with the blog. This term has been the busiest of my life ever! I'm half way through week 10 so I thought it was time for a bit of an update!

So what have I been up to?

My autumn term timetable bought a more relaxing schedule than in previous years (17 hours a week in comparison to 24). I finally got to choose some of my modules (Materials in Action and French this term and Advanced Propulsion next term). Materials in Action is quite interesting thought the two hour lectures can be a bit trying and I am loving learning a language again though I'm not as good at it as I used to be. Fortunately my coursework load has been fairly low this term, though this fills me with absolute dread about next term (that's next term Rachel's problem - this phrase has become a kind of catch phrase), although I have got a couple of deadlines in the next two weeks.

Although my workload has been relatively low I've been keeping myself more than busy enough by being on three committees almost to the extent that I forget I've got a degree to get. There is always something that needs doing or someone that needs speaking to but I am thriving off of it (fortunately).

Also this term for the 1st time I think I am properly taking advantage of being a student in London.

My flatmates and I spent a day being tourists in Greenwich for one of their birthdays!

On the Prime Meridian

We went to see the Battersea Park fireworks display for Guy Fawkes!

!!FIREWORKS!!

We went to see the Covent Garden Christmas light switch on!

We went to see Phantom of the Opera!

I sang in the Royal Albert Hall!

I went ice-skating at the Natural History Museum!

I visited the science museum lates!

I attended my departments formal dinner!

I went on a fantastic weekend away to Oxford with windband!

I have prepared for and performed/going to perform in two concerts!

And on top of all this last weekend I turned 21. For the celebrations two of my best friends from home came to visit and we had an absolute ball! On the night before my birthday we had cocktail making lessons and then danced the night away with cheesy music and cabaret style dancers. On my actual birthday we went to a local cocktail bar B@1 and got quite tipsy to say the least! It was an amazing weekend except now I feel old.

Me learning to mix a bramble!

 So what about that list of aims I had for the coming term. Well the good news is that I have at least succeeded in at least four of them but also drastically failed in four of them (see if you can work out which ones).

All in all this term has been pretty good but I can't wait to go home even if being at home is going to mean a lot of revision and not nearly enough festive cheer!