Day 54

This morning I woke up and continued to frantically pack. I showered and had Jen French braid my hair so it won’t be too gross after my 29 hours of traveling beginning today. We rolled down the halls to make our breakfast, watched some Big Bang Theory, and printed off important things in the computer cluster. She walked me to the taxi I had ordered and we hugged goodbye. I got to the airport extra early and had to wait for a couple hours. In my time waiting, I read some of my book for Environment and Sustainability as well as just sketched. A waiter walking by my table in the airport asked me if I was drawing professionally. I assured him I was not, so he told me “Well, it looks wonderful.” I ran into a few study abroad students I know from Newcastle on my way to boarding my plane. Lucky me, I had a girl next to me coughing half the trip… you all know I had my hand sanitizer at the ready. The man across the aisle was ready a newspaper with a plane crash story on the front page, the page facing me. It seemed to be a bit of a worrisome hour and a half plane ride. I got off my plane and was completely confused about where to go. I have found a place to sit and charge my items, however, I still have yet to determine which gate I leave from because it’s too far away. As for my night, 12.5 hour layover = Harry Potter Movie Marathon. Oh, and there are military men walking around in the airport with guns… I think I feel more scared than I do safe.

Day 53

Today was my last full day in Newcastle. I started it by texting Jen to come to my room for breakfast and Sleeping Beauty. After the movie I chatted with mom for a bit before taking a shower. Jen and I then took a trip over to the HUGE playground in the park right near our dorms... don't ask me why it took me almost 8 weeks to play on it, I just learned of it this week. We had so much fun and possibly got weird looks, but we didn't care. We worked up quite an appetite playing, so when we returned we made our way to the kitchen to make our pasta. It was then that I decided we would start traveling the corridor on our rolly-chairs. So we raced down the hallway, running into walls and doors; it was so much fun and I will only get minor black and blues from the experience. After lunch, I got a marvelous skype call from Matt... just two more days until the most spectacular reunion this world has ever seen. Jen came back in later and we watched some Doctor Who and played games. We decided to order pizza for tea, which we did so online. After waiting a long hour and a half, our starving bellies couldn't take it anymore and we call... the computer had freaked out and deleted orders... including ours. The gave us free chips to make up for the two hour wait.. but it really didn't make up for anything since I don't like chips. We enjoyed our tea while watching 'How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days,' which I love. Then we were both exhausted and are going to bed.

Glider.. which I was too tall for

 See-saw

 SWINGS!!!!

 Wall Climbing!

 I made it all the way to the top :p

'Hurry up and take the picture, I'm scared for my life!'

 Fire pole

 Clearly not what it's meant for... but that's standard for me

 Really difficult foot-glider thing

Day 52

Friday... last day of the term... last day with the girls. I had breakfast with Jen, Kate, Louise, and Katie this morning, then walked part way to Diff EQ with Kate. My Diff EQ professor ended the lecture early, then I spent some time napping and tidying my room. Eventually, I made my way into Jen's room where Kate met us shortly after. We hung around listening to music and talking a bit until it was time for me to head to my Cryptography lecture, my last lecture of the term. This was also the time I had to say 'bye' to Kate because she would be gone by the time I got back. When I did return from lecture, Jen and I headed over to tea. This was the best tea I have had at the dining hall all term. We returned to my room and were just chilling when I received a call from Matt, so she went running out of the room. I had a lovely skype session with Matt. Then Jen came back to my room and we watched some Very Potter Sequel until the UVM vs. UNC game started. We listened to the radio broadcast of the first half, then she left and I finally found the live stats working. The Cats played hard, but, let's face it, they are no match for the #1 seed.

Day 51

After a semi-late night due to the ball, we all slept in and met for a 10am breakfast. After breakfast I had 3 hours until my next class, so I finished my Diff EQ homework and tidied my room a bit. I went to my first lecture for Faith, Reason, and the Cosmos, where he talked about the creation of galaxies, which is a really cool topic I have never explored. I then time-stamped and handed in my Diff EQ homework and headed down to the piercing place where they replaced my bar with a nose curl, which is much easier to deal with, and it's smaller.  I returned to campus for my Diff EQ and Number Theory lectures. When I finally got back to the dorm, everyone was starving because they had waited for me as they usually do on Thursdays. We went to the dining hall, noticing the had closed one down due to the holiday being so close. We were queueing for 15 minutes; it was so long. Then, they barely had any food for us to eat; they did however have hot cross buns. After dinner I returned promptly to my room to skype with Matt. I then watched Psych while packing a bit more.. there is no way I will get to bring home all that I want to.. it's a bit sad, but I will live. I joined Jen in Kate's room where we rocked out to 90's music, facebook stalked, and played games on Jen's iPad. Our last night with the three of us until after break... Jen and I will basically be all alone in the hall this weekend.. she will even have two days of being alone herself..

