8 days in Boston!

Went out to Quicy Market today after class and the conference. And a little shopping stop at Park Street. I didn't get anything much today though except a Harvard tee for the poser sister. Heee.

This is our second time at Quincy Market. We didn't find the food area the first time we went, we walked on the outside instead of going into the building and finding the whole stretch of good food.



We decided to buy a bit of this and that to share. 

So we got a lobster roll. It had BLT inside too. Now every time I hear or see BLT, I'll think of Vanessa ordering BLT without the LT. Hahaha! So typical. 

This was scallops wrapped in bacon! It tasted really good! 

And of course, clam chowder! It tastes awesome! Really super tasty and it really tastes so much better than all the clam chowders I've had before although this is a little to the salty side. 

On the way to the T we stopped to watch this street busker. It was really interesting to see how people gathered to watch him. It was quite scary at first but pretty funny as well as the guy's trick was to jump over like a bunch of people. Of course he was successful in the end! Otherwise it would have been quite scary. 

Starting to feel sleepy already, actually have been sleepy since after dinner. I guess because my body isn't fully well yet. I don't even remember much about the two days that I was sick except just sleeping and sleeping and puking occasionally ><

I'm still considering if I should go out tomorrow, I don't feel like shopping already. I'm just worried I'll fall sick again. 

Five and Six: Sick

Didn't manage to write a blog post yesterday as I was sick around the evening yesterday. Apparently there was a virus going around or there is a virus going around and people are still falling sick. I really hope I get better soon and nobody else falls sick. 

We had our first class yesterday, it was pretty interesting although I was feeling sleepy so I kept nodding throughout our class. At first I thought it was jet lag but it turns out it could be because I was falling sick. 

Came back to the dorms and then after that was a blur :/ Just remembered sleeping a lot and taking medicine and resting some more after vomiting four times. 

Currently I'm feeling much better but I haven't started eating much food, just crackers, cereal and water.   Hopefully I'll feel better by the end of the week so I can go out and do stuff again ^^

Day 4 in Boston

Let's start off with breakfast today! I just had to post breakfast today~ don't you think this looks awesome! I love the bacon and the tater tots! I could eat those everyday ^^ The hot chocolate was pretty awesome too, just a little sweet. Everything is always either a little too salty or a little too sweet :/ 

Had a tour of the library and the resource centre this morning! Quite impressed with how helpful the staff are! They are really willing to help us in whatever way possible and that's something not really seen in Singapore. Even with assignments they are willing to help us. It is really quite a difference. 

Before the next item on our schedule, we went out to Staples, a stationery store, something similar to Art friend back home. And then went to Shaws again, our favourite supermarket. Got stuff like coffee, microwaveable food and this...

It tastes so good! It really tastes like the actual Hersey Cookies and Cream but maybe not as thick. 

After our short break, we met up and walked over to the Brookline Campus. Which is a good 20 to 30 minutes walk away? It's worse than going to school at NP. It means that we've lesser time for breakfast tomorrow since lessons star at 9am and it takes us about 30 minutes at most and breakfast only starts at 8am. Sigh. So upset just thinking about having lesser time to enjoy breakfast. I hope they have tater tots again tomorrow.

On the bright side, the walk to and from the Brookline Campus keeps me pretty busy since there are many things to look at. I really like the buildings and houses here especially those made of like bricks! I'm actually surprised to see a lot of brick buildings around here. It isn't a common sight back in Singapore so it's quite refreshing to see brick houses everywhere here. Heee. 

After that we went nearby for a short shopping session at Marshalls! Got a skirt and a top and a shirt for appa! Hehehe. Proud of my buys! Unfortunately it started raining towards the end of our shopping trip and we got a little wet on the way back. Thankful for hot water and Kylie for letting me shower first hehehe. 

It's dinner time here now! My Wonderwomen and I are preparing our stomachs for a stay in meal of improvised steamboat! Hehe. It's still cold and raining outside so it's the perfect meal for the weather! I'm still feeling a little cold though so I'm hiding out in my room before going to the kitchen in a bit. 

