This weekend has been so great! We arrived no problem at Heathrow and made it through customs. The flight was LONG, but I was able to sleep through some of it. I met some girls while waiting for the plane so it made time pass by much faster.
Once we arrived, we found out which flats we'd be living in. I'm living in #13 Manson Place Flat 11. This wasn't one of the flats that was mentioned in the program. There are 8 of us girls in one flat; 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It's more spacious than the other flats with the program. Plus we have wireless and laundry on site! We're also closer to campus which is a huge plus because it's so cold here!
Yesterday, (Saturday) we went to campus and had a fish and chips lunch around 2pm. Then we walked over to the union where we have our classes and listened to one of the local bobbys (police) speak about safety in the area. It's mostly residential here and very wealthy at that so it's very safe. After the orientation there, we had an orientation with our building RA. There are other students here from other study abroad programs, but we haven't met any of them yet. After that we went out to a pub crawl with the rest of the students in the program.
Today, (Sunday) we had a bus tour of London and got to see some really great sites. We saw everything from London Bridge to Buckingham Palace. I'll upload pictures as soon as I can. As a flat we also did some grocery shopping which was quite an experience. Everything is much more expensive here, but I got all of my groceries for around 15 pounds...we also finally got a straightener for my hair! haha!
Classes start tomorrow so it should be interesting. I'll post again soon!
Love from London,
Ellie
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Its good to hear that everything went well for you! I'm so excited for you, but you will be missed dearly!
P.S. How much is a pound compared to a dollar?
Love Your '08 Lil!
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