Day 50

I went to my usual Wednesday lecture at 10am for Faith, Reason, and the Cosmos where we talked about the creation of the planets, which I thought was a really interesting discussion. After my lecture, I walked into town to get my nose piercing changed because it has been two weeks. They told me to come back after 1pm because the piercer wasn't there yet. So I returned to campus and continued working on my Diff EQ homework. Eventually it was time for my seminar in that same course. We learned about the work that had influenced Darwin, also a very interesting topic. My seminar finished at 1pm, so I decided to head back the the piercing and tattoo place all ready to get it changed. When I get there, they tell me "We don't have any studs. You'll have to come back tomorrow." Now, come on... couldn't you have told me that this morning? really? I returned to my room and got a skype call first thing. Matt helped me pick out which dress to wear to my formal; the pink one... because it's pink, of course :) After skyping I took a nap, then joined Kate in Jen's room for a bit. We all dispersed to take showers. Jen and I exchanged scissors for hairdryer and Kate came looking for tights, but otherwise we got ready alone. When we were all ready we headed over to the dining halls, meeting up with another Jen, for a champagne reception and 3-course meal. It was really nice and I loved dressing up. We hung around a bit, getting a professional picture and listening to a live jazz band, then we headed back to Jen's room waiting for our coach. We got to the club where the after party was and it filled up fast, with plenty of shoving and getting stepped on. I was just not feeling it since it was so packed. We ended up leaving at 1am. Apparently the other girls were having a good time, but they sure didn't seem like it with their shoving back and disgusted faces. Oh well, I was glad to go to bed.

Our table:

 The Menu:

 Us girls:

Day 49

Really, nothing happened today. I ate breakfast with all the girls, all of us were exhausted. I had my Philosophy and Ethics lecture with Will. Though, I was the only person in the room at 11:59am awaiting the 12:00pm lecture, so I thought for a bit that I had missed some sort of memo. Luckily, my professor and other classmates arrived. I returned to my room for 2 1/2 hours to write my blog and attempt to nap. I then had to return to campus for Number Theory and Cryptography lectures. I again really enjoyed my Number Theory lecture. I came back to my room and fought with facebook, attempting to upload my pictures from last night... I gave up so I could go eat dinner with the girls. The food here is getting old and really doesn't taste great. After dinner I returned to my room to find I missed yet another skype call. Luckily, I received another call shortly after. I love talking to Matt every day. He just brightens my day. I spent the rest of my evening finally uploading the pictures, watching Doctor Who, then in Kate's room talking with her while Jen played with my hair.

Day 48

My last Monday morning before Easter Holiday... I went to my two hour lecture for Environment and Sustainability. The professor decided to have us each say our name and the city we are from. When it came to my turn I figured he definitely wouldn't know Vergennes.. and probably not even Vermont. So I said I was from the States. Being the type of teacher who has to be the 'funny guy,' he said "That's not a city" and the class laughed... no shit Sherlock, I think I'm well aware. So I said "I know but I really don't think you know Vergennes, Vermont." The look of confusion on his face screamed "What is Vermont?" so to save himself looking even more ignorant to the class he moved on to the next person very quickly. That's what he gets for messing with me. After lecture I headed over to sign my Student Visa census, to make sure I am still here I guess. Then I had my Number Theory lecture, which went well; I really understood all the material. I met up with Jen and we went downtown to do some shopping; we needed to get stuff for the birthday girl (Kate) and her party later. We returned to my room and spent the next two hours blowing up balloons and colouring pages out of my colouring book for Kate. Eventually we all made it to dinner. I returned to my room to nap, with Jen chilling in my room. Half asleep, I heard the skype song and Jen ran out of my room as fast as she could and I answered my call and had a wonderful skype session with Matt; He is so sweet. After that, Esther and Louise were going to distract Kate in Esther's room while I decorated Kate's room with all the balloons, cake, present, and tiara. Kate walked in early on in the process, but she didn't see much luckily. I then had a very short amount of time to get ready to go out. We all met up in Esther's room, then moved to Kate's where she opened her present and took so many pictures of the balloons everywhere. We had like 15 people in and out of Kate's room. We all got taxis to take us to the bar Victoria 22. Jen and I waited until Kate was out of her mind to return to the dorms. I was exhausted because I never got a nap and Jen had a paper she wanted to work on, so as they headed to the club, we went home.