Classes officially start tomorrow! :( 

I don't really want to go for class now especially since the Brookline Campus is so far away! 

Better have an early night tonight but then again, there are assignments to complete already.

Mehhh.

Boston: Day 3

I'll try my best to keep updating my blog for those who actually read it. Haha. 

It's Sunday today. Didn't go to church but managed to have a time of prayer and fellowship with other Christian friends here. It was a pretty good time of sharing and it's good that we have each other to count on during this trip. 

I guess I can never stop saying or repeating the verse 1 John 4:4 especially during this period of time when there are times when we may feel alone and not know who to lean on or count on but this verse reminds us that we always have God to lean upon and count on for strength and guidance.

Didn't spend much time outside today. Did some work before heading out to Newbury Street. Newbury Street wasn't too far from our dorm either, about 2 stops on the T. When we arrived at the street, I went to grab Starbucks. Heee. I've had it 2 days in a row already. But today, I got an iced caramel macchiato with soy milk ^^ It does taste different and I wouldn't say it tastes better than the normal because I kind of like both. Oh dear. 

Following that, we headed of to Forever 21! Heee. But in the end didn't leave with anything though I saw stuff I liked as I thought that there'll be sales soon or I'll see something else cheaper and that I'll like more.

Can't remember what we did between that but after walking for some time, we ended up at Victoria Secret, which had a sale! Hehehe. So ended up getting like 5 items for 30 bucks! 

Even the packaging looks so pretty! Got them for Michelle, Geraldine and Franna! 

After that I went to Georgetown Cupcakes to get a cupcake to try. After watching the show with omma, I decided to get a cupcake to try and report the taste back to omma! Hehehe.

Although it's a franchise, I think the store front still looks pretty ^^

There's a funny story behind this...

I ordered 1 cupcake but when I opened the box, I ended up with...

... 2 cupcakes!

I must have taken the wrong order or the order was packed wrongly or the wrong order was given to me! 

It tasted better than I expected it to taste though! I thought it'd taste like 12 cupcakes but it really tasted so much better. And just so you know, Georgetown Cupcakes was around before 12 cupcakes and this was already the design of their red velvet cupcakes. Very original 12 cupcakes~

End of Day 3! 

Boston: Day 2

I guess these few weeks the titles of my posts will be seemingly boring and well, obvious. Going to use this as a countdown method to countdown to the time we go home. 

As of now, I don't know if I'm looking forward to going home or not yet. Still having mixed feelings about being here. It's still a little hard to believe that we are already here and we'll be staying here for 5 weeks. It's like almost the longest holiday I've ever had. 

The flight yesterday was kind of crazy. It didn't feel that bad when I flew to Vienna a few years ago. This time round it felt quite bad especially on the second flight which latest around 12 hours. Maybe it was due to the delay at the Narita airport. Initially we thought it'd be a short delay but it ended up to be around 3 hours. I was quite tired by the time we boarded the flight. I'm not sure if it was the medicine but I managed to sleep through the take off and I slept through the landing of the first flight as well. The plane must have been really stable I guess for me to do that. Or I must have really been tired.

We arrived in Boston around 5pm yesterday afternoon and I guess things were pretty smooth going after that. Went to check out the nearby supermarket after moving into our dorms. It was pretty alright but I guess jet lag or whatever it is started settling in. I practically can fall asleep everywhere and anywhere.

Went out today, went to Harvard and Quincy market. Managed to do a little shopping on the way to Quincy market. Shopped at Wet Seal and H&M, quite satisfied with my buys already. Shall find a good day to put on my new pretty clothes. Hehehe.

Had a good dinner at a restaurant, our first dine in experience. The food was pretty good but yes, it isn't cheap to eat here. There's tax and also we have to leave a tip.

Shall update this with photos when I've the time. Currently going to fall asleep soon~ But I've yet to complete my assignment.