Day 1

So, I made it!!! The flight was long, but Jaden and I couldn't sleep at all. Then we arrived in London at 6:25 a.m. It has been a constant fight to stay awake all day! As of now I have been awake for 28 hours and have three more to go!! On my flight were 15 other people in my study abroad which was so nice. When we arrived at the Heathrow airport in London our shuttle wasn't there to pick us up so we had to wait for an hour in the rain, and then when the shuttle got there it took us an hour and half to get from Heathrow to the West End. When we got to the London center we were so happy to be inside again! We went up to our room which has four bunk beds, and then a wall of closets separating us from three other bunk beds. I share a bathroom with fourteen girls! Wahoo! (There is something worse than sharing a bathroom with six people...) It seems like it will be fun though to have a slumber party with super fun people each night! After we arrived our professors, the Masons, walked us around the neighborhood which includes Bayswater, Queen's Way, and Hyde Park (you can rent bikes to bike the two and half mile Hyde Park which has beautiful grounds). Somewhere in there I also bought tickets to Matilda the musical which has won tons of awards this year. I should be seeing that next week! We walked around some neighborhoods near the center that cost 3,000+ pounds per square foot to live in! It was crazy. It was also the rainiest day that London has had since January. We were soaking wet by the time we got back, but it sure kept us awake! The weather should be like that for the next two weeks (I am wishing I would have brought my rain boots!) Tomorrow looks like it should be great! We start classes, and start visiting some neat places!