Harlaxton 2016: Stonehenge

By: Amber Carroll

Today was an interesting day to say the least. I’m pretty sure jet lag hit us all pretty hard. It’s also probably a pretty safe assumption that most of us mixed up our days a lot today too. We left Atlanta around 6:00 pm yesterday (Thursday), slept less than an hour, and woke up to breakfast and the plane somehow landing around 9:00 am in England. I think I speak for most of us when I say that the time change messed with our heads. One minute it’s daylight, another minute it’s dark, and then it’s daylight again. Instead of resting like any sane person would do, however, we decided to rely on adrenaline all day to keep us going, so we headed straight for Stonehenge.

When you hear people say that England is cold and rainy, they aren’t kidding. When we got off of the plane, it was overcast outside. It then started raining on the way to Stonehenge and continued to rain until it was almost time to leave. We encountered something else that messed with our heads on the way to Stonehenge—everything was backwards. People drove on the wrong side of the roads and the steering wheels were on the wrong sides of the cars. You wouldn’t think it’s that big of a deal, but it’s a little weird seeing people pass you on your right side instead of your left. Despite being freezing, wet, starving, and sleep deprived, there were a few people that kept us all going with their positivity. After all, you have all your life to be warm, be dry, eat, and sleep, but for most of us, you only get this one chance to visit Stonehenge. Thanks to those people, we managed to make the most out of a once in a lifetime opportunity at Stonehenge and made amazing memories with our closest friends. Seeing Stonehenge was definitely worth it.