I am finally all moved in and living in London. It wasn't too bad of a trip over. I met a nice British boy, who looked like Ron from Harry Potter on the plane over. We talked a lot about Americans and major differences between cultures. I even did my best British accent to see if I could pass for a real Londoner. Not so much. After arriving at the airport I decided to save a little money and take the underground. At first it wasn't too bad, until we got in closer to the city. Locals started packing on and I was crammed with all of my luggage. Londoners are serious about moving quickly. I got a few mean faces and annoyed looks, but I finally made it.
After moving into my room I went out and explored a bit. I love all of the cars and the mix between modern and old buildings. That night we all went out to dinner near SoHo. The waiters here don't bother you much like America. You pretty much have to ask for anything if you want it.
Today I went out twice. In the morning I walked down Oxford street past all of the shops. There were a lot of people out shopping because of the Bank Holiday. I of course found the Nike store, called Nike Town. It was huge! After walk number one Rosie, Hannah and I took a double decker bus to the Notting Hill Carnival. The carnival is every year on the last day of the summer. It was super crowded, ethnic, and hilarious. The costumes were very bright and bold, and lets just say we were very under dressed. After watching the parade for a bit I went to Boots, the local drugstore and picked up a few things. Tonight we are having a BBQ in the garden and classes start tomorrow!
View from my room
Dinner at the Giraffe
Nike Town London