^^Daffodil's, my favourite flowers! They are in bloom all over campus and I just walk around all the time holding back from picking them.

 vvv Lucky for me, Jen was willing to pick me some. I cannot express how much happier I am having daffodil's in my room.

 Birthday set up

 K for Kate!

 Excessive balloons!

 The Birthday Princess!!

Day 47

Today was another relaxed day. I woke up, ate breakfast, and watched Doctor Who. Jen joined me with her breakfast because she loves Doctor Who. I took a shower after and did some laundry. I had just sat down to work on my Number Theory homework when Jen came knocking for me to join her in the kitchen eating and making lunch. We eventually moved to her room; shortly after I returned to my room with the intentions of finishing my Number Theory assignment, only to see I had just barely missed a skype call. I had a great skype session with Matt where he made me smile and very happy. I finally got to my assignment after. Thinking I had a pretty good handle on the material, I apparently didn't do as well as I thought once I did my final submission. The problem with this new computerbased assignment system they are trying out is that it does not tell me what problems I got wrong.. so I guess I don't know what I am lacking in understanding... Once I finished I began to colour a picture of Dumbo, then I slid it under Jen's door. This made her come to my room to watch more Doctor Who, which was my intention behind the picture. Throughout it, she played with my hair, french-braiding practice for her. Kate came in to join us later, then we all went to the kitchen to make dinner. After dinner, we got ready and headed over to pubquiz. We did not win, as usual, but at least the annoying guy wasn't there so it was so much more fun and enjoyable. It was Kate, Will, Jen and I.. and we knew nothing, 14 out of 50 questions... haha! But we based our name off of Jenna Marbles, who is always such an inspiration and just makes us laugh. We were "Rock, Paper, Take Your Clothes Off." After losing, we returned to our rooms and just chilled separately. Our last Sunday night before the holiday.

Day 46

After a late, lame night out, we all slept in today. When I finally did wake up, I made myself some toast and hot chocolate and watched an episode of Doctor Who. I passed a few messages back and forth with mom before we just skyped each other. It was good to see them, especially my puppies. Eventually we parted so I could go shower. After my shower I went to the kitchen to make some pasta for lunch and dinner. I ate my lunch then returned to my room to work on my Diff EQ homework. At 4pm I tuned into the UVM game while keeping track of the live stats. They won!! The are the 2012 AmericaEast Champions and will be going on to the NCAA championship. Just minutes after the game finished I got a skype call from Matt and Bob, both immediately started cheering when I answered.. evidently they had been watching the game. Toliver assured me that UVM would get our asses kicked by Duke. Matt told me about how he has been colouring since I last talked to him. And then I showed him the picture I had been colouring during the game. After skype, I bugged Jen a bit; I ate dinner while she cooked hers. We returned to my room to watch some JennaMarbles videos, then she demanded we watch one of my movies. I vetoed the first one, but was glad to accept 'John Tucker Must Die.' Kate joined us just 15 minutes into the film. She loves this film, but she fell asleep after watching just 5 minutes. Jen spent the film playing with my hair, completely covering my head with minibraids. When the film finally ended, the girls left and I was glad to just crash on my bed. We are all exhausted... from barely doing anything.

