The big 5o!

I have a blog entry from last Saturday to put up, it's just on Chloe's computer! Technical Difficulties!

Sunday

Grandma and Grandpa came for the night! It was so nice to see them, made me unbelievably happy. They arrived at about 3pm and after having a chat in my room (and being blessed with a supply of new food), all three of us went into the dayroom and read for a few hours, with a cup of tea of course. We found their room, Middle Gibbet, on the spiral staircase up twoards the History classrooms. Bunk-beds! And a single, luckily neither of them had to take top bunk. That evening we went to dinner at Il Visuvio (crazy!), with Chloe, Ilisha and Shana as well. It really was an amazing night. Nothing extraordinary, but amazing. We even managed to catch the last 20 minutes of the British National Evening. Though Grandma and Grandpa are far superior Brits to what we were performing.

Since we got split up, Chloe said Shana, Ilisha and her went to 'tuck them into bed' and say thank you that night.
Monday-

I had breakfast with them, and the sadly had to say bye. But it wasn't too bad because I know I will be seeing them in three weeks for my 18th. :)

That afternoon I got to see my third-year, Dmitry. He took a very long detour on his way to University of Edinburgh. Flying into London, train to Cardiff, taxi to AC (then taxi to Cardiff airport and flight to Edinburgh that night). I hope the three hours he got to spend at AC were worth it. We went to Il Visuvio (two nights in a row, and three restaurants consequtively for me!), with Louis and Chloe. Such a lovely time.
Wednesday:
THE 50th ANNIVERSARY!

We missed the code after break to watch Queen Noor of Jordan arrive in her helipcopter.
Then our Student President and Vice President helped her burry a time capsule that will be opened at the 100th anniversary, filled with letters that the students wrote.
 Then the principal of UWC Pearson (in Canada) rode the last couple of km into the Main Arch with students.
There is currently an Assembly going on in Bradenstoke which I am listening to live on the AC website while writing this blog. (Two things at once!)
The climb in in ONE HOUR!

Though I am not climbing until 7pm tonight, I will go for the beginning. Robbie and Rob (two of our instructors) have put a tent up at the top, and are planning to sleep the night on the tower. We stop climbing at midnight and start again at 5am tomorrow morning. Every student has to climb at least 27 times, and the instructors a fair bit more. My slots, with 10 other AOC students, are from 7-9PM tonight, and then 8-10AM tomorrow morning. Illisha and I have promised to be eachother's billayers. I'm nervous... but it will be great! And am so proud to have raised money for it!
Okay, I will get what I did on Saturday up tomorrow. With news of the climbing, the BBQ, the fireworks.. oh so much!
Love,
Abi



PS *apparently the last time Queen Noor was here, in 2003, students wrote EDW on her helipcopter. They got into a lot of trouble for it, possibly expelled.. Just thought it was an interesting thing to know.