Sum Up, Plus a New Start

    So as you probably could guess from the fact that I was alone in Wales, it was not very eventful. I spent most of the days hanging out or sleeping. I did try to get to the ruined castle nearby on my second day but was pretty unsuccessful. After leaving the hostel all ready to go with warm clothing and my pack all set (even with a headlamp because it would be dark by the time I walked home) I trotted off in the direction he had pointed the castle would be. It turns out he meant literally in the direction but not that that was the way to walk to it. I ended up wandering down 3 roads that ended in a dead end and were somebodys private property. Eventually I walked back down the road that led up to the high hill the hostel was on and past the owners house at the bottom to come to the actual street. I dont remember if I mentioned in my previous post but Ill reiterate, the roads in Wales are freakin scary. Unless you know exactly whats around the corner there is no way of seeing within 2 seconds in front of you. The whole thing is lined with high hedges and is the windiest thing you'll ever see. Of course none of this means the speed limit goes down, nope they just speed alone as fast as you ever will knowing it like the back of their hand and not worried that they may turn the corner on a stray sheep (probably because of the hedges the sheep are pretty well hedged off). This being said this was the kind of street that I was looking at walking two miles along. There's no way in hell I would be doing that (scuze the language but it was my thoughts at the time). So as I'm standing there looking back and forth looking lost and at the same time trying to see if I could maybe spot a sign for the castle that there was some other way to get to it, Lady trots over and stands there waiting for me to make my decision. In the end, even though I hadn't eaten for more then 36 hours by then I turned around and started to make my way back to the hostel. Just as I'm doing that the owners car pulls up besides me. I realized that it looked like I had just gotten back from the castle so I immediately ask which way it was to the castle. He says exactly what I had thought, that it was along the street of death (he didn't word it like that, more like it was a normal thing to walk along the road that had no paths and were covered in speedy cars with all blind spots). Turned out though that all the shops at the castle were closed by then and probably weren't open in the first place and all the buses had run their courses. He had gone to the grocery store and picked up some food for me to have since he figured by then I would be starving. This was an amazing person to be staying with in this situation. That was about the only story I have from my time in Wales other then hanging with his 2 year old son the next day and driving to the train station. Since I've already left there, I'll give out the information that I was staying in Carmarthen, Wales but the hostel was just outside the city and was in Llangathen.
    I was in Wales for only two days and have now traveled back towards London to stay with an old family friend who lives here. It actually works out perfect because they just left about 10 minutes ago for Prague for the weekend so I'm house and dog sitting for them. Which, yes, again it leaves me alone but its such a college town that I will probably be able to meet people here. And this time I am actually around stores and places to eat and see. Today we went around the city and saw the university and shops. I just kept saying I wish I was smarter because the whole basis and atmosphere around the university is so dang cool, I would love to go here. We went to a library and saw the first manuscript and writing of winnie the pooh, one of the first printed Shakespeare books, and the letter in which sir Isaac newton tells of 5 of his laws. There was also this incredible huge outdoor market with some really cool things in it. I have yet to buy anything on my trip besides food and tickets but I really need to buy something superficial and english very soon or else I am going to end this trip very disappointed. My problem is Im scared that no matter how cool I think that necklace or scarf is, if I buy it I will turn around somewhere and find a much better one that I would have rather spent money on. I need to get over this.
    Anyway I am now safely and comfortably settled in with an amazing and cute guard dog at my side and a neat little college town at my feet, completely full with real british accented people. Definitely at a happy place :).