Photo of the Week

I'm finally back from traveling after two solid weeks of being on the move. Here is a photo of my favorite dessert that I tried in Prague, Czech Republic. It's called a trdelnik (pronounced like turtleneck) and it's basically a giant churro with ice cream and whipped cream. I'll dream of trdelniks while I start studying for exams in the upcoming weeks.

Q & A about my post:

• Lilly asked if I took all of the protest photos myself or if I got them from online
• I took all of the photos of the protest myself
• Katelyn asked how far apart my timezone is from Portland
• England is 8 hours ahead of Portland
• Sami, Christian, Phil, and Juan want to know how often the protests happen
• They're starting to happen pretty often. The most recent one was the extinction march from a couple weeks ago, but I was traveling so I couldn't go. I'd say that there is at  least one small one  every month in Bristol alone. 
• Genaro wants to know why the government doesn't just help people get AC so that the heat won't affect them as much
• Sadly it would be way too expensive for the government to give out free air conditioning. Also, a lot of houses in England are too old to  be able to support any sort of climate system. A 500 year old house just can't handle it.
• Jessie and Andy asked what kind of currency we use here
• We use the pound. It is worth about 1.25 U.S. dollars right now 
• Alyssa wants to know why the government doesn't act before people start protesting
• That's a great  question. I  don't really have an answer, but I'd say that the government doesn't  prioritize it enough and have only started to react because they don't want civil unrest or bad press.

Personal Q &  A:

• Willa asked what kind of weather I prefer
• I like warm weather (like 75º and sunny) or cold weather as long as it's snowing. I don't like the rain though
•  Ava wants to know if I like driving and where I like to go
• I love driving, but I don't drive here in England since they drive on the opposite side of the road. Back home I do a lot of road trips and I love to drive to the beach. 
• Elmina wants to know my favorite country
• That's a hard question but I'd say that it would probably be Italy. The weather is perfect, the food is great, it has amazing history, and the people are nice. I also loved Portugal though so those two might be tied.