Update (the ultra short version)

So much has happened since my last update that there is no way I can fit it all in. So, here's a super condensed version:

• Robin and I got married.
• Star and I got visas.
• Star started high school.
• I got an awesome job.
• I'm back in school now, but had to start all over since I couldn't transfer any of my credits.
• I'm doing my own version of NaNoWriMo (with music instead of words).
• I've started making my own bread.
• I cut my hair short.

Now, let's pretend I never left!

Yet Another Update

Wow. It's been a while!

Mid-January, our visas were approved. We were back in Edinburgh by the end of the month, with Robin back at work and Star back at school.

I've done some Russian dialogue videos. They are part of the Princeton Russian Course I've been studying, and it's been great fun playing the male characters! http://www.youtube.com/user/writerachelwrite#p/c/0DE7D005FB95CEAC

Robin and I will be married four weeks from today (yay!)

I started walking 10 miles a day. However, I was forced to take a break when I sprained my ankle.

After a ten-year hiatus, I've started back to school. I am attending Open University for Modern Language Studies, focusing on French and German. It's been an interesting experience because university in the UK is vastly different from university in the US. The main difference is that there are no core requirements in the UK – you only study subject matter that relates to your degree. As a result, all of the core credits I had in the US (history, psychology, science, philosophy, math, etc) don't count towards my degree here. And although I think the UK method gives you a deeper knowledge of your field, I think I prefer the US system.

Star has finally created a site for her comics. http://www.komickake.com

I've decided that I really don't like Twitter. And I mean I really don't like it. I'm toying with idea of deleting my account, but haven't decided yet. We shall see.