A day in London...

       

Christmas in the Powis household is completely family orientated, and our annual trip to London was here! Every year we travel to London and head to Harrods for some cheeky Christmas shopping, however this year we also visited the Natural History Muesum...

   

A beautiful scene of Christmas lights and ice skating greeted us outside the museum, it added to the Christmas vibe...

All things old and wonderful were on display...

I thought Libby was tall until we met this giant ball of fur!

As a child I loved Jurassic Park, so seeing these life sized dinosaurs really sends a shiver down your spine... 

Skeletons...

Of course the horse has to be the top skeleton at the Muesum in my opinion, I can't describe my fascination with the way the horse is made and has evolved over millions of years into the incredible athlete scene today...

I don't agree with the reckless killing of animals but I do strongly agree with using animals who have died of natural causes for education on the species and awareness of the wild situations...

Of course Harrods never fails to impress, and the lights this year really were breathtaking...

 

   

 

The food hall is always my favourite 'the way to anyone's heart is through their stomach' and is it true! Everything looks so good you want it all, I did have a moment of weakness and bought some champayne truffles...

After all the shopping, we did have to have a quick break and ended up having afternoon tea at Galvis; a quant boutique within the food hall that offers a full course meal or a light snack... 

Oxford University Museum of Natural History...

       

I finally got the opportunity to tear myself away from working and explore the Natural History museum in Oxford, and was it worth it! If you've read my previous blogs you'll know that I'm a big of bones, a weird interest but one that's bloody cool!

First thing you see when you walk in is Dinosaurs, if I'm honest the museum is pretty similar to Londons Natural History museum, just on a smaller scale...

The best skeleton of course was the horse, complete with every little nook and cranny...

They even had one of the oldest member of the equine family, the Mesohippus...

First semester at University...

My first semester at University is over and it's all a bit of a blur! 3 months of settling in getting to know everyone, getting eased into higher academic work and of course the late night partying..

Since my last post a lot of exciting things have happened, starting off with my course; if you have read my 'Moving to University' post then you'll know that I'm studying for a degree in Equine Science and Thoroughbred Management. A module in my course requires that I dissect certain systems within a horses body, for most people this is the most horrific and stomach turning scernario that they could be situated; however for me I'm a big science buff, and I couldn't explain my excite to have this opportunity to see what's inside a thoroughbred! 

WARNING SLIGHTLY GRUESOME BUT TOTALLY FRICKEN AWESOME! 

We got to dissect a horses leg, stomach, liver, kidney, lungs, heart and the best dissection of all an entire horses head! 

Pictures are on my Instagram if you wish to see: alexandrapowis

Relating to the work I have been assigned i also had the opportunity to assist in the preparation of two foals that are being backed for sale, I would help in lunging, handling processes and the overall up keep of the foals. It was a thrilling experience to see the rate at which the foals grow and mature, but don't be fooled the little buggers have their moments.

Now down to the real reason everyone goes to university... PARTYING

I can honestly say that I've had so many wonderful nights I wouldn't beable to count them on my two hands! Although there aren't any 50's bars, cheesy bars are the next best thing! We have Monday Night Bridge which is a bar in the centre of Oxford that is pure pop and cheese, I've had more than one messy night at bridge! 

 

'The friends you make at university will be your friends for life' 

It was my 19th birthday recently and my first birthday away from home, if you know me I'm a massive family girl so it was quite strange not waking up to a house full of brummies! However I can say hand on heart that my flat mates and friends made it a birthday to remeber. I woke up on the Tuesday morning to find the kitchen filled with balloons and birthday banners, had a surprise birthday cake of two girls who live down stairs and then received another birthday cake and goodies off my flat mates. I still can't express how thankful I am for all of the attention and love!

I did crack however and I had to go home for the weekend, with the worlds greatest present waiting for me at home... A vintage bike with a duck egg blue frame and the classic basket!    

Pranks are a must at university and we've done our fair share, the old classic prank of toilet papering someone's room had to be done and our flat mate Lily was the victim...

 

 

I just wanted to give a small update as I've neglected my blog quite abit!