Long Awaited Post!

Soo.. I have been horrible! I can't believe it has taken me nearly a month to write in this thing. I guess it could be a combination of things. I really just haven't been 100% there. I am coming home pretty soon! I can't believe it. Time is flying by. Right now Sanaz is staying with me. She's leaving on Saturday, and Saturday I head to Brussels, Belgium for the day. Yeah, I'm definitely going to get some street waffles. Yum. I am very excited!
Last week my mom, Hydeh, and sisters were here. The week before that Jasmine was here. I really enjoyed seeing my family. I wish my dad could have come. I really miss him. I try to skype with my parents often but the time difference is a killer. I also feel like i'll really be leaving here knowing myself much better and knowing who I care about/who cares about me. I'm really fortunate for those who continue to keep in touch with me, and make sure I'm still alive! haha.
I honestly can't go through everything I've done since I last posted. That would be ridiculous, and my memory isn't all that great. Also these past few weeks I feel like I've been doing the same thing over and over since new people keep coming to town. Haha.
The pictures will all be shown when I get back. I need to create a slide show or something.
There are SO many pictures, my hard drive is almost full! haha. I was full before but I had to delete Itunes off of my computer (which was okay because it wasn't even working in the first place). So hopefully there's enough room for the rest of the pictures I plan on taking during my stay here.
I have so many papers due starting in 2 weeks all the way up to finals week (first week of May). I told myself that right after Sanaz leaves I'm going to start them. I don't want to leave them to the last minute and have to bs it all. Procrastination gets tiring, believe it or not. Haha. And I promised myself after my last paper that I horribly procrastinated, that I would start my papers earlier.
I really love it here. I'd say if I could live in America for whatever reason, London would definitely be my second choice. At the same time I'm happy that I'll be coming home soon. I just have so much on my mind, and so many things that need to get done when I get back (personal and otherwise).
While my family was in town we saw wicked. Our seats were in the second to last row, but I must say this show was AMAZING! I had seen it before with Greg in Hollywood but I feel like this one was even better. I'm glad I could buy these tickets too because Orel and Odie had been dying to see Wicked.
We also ventured into Harrods mall while my family was in town. I had heard of it but going there is a whole other thing. That mall is sooo big. We walked around for hours and I feel like we didn't even see half of it. They had a gigantic food hall that was divided into three sections: food, fruits and vegetables, and candy/chocolate. The food area had food from all over the world. Apparently their cheese selection was one of the widest in the world. The candy area was so cool. I felt like I was in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They had huge ice cream sundae's that were decorated with chocolate and sprinkles. mmmm.
Oh and there's a Starbucks down the street.... a friend of mine from here saw and sat next to Rob Pattinson!!! I thought that was pretty cool. He's spotted at this particular Starbucks quite frequently. His favorite pub, Gloucester Arms, is right down the street. My family and I got fish and chips from there and it was pretty good.
Also, is it pathetic that I'm already planning what I want to eat when I get back to the states? haha. Maybe on the next blog I'll post my list... oy. Food, how I love thee. Apparently I've lost a bit of weight while I've been here. I'm sure it's been all the walking around. I'd LOVE to lose another 5-10 pounds before I come back. We'll see. Hopefully I don't gain it all back right when I get home.
Everyone here is talking about how sad they are that there's only a month left. It's very bittersweet for me. I'm going to miss a lot of things here (mainly the people I met), but I am excited to go home.
That's all for now!