classic moments: a retelling and a work-in-progress
12 November 2007
so we all go through life encountering new people who don't know your whole story and what you're about. in the process of getting-to-know-you, light chit-chat most likely involves some sort of recount of a good story, or of a one-time-when-I-was- [something years old]-at-[somewhere]-with-[someone] tale of an incredible event or moment of absolute bliss. being 20 years young myself, I don't think I can quite say I've had many moments of absolute bliss, but I can say that this list of moments have come close to absolute contentment while in the UK thus far. given my current state of life, most of these moments have something to do with England and music. I've come to the conclusion that my life really does have a soundtrack. apropos? I'd say so.
Moment #1
Edinburgh. Sept 15.
as Jessica and I sit down to eat our continental breakfast at the Premier Travel Inn during EAP Orienatation, the Beatles' I Feel Fine starts to play from the hotel's speakers. 2nd day in the UK and I already feel welcome.
Moment #2
Leeds. Sept 21.
Christine and I go to a house party of a friend of Louise while some other EAPers go to a club on our first Friday in Leeds. at the house, the basement//downstairs is devoted solely to getting your groove on with the in-house DJ. Christine and I venture down, start dancing, and the DJ spins Soft Cell's Tainted Love. next thing you know, the entire room is singing at the top of their lungs to the song. the awesomeness of the moment is only perfectly punctuated when I learned that the members of Soft Cell met at Leeds Met Uni here!
Moment #3
Leeds. Oct 23.
Wednesdays I usually head into the city center and read [leisurely or seriously]. of course, leisure reading = Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries because a) Mia Thermopolis is my hero, and b) Michael Moscovitz is my fictional crush. as I was reading, what should come on Borders' speakers but Dina Carrol's Someone Like You, the song that plays at the end of Bridget Jones's Diary when Bridget is wrapped up in Mark Darcy's peacoat. siiigh.
Moment #4
Dublin. Nov 4.
During our Dublin Blitz weekend, Christine and I wandered around the city while Gaby did some stuff for her classes. we walked through Trinity College and heard a lot of people on the other side of some buildings and went to check it out. turns out a rugby match was going on. we stopped to watch and the action edged closer to our end of the pitch. I realized that I couldn't be in a more perfect Irish moment: gloomy day, rugby match, Trinity College.
Moment #5
Dublin. Nov 4.
Also during our Dublin Blitz, when we were hanging out at the Village club [the one with the midnight karaoke seshes] the DJ started spinning U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday which, naturally, every single person in the club faithfully sung to their hearts content. so Irish.
so that's my tentative list of moments of satisfaction abroad so far. more to come, I'm sure. :)
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