Dear Kitty,
             once again, I've got that hideous empty feeling.
             I don't know why - I mean, I'm perfectly cheery, more relaxed than usual (despite exams) and genuinely enjoying my music - but I just feel so hollow. It's a combination of emptiness and just general loneliness. I haven't felt like this for a while, so that's probably why it feels so strange. I don't understand why though - I mean, how can one be lonely in a place like this? I've got the girls around, and my other friends, and someone (in my year, no less!) even walked back with me at lunch - this was a new experience for me, but pleasant all the same. 
             Apart from that, I've been applying for jobs. It's a scary thing, I must admit, but the prospect of living in a foreign country, surrounded by people and places I don't recognise and a language I can't speak - well, it's very enticing. I can't wait.
Anyway, revision to be done - my last exam is on Wednesday, and I really want to do well.
Yours,
         Francesca