I'm here

I made it! I'm in England!

The flight over was fine. Virgin Atlantic is still awesome. Within minutes of sitting down, the girl sitting next to me started talking. She was an English/American dual-citizen who had found work for the summer in the US and was just returning home for a bit before going off to school. We talked about the difference between the American and English schooling system, like how in England, once you are 16, you can get your qualifications in the main subjects and then choose only one or two areas to focus on for years 17-18. Apparently, she had done just that and had decided to do just that and took Textiles courses for those years. She is now a Fashion Merchandising major in college in Manchester. Anyways, it was really nice to meet her because she was just coming back from a 3 month journey herself.

Once I got off the plane and through the tube to my apartment, I immediately took a shower and took a power nap. More about my apartment when I upload the pictures I took of it. I was so excited on the plane that I didn't really sleep a lot. Then, in order to stay awake, I just started walking around London looking for a supermarket or department store to pick up a few things I needed. I didn't really have a planned route, more like I pointed myself towards the river (my dorm is just south of the Thames) and went from there.

I ended up walking well over 2 miles and on the way hit a Pret a Manger for something to eat, a gigantic Sainsbury, which is a grocery store, and my favorite Marks and Spencer, which is like everything you would ever need in one gigantic store. I told myself that I would just keep walking until it looked like it was beginning to get dark outside, and then I would take the Underground back to the dorm. The thing is, it was overcast all day and I had no idea what time it was, so I kept thinking it was 6pm and I should start heading back. Eventually I did head back and I pretty much collapsed when I got back to my room.

Now, its a bit after 3 am and I have woken up because my stomach is pissed off at the lack of food I have had the past day. I ate half a sandwich and a banana at Pret, but otherwise, I hadn't eaten anything that day. Good thing I had bought a bar of Cadbury chocolate to break a 20 note for Underground money. Yum.