Day 45

Just a usual Friday. Early breakfast with Jen, followed by two lectures. I returned to my room to chill and nap for a bit. But as I was starting to drift off, there was a pounding on my wall. So, naturally, I went into Kate's room to chill with her and Jen for my last hour before class. Eventually, Kate had to leave to go meet up with her friend just outside Castle Leazes and bring him up for the night. She lectured us on how she was trusting us to not frape her or move all her things in the hallway.. etc. Right after she stepped out, I immediately said to Jen, "Alright, we are going to flip everything upside down!" And so we did, desk, bed, nightside table, chairs, printer, posters, items on the desks and tables, lamp... all in a matter of 5 minutes. The funniest part was that her friend came in and Kate was like "Oh my god!" and her friend Ross said "I don't see anything wro-- oh now I see it." Unfortunately, I was going to be late for class, so I had to leave without unflipping everything. I offered to help when I got back if it was still like that. I returned from class to hear that Gayle loved the 'rainbow message' I left for Matt on his CaringBridge website, which is great because it took me a half hour to write it. We went to dinner, and got out of there as fast as we could once we saw the annoying boy coming out of the dinner queue. I returned to my room  waiting 20 minutes for a skype session, so in that time I decided to get ready for my night out. I finally had someone to dress up for. I had a great talk with Matt, then went to bug Jen a bit. I then went to Kate's room and hung out with her and Ross until Jen came in and soon the other Jen came as well. We sat around playing 'Never have I ever' and listening to music. Eventually we got our taxi down to the Quayside. We got stamped, then went to a bar to chill until we could go in the club. Once we finally got to the club, it was so disappointing. The music was so awful, I just had no desire to be there. We left an hour and a half earlier than we usually would have. We returned to the dorm and stopped by Christian Union for tea and biscuits. I left earlier than the others to go to bed. a bit of a disappointing night, but at least I still had fun.

Day 44

I went to breakfast with Jen this morning, and Will met us their as well. Then, Will and I headed to our Philosohpy and Ethics seminar, where we talked about what is morally wrong and right, specifically the topics of polygamy, alcohol, cannibalism, and euthanasia. It was wonderful to discuss. Will, Eric, and I took the standpoint of every human having the freedom to do what they choose as long as they have the proper consent and are not harming others. It really made us think today. I returned to my room to nap because I had a hard time falling asleep last night. I ended up sleeping through my next lecture because I stupidly set my alarm for 1:30AM instead of PM. I was really disappointed; luckily it will be easy for me to retrieve the notes I miss. I headed over to my last class of the day, Diff EQ, which is getting more difficult. Then I returned to my dorm and harassed Jen a bit. We finally went to dinner, which was better than the last few days, but still not satisfying. I came back to chill in my room and got to skype with a cute boy. <3 I went to hang in Jen's room, and helped her decide to not go out tonight... really, she didn't want to, I just had to let her know she didn't have to go, she was obligated. Instead, Kate, Jen, and I spent the night in my room braiding hair, drinking tea, and watching A Very Potter Sequel, well part of it. It was a nice, mellow night.

Day 43

So I have now been here six weeks, which have gone by surprisingly quicker than one might think. This morning Jen and I went to breakfast; Will joined us shortly after we sat down. Then Will and I were off to class, which ended up that we were both going to Herschel building. I had a Philosophy lecture and collected the notes I had missed last Thursday. Then, after killing an hour playing around on my ipod, I had my seminar for that same class. It was an interesting discussion, and  I almost talked.. that would have been strangely courageous of me. After, I wondered down Northumberland Street and into the mall for an hour and then returned to my dorm. I had dinner with the girls and Will again, not very good dinner again... Back in my room, I looked up my exam timetable to find I had my last one on the 7th of June, leaving me with 8 days before I fly back home. Perhaps Jen and I shall travel a bit. We will get some plans together for sure. I got to skype Matt for a while; man, I cannot wait to hug him! I again ended my night in Jen's room, this time with Kate and another Jen (and later her boyfriend). We entertained ourselves with glee music and Jenna Marbles videos.. so many laughs.

Day 42

Today was nothing special. 10 AM breakfast... but really 10:15 breakfast. We were literally the last people served and there was next to nothing left for breakfast... I assured her that next time I would go to breakfast without her if she wasn't ready. I had 4 lectures, the usual Tuesday. I wore one of the dresses I have bought while being here, and had a discussion with Mom about how I gaurentee I will get asked "Why are you dressed up?" when I finally saw the girls. Sure enough, I hadn't even been back from lectures 5 minutes. Let me tell you a little something, you could call it a pet-peeve I suppose, but I hate and despise and wish evil things to the question "Why are you dressed up?" when it's directed towards me. You want to piss me off? Ask it, I dare you. Because I'm not dressed up, I just dress that way. I like the way I look and I hate looking like a slob. The next person who asks me will probably have an insult coming their way regarding their outfit. Now, back to my Tuesday. We went to dinner, which was just fairly unappetizing, I cannot wait to go home and eat good food. I returned to my room and received a call from Matt. He had a long day at the hospital, but still managed to make me laugh. He promised me he would ask me "Why are you dressed up?" every day; he also let me know that he "could eat sandwiches all day." Oh man, how I miss that boy. I ended my day in Jen's room with 90's music and hair braiding with Jen and Kate.

