Living Love

"Bill Pannell, while he was in Costa Rica, mentioned that Christ never said to anyone, "I love you." And he is right, for he gave such a powerful demonstration of love that it was not difficult for people to realize how much he loved them. It's not talking about love, it's living love."

Are we LIVING love???

Regents Park + London at Night

Look what I found!!! =)

Stream running through Regents Park

Emma and Me in front of a fountain in RP

Sunset in RP

Big Ben at Night

London Eye at Night

Seriously... too pretty!!!

Gorgeous....

V&A + Rent

Entrance to the Victoria & Albert Museum

Mural thing made completely out of nails - the photo doesn't do the real thing justice

Olu Amoda - Artist of the above work. This is how he explains his decision to use nails... I especially liked the second half.

You can't tell from the picture but inside each of the clear pieces were these white floating bits that look like clouds. It's amazing though, it REALLY made you feel like you were looking at clouds on a clear day....

Annie Cattrell - Artist to the above work (lady in the red)

Random beautiful light fixture in the foyer of the museum.

Super serene and gorgeous pond/garden at the center of the V&A

RENT!!! 525,600 minutes.... =)

Me and Emilie on the way back from Rent...

Random sign preparing for Valentines...

Of the 4 museums I've been to so far, Victoria & Albert has been my favorite. The building itself is simply breathtaking, not to mention its contents. It shows SO MUCH stuff ranging in everything from time, culture, genre, etc. I also really just liked that the atmosphere is a lot more relaxed at V&A than the other museums. Its not as pin-drop silent, people can take pictures, but it still maintains the museum reverie that I love. We'll see if the Tate Modern compares!

I've seen Rent the movie and listened the the soundtrack a bagillion times but WOW, the musical was great! Emilie and I sang bits and pieces the entire tube ride back =).

Best
Hannah =)

VodPop - 999

Emma as Fire (you can't see her flames) - Fez as Fireman =)

SUPERMAN!!! I forgot to take a picture in a phone booth! =(

And to think, there were THREE floors like this!

Surprise guests - Finalists of the UK equivalent to American Idol

4th Floor NY! =)

VodPop is this university club night they have every month in Central London and is PACKED. We must have waited in the queue (line) foreverrrr. 999 ='s 911 here and was the theme for the event. 95% of the guys were firemen or FBI/CIA, while 95% of the females were scandalous nurses and cops. I wanted to throw my sweater over them the whole time! haha =) Good music, good people, good times!

Ahh... Lecture-less Wednesdays =)

Chalk Drawing in Trafalgar Square...

I got a pet - Leo the Lion. =) I couldn't get ON it because it was slippery. Next time...

Quote on Westminster Abbey

In front of Westminster Abbey...

Westminster Abbey in all its glory...

A tribute to my KU girls... =)

Me & Heather in front of the London Eye/Aquarium/Thames

THAT is Big Ben... =P

Juliet, Me, and Ben

Harrods - the second building on the right

My first attempt at an artsy fartsy shot

My second attempt at artsy fartsy-ness

Today I got to go Holy Trinity Brompton's Alpha Course, shop at Harrods (more precisely, gawk at the RIDICULOUS price tags!), walk around Trafalgar Square, admire the new photo exhibit (as well as other things) at the National Portrait Gallery, go to the National Gallery, and attend mid-week at Westminster Chapel. In short, I LOVE not having lecture on Wednesday.

My feet hurt. A lot.
Me =)

P.S. You know how I update a lot? It's partly because it only seems fair given how much I want to know what's going on back home too! So PLEASE peoples, update me on your lives!!! =)

My First Real Sabbath in London...

St. James Park - look how close those ducks get! They eat out of peoples hands! =)


Archway to the entrance of the National Mall (Buckingham Palace is across from it)


Trafalgar Square


For the Wonderful Weng-Tink... just made me think of you! =)

I accidentally skipped the morning service to church because I set my alarm clock wrong because I'm silly and didn't have my mobile set for military time so I woke up at noon. Oh well =). I ended up eating at a little sandwich shop and walking to church (which is a bit far) for the afternoon service to take in some of the sights and do some thinking and such.

Trafalgar Square is really pretty with fountains and statues and the hub-bub of the city all around. The National Gallery is adjacent to it and the square itself has these gigamundous lions that I really wanna sit on! It was the first time I was really alone in exploring the city which was really nice, just to walk slow and soak up everything at my own pace.

I'm beginning to get more and more sleep deprived as things begin to pile up and as I realize how much there is to do here. I want to do it ALL!!! =)

Kisses (That's how a Belgium classmate of mine signed their email)
Hannah =)

BTR + Gelato + Covent Garden

BTR- Be The Reds.... I thought that was quite funny! =)


yummm..... tiramisu + black current =)


juliet really loves her gelato...


covent garden - cute little assistant girl =)


covent garden - tricks with a ladder...


covent garden - walking the not-so-tight rope and juggling knives

Covent Garden is BEAUTIFUL. It's an outdoor upscale market place with tons of art galleries and specialty shops (e.g: kaleidoscopes, hand painted ties, etc). They also have street performances (as pictured above) and debates and theatre in the center of the market. Its fun because they really try to get the audience involved.

Not pictured. I met up with the Korean society at UCL yesterday and found it really... interesting? Hahaha... no, it was fun. The KSA here has WAY MORE school pride than at Case (Someone randomly yells "UCL FIGHTING!!!" at least once every 15 mins) and most of them are fully bilingual. We watched a movie type thing and then went to this internet cafe/restaurant called BTR (Be the Reds...haha).

I'm on an updating roll! Lets see how long I can keep it up!

Much love <3,
HC

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Zimbabwean Night Out

4th Floor New York...


Reading the newspaper on the Tube like a true Brit...


The Zimbabwean Band - AMAZING!!!!


Las chicas + Ben

4th floor New York went out to celebrate someone's birthday at a Zimbabwean themed pub. The website said it was Zimbabwean "trance" music but not so! Or it least it wasn't trance-like. They had this crazy percussion thing going on and even though I couldn't understand the lyrics, it sounded crazy cool! =)

On a entirely separate note, I just found out I know someone who made it to Hollywood on American Idol!!! Isn't that INSANE?!

Kyle on Idol - click to see! =)

Here's a little plug for Kyle. He is GENUINELY THAT sincere and funny. Within 10 mins of meeting him for the first time, he started singing (loudly, I might add) the Oklahoma state song WITH the hand motions! Wishing him the best!!! =)

X's and O's,
Hannah

Camden

Camden Lock


Juliet and Me in front of the street market

Juliet and Heather


This one is for Rachel Liou... =)
(King's Cross Tube stop)

Camden is essentially this uber cool shopping district that's comprised of a bunch of street vendors and markets. It is also home of the world's best donuts! I would have taken a picture, but I ate them too fast for my camera! =) 4 donuts for 1.5 pounds (now that's CHEAP). I went there with 2 of the American students studying here (Juliet and Heather).

I went to the college/young adult service at Westminster called 20/20 and liked it. Only in London would I find it normal to go to a pub after service. =) I promise, it's not some crazy congregation! Other than that, I've just been running around campus trying to find the gazillion books I need for class. I swear, it's harder to FIND the books than to read them! Grrrr...

Hope it's not getting too cold back home!
Cheers!
Hannah =)