London, Day 1!

Hi all,

         After about 16 hours of traveling, delayed flights, and turbulence, I have finally arrived in London! First thing that I noticed was how ethnically diverse the city was. Second thing was how different the driving and crossing the street is from the U.S.! It is wild. So if you're thinking about visiting London, be very careful crossing the street.

         We are living at Earls Court Rd. and it is so beautiful here. Across the street we have The Blackbird Restaurant (their pies are amazing) and you can hear ambulances every five minutes. It is a very dynamic city and i have noticed that people . Day 1 in London was spent meeting with the program coordinators who are very nice people and getting to know the other students in the program. We went to Tesco, a supermarket, and I am just fascinating by the difference between the products here and back home. For example, eggs are not refrigerated (and I don't think they need to be).

Lays!

I will post more about our day yesterday visiting London Bridge and other things!

Rebecca S.

Packing!

Hello there again,

      Two days until London! I am exhausted from packing but it is done! And I'm pretty sure I managed to pack everything I will need there so yay to me.

      Not gonna lie, packing was tough and at some point I was like "What am I doing? I don't wanna go". I guess I'm feeling overwhelmed and very nervous about this new experience. I know I'm not the only one that feels a bit scared about this whole new atmosphere we will be in for fifteen weeks. I remember how difficult yet exciting moving to the United States was. Doing it all again will be a challenge but I am ready for it. I guess the hardest part is saying goodbye to my family, my boyfriend, and my friends. Knowing I can't randomly call my mom to help me in a situation is scary (I depend on others quite a bit given my clumsy nature). So being more independent would be super awesome. And I need to learn how to take care of myself better.

     I can't wait for my Italiano lessons and living with a host family, looking forward to that. Our weekend trips to Venice and Rome will be legendary I'm sure. I'm planning on visiting France (fo' sure) and maybe Spain or Germany or all of them. Maybe Greece? I want to visit every country lol. Don't know yet but wherever I choose would be amazing. What's not to love about Europe and the UK?