It's Bright in Brighton!

Ha, ha, terrible pun I know. But it's true the entire time I was in Manchester it was forebodingly gray and rainy, but as soon as I arrived in Brighton it's been sunny and beautiful; however, don't confuse sunny with warm, Brighton is on the coast and extremely chilly!
To recap Manchester, Helen and I had a spectacular time. On the way to the Wenslydale Cheese Factory I definitely give her gold start for driving!!! Turns out the "B" highways here are one lane, windy, hilly, death traps worsened by the pelting rain, at which, for some reason, the speed limit is 60 mph. A perfect recipe for car sickness, there sure was some beautiful scenery and the cheese was great! I was sad to leave Manchester; I really felt at home there and was having so much fun with Helen and her house mates and it just made me think about how much more difficult it is to cultivate friendships when there is a language barrier involved; that's definitely something I know will be challenging in Spain. With all the intricacies of language, and the subtleties of humor, I know I can pretty much kiss my sense of humor as I know it good bye- I think that's the most frustrating part but something I look forward to getting better at.
Back to Brighton; I'm here visiting my cousin Brianna at the university of Sussex. Staying in the dorm is taking me back and a part of me wishes I was still in college. Yesterday we walked all over the town and explored the beach and shops. As Brianna also enjoys photography we had a great time taking candid shots and capturing ridiculous British signs like, "Don't feed the birds they may become aggressive in search of food." We're going out again today after I put about five layers on, the wind is really blowing out there. Tomorrow I'm off to Slough to visit another friend, Katheryn. I figure by the time I actually get to Vera, I'll probably have moved about 10 times! Oh, according to the weather report, Vera has been in the 80's all week; I can't wait to live in a warm climate!!!
Cheers (that's what you say here)