My first ( very long ) I am in London entry!

So after a very very long two days, we were finally here, in London! I could say so much about the last couple of days but I have to say it has been such a blur. They kept us very busy the first couple of days with orientation and tours around the city. My flat is really nice, actually. Unfortunately we live three to a room which is interesting. I really like all of the girls in the flat and we all get along pretty well but sometimes living with that many girls can be overwhelming. I have only lived with three other girls and now I live with two other girls in my actual room. It will take some getting used to but I hope I can find some people outside of the flat .

We were all extremely tired when we first arrived in London. While our flight did not feel like it was extremely long, we were traveling throughout the night and didn’t get back until the next morning. There isn’t much to report on the first day other than the fact that it was extremely long. I had a pretty good time getting unpacked in but I really have a lot of clothes. I can’t buy much while I am here. Unfortunately, my clothes still are not doing much against the weather here. I am still really cold and wet. Apparently this awful weather is not actually the norm. I have been told that it doesn’t get that cold here and the snow is not at all typical. For our first night in London we went to this pub called the Prince Alfred. I didn’t get anything to drink because all of the drinks were so expensive. 12 dollars for a cocktail? Not unless it gives me wings. Yesterday we had orientation which was really long. They told us all of the stuff in the handbook. They told us about safety and getting around and all that. My favorite part of the orientation was when she taught us about the bus. Oh, I need to back track. I had my first trip on “the tube” yesterday. The tube is pretty straightforward but it can be busy. Really busy. I was almost cheek to cheek with some businessman. I don’t like the tube as much as the bus because the tube makes me feel a little closed in. I love that no one talks on it, though The tube involves a lot of pushing and shoving which isn’t really my thing either. I really love the bus because I can see everything. It is a great way to point out things or places I would like to go and I find the people watching on the bus to be a lot more fun.

Today we took a bus tour of London and a walking tour of Maida Vale, our neighborhood. It was a really long day but we saw all of the key things around London. I could go on for another 30 pages talking about the things I saw and how I felt about them. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a great day so I didn’t get the chance to take any really good pictures. I was too cold to take my camera out. I am most excited to visit a lot of the museums and the Harry Potter landmarks. My mouth dropped when we saw the alley where Harry Potter filmed the diagon alley scenes. There is just so much here, it was almost stressful. I have no clue how I am going to do it all! Then we went on the walking tour which was interesting but long, it took two hours to get around. It was also really cold and wet. I already think that I am loosing weight from being here. We do so much walking and climbing. After the walking tour, my roommate and I took a trip to the grocery store via bus.

This was a huge achievement for me because I am really trying to figure out the bus system. We got there ok and got so many deals while we were there. It was surprising how cheap it was compared to the tesco express near our house. Getting the groceries back to the flat was not as fun. There is an ikea here somewhere and I really want to get one of those really big bags that my aunt uses for her groceries. I will look a little strange walking around but at least I will get my groceries there.

Sorry this was so long but I miss you all and I will talk to you all soon! Also, any suggestions for me if you have been to London?

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