It's been a month since New Year's? I'm so behind with the updates

So I haven't posted since... November? I guess alot has happened since then, so here's a quick recap of what I've been up to since November.

December

I graduated from Hofstra! My three and a half years at Hofstra has finally come to an end. It felt great, albeit a tad bittersweet. I won't be able to see all of the lovely friends I've made at Hofstra everyday like I used to. Also, adjusting to living back at home might take some time getting used to. At graduation, I saw a couple of familiar faces, but no one that I was really close to. The ceremony lasted about two and a half hours. I can't imagine how long the graduation ceremony in Spring will end up being.... it'll probably be twice as long... or longer!!


January

I spent New Years in Walt Disney World in Florida. We stayed in Port Orleans French Quarter and went to each and every one of the theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot (twice), Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Magic Kingdom was the first stop since Splash Mountain was going to be closed the next day for refurbishment. I remember last year when we went to Disney World, Splash Mountain was closed, to our dismay, so we vowed to make sure we went on it the next time we're at Disney. We definitely accomplished our goal this year. We went to Epcot twice in order to do as much as possible. On the first day, we spent all of our time in Future World and then the day after, we spent all of our time in the World Showcase. We also went to DisneyQuest, which has changed so much since the first time we've been there. 

We also managed to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It was really funny. We got to Universal Studios about an hour or so before it opened. Guests staying at hotels In Universal were able to enter the park early and many of them were heading to the Harry Potter area. Once we were able to get into the park, you see all of these people sprinting towards Harry Potter land. To make matters worse, the short route to that particular area was closed off and only hotel guests were able to enter through the shorter route. Let me tell you... it took a good amount of time walking to Harry Potter. My family and I were speed walking and everyone else was doing pretty much the same thing. It was like a race. People were cutting corners and strategically speeding up and trying to find any possible way to make it before anyone else could. Once there, it was like we were transported to Hogsmede. 

All of the shops and the structures were amazingly detailed, much like the ones from the movies. The main sight to see was the castle, which doubles as a ride and a shop. The queue for the ride was just simply amazing. As you walk through the queue for the ride, you get to see many of the rooms in the castle... Words can't describe how stunning all of the visuals are, so you should go and see it for yourself.

The ride was also pretty amazing as well. It's a simulation ride in which you sit on "bewitched benches" and travel through some memorable moments form the Harry Potter Movies. Scene switching and changing was incredibly seamless, so it's as if you're just going through each scene when you're actually just spinning around. We would've gone on the ride again, but the wait was about two hours. While I'm on the topic about waiting times... let's just say it was a bit ridiculous at times. I had to wait 30 minutes to get into a shop just to buy something. At each exit, there were staff making sure that people weren't sneaking into the stores. Yes... it was that ridiculous. I did manage to get a few things though: a Ravenclaw scarf, a Ravenclaw patch, and a Ministry of Magic key chain.

Another thing that was worth noting is the Butter Beer. Tell to you the truth... it was all right. I don't know why so many people were raving about how wonderful it tastes. To me, it wasn't anything spectacular. It just tasted like cream soda... and I don't really enjoy the taste of cream soda. But I guess no trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter would be complete with trying some Butter Beer. Though... I must say... the refillable mug that we got with it was kind of cute and useful....


Then we fast forward it to today... February 17th. Lately, I've been tutoring my sister and helping her with her homework, and applying for jobs. I've also visited Hofstra a few times to see my friends and the boyfriend and took a trip down to DC to watch a rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which my cousin had a part in (the show was pretty amazing).

And that's pretty much it. I guess I'll try to update more often about my life's trials and tribulations... and maybe a few other things.

Bye for now!