Day 41

Well, I stayed up until 3 AM listening to the AmericaEast Semifinal game between UVM(2) and Hartford(6) and watching the live stats. After the game changed leaders at least 20 times, they ended the 40 minutes in a tie, resulting in overtime, which again resulted in overtime. Finally, UVM ended it with a win 77-73. What a nailbiting game.. and I wasn't even watching it! As a result, I only had 4 hours to sleep until I awoke to get ready for my 9am lecture on Environment and Sustainability. Thankfully he didn't speak the entire 2 hours and we wee let go at 10:30am. I headed over to the Maths building and got my Cryptography assignment time stamped and handed it in. Then I went over to the box to see if I had any homeworks to collect; I did, one for Cryptography (60/60) and one for Number Theory (25/35)( this assignment was rather hard and completely proofs). Then I went to Number Theory and just got absolutely restless. When it was finally over, I met up with Kate and Jen, we quickly ran to the library to get a book for Jen, then we headed over to a pub to buy our 'Carnage T-shirt.' Apparently, Carnage is a huge pubcrawl where people draw on your shirt with markers and UV paint... as a result you end up with writing on yourself as well. However, I've been told it's something I have to experience, so I'm giving it a shot. We then made our way over to the grocery store and bought what we thought we would need to feed ourselves for the next fortnight until vacation. Of course, I needed peanut butter. When we finally returned to our dorm, I was expecting to just pass out, but I had gotten a new round of energy. Determined to sleep, I laid down and started a Doctor Who episode and was asleep in no time. I was awoken for dinner, which was especially unappetizing and left several girls with upset stomachs. I came back to my room and turned on skype. I received a call from Matthew, and, as usual, we had a nice chat and he kept me smiling. He eventually realised my exhaustion, pointed it out, and told me he would let me go. Such a sweet boy :) Then I just relaxed in my room a bit, and eventually wandered to Jen's room where we spent the night listening to Darren Criss's covers of various Disney songs and some classic 90's, you know, Ateens, Hanson, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, S Club 7, etc. Now it's time for bed... for sure. luckily I don't have to get up until 10:00AM for breakfast in the morning. Goodnight!

I will be home in less than a fortnight!

Day 40

Another fairly chill weekend day. As usual, I woke up, showered, and got to work on my homework. I finished my cryptography to the best of my abilities fairly quickly. I made myself some pasta and tomato sauce for lunch, then ate it with Jen while she was making her lunch. The two of us went downstairs to harass Kate in the computer clusters and get some food from the Leazes shop. I returned to my room with two missed skype calls, so as soon as my status claimed I was online again, a call was coming through. It was like I never left when Toliver came in the room saying "shut up, Hilary!" awww.. hahah. And then Matt started copying my movements. I had a fun skyping session today. Afterwards, I tried to take a nap. When I finally did, I was woken up 10 minutes later because the girls were letting me know they were making dinner.. I was a bit cranky until I fully woke up. After dinner we headed over to pub quiz: Will came wearing his Monkey Suit, and the annoying kid decided to dress up so at least he would "lose in style." My tolerance level was very low today, so I was on the verge of letting him know how I really felt about him all night.. It's just so hard to tolerate someone who says things like "You guys are lucky I'm such a nerd" and the whole time he snatches the paper away from everyone. It just isn't fun anymore. I returned to my room and Kate joined me shortly after just for some brief company, then we were both calling it an early night.
Last night the Catamounts won their quarterfinal game, so tonight they play in the semifinals.. I don't think I'll be able to stream it though because it's on ESPN's website... which thinks I'm in England, well I am, but I'm American so I should still get the benefit of not having to buy an account. I just want to stream tonights game... I'll keep on trying though. If not, I may be able to listen to it.

Day 39

Today I slept in, not too late though. The first thing I did was make myself some tea and reapply the deep heat. I let it work it's magic while I ate breakfast and watched Doctor Who. Then I took a shower and returned to begin my homework. I had just barely begun when Jen and Kate decided to come in my room.  I didn't mind them coming in because I hadn't yet heard about their crazy night, though I don't think I was excited or appalled at the happenings as they would of like.. but 1. I was half listening while doing cryptography and 2. I wasn't there so it's not as funny. Despite Kate and Jen being there I continued my homework until I was halfway done. Then just 10 minutes after I finished they decided to return to their own rooms... I spent my free time tidying my room up a bit. Later, Jen came to my door and asked if Kate and I could keep her boyfriend company while she skyped her parents; we were more than happy to since he is a very sweet, genuine boy. We just sat in Kate's room watching funny youtube videos, which obviously included Jenna Marbles: What caffeine does, How to avoid talking to people you don't want to talk to, When the face doesn't work, and What guys do on the internet.. the classics! Jen returned to Kate's room and we watched a British reality show where the parent's spy on their 18-year olds while they are on unchaperoned vacations... I don't really find it all that amusing and I could have done without this part of my day, I just try not to be too antisocial. I returned to my room to find I had missed a skype call 9 minutes ago. I quickly typed that I was there and ready to skype if they were. Just seconds later I got a call and a smiling Matt. This skype session definitely brightened my day. How could it not with such a happy, smiley boy on the other end? He said that 'maybe' he'd make time to see me when I come home.. what a joker, he always keeps me smiling. After our call ended I headed to the kitchen to heat up my dinner and eat with Jen and Kate. After, we all returned to my room and decided to watch Mean Girls.. because it's awesome and we always quote it. And Jen brought ice cream. Overall, I had a very lazy day and didn't do much, but I honestly think I did more socialising than I could really stand for the day. I think it is one of those things where I have spent the last 5 1/2 weeks with the same girls and I just need some time away.. like I'm starting to get sick of them at times.. it could just be from being tired as well. oh well. UVM Men's game on tonight!

Day 38

Not much special occurred yesterday (Friday); I was in and out of pain all day. I went to my class at 10, returned to my room to lay down for a couple hours then went back to campus for my last class. I came back from class and headed to dinner with the girls, where we also met up with Will. I had decided I would sit tonight out and not go to the club because of how I was feeling, however, we invited Will to come with us. We all returned to our rooms and Louise lent me some 'Deep Heat', the equivalent to IcyHot. I laid down with that on my back and neck and it helped relieve the pain a bit. Jen and Kate came in, cuddled, and discussed their outfits for the night. I made myself some tea, then went to Kate's room to hang out with Kate, Jen, Jen, and Will before they went out. I got to play DJ and be the rule enforcer throughout their games. I was cuddled up on Kate's bed the whole time with her SpongeBob blanket. She told me to take SpongeBob for the night, then they headed out and I returned to my room. Lucky for me I had the UVM Women's quarterfinals game on at 11pm my time, 6pm their time.. so yes, I did stay up until 2am watching a basketball game. Go Cats Go! Unfortunately they lost, but I wasn't really expecting much from them anyway.. Tonight is the Men's game, same time, I am very excited to watch.. they should make it pretty far.. (knock on wood)

Day 37

Yesterday was a difficult day.. I assumed that I had just slept wrong, and as a result I was in a lot of pain from my head to my lower back. I was lightheaded, even while taking a shower at 1:00 in the afternoon, so I stopped by Jen's room. Instead of going to my philosophy lecture, I drank tea and laid flat in Jen's room, though there was no possible position I was not in pain. I forced myself to go to my math lectures because there is no other way to get the material. I did not feel hungry all day, but I made myself eat the macaroni and cheese for dinner with the girls. I returned to my room, got to skype Matt, and just laid down... all night. around  9:45pm Jen got back from her date and came in to see me. She tried giving me a back massage, though it did not really help. She told me all about her date while doing so. We also found that one of my glands in my neck is swollen. Eventually, once she finished her essay, Kate came in as well. I left my room for just a minute and returned shivering uncontrollably. It's not that I was necessarily cold, per say, but I just could not stop. Jen and Kate helped bundle me in fuzzy socks, sweatpants, and my hoodie, then tucked me in tightly with my duvet and airplane blanket... keep in mind my heat had been turned on to 'max' all day, so Kate and Jen were sweating. After they left me, I finally fell asleep, only to wake up and hour later sweating like a pig. I stripped down and had to get my towel to dry myself off... but don't you know I played this 'I'm too hot,' 'I'm too cold' game all night long, taking layers off and putting them back on... it was rough.