Oh Hello London!

So once upon a time I decided to go to London. It was a crazy whirlwind applying for the program, and it was agonizing waiting to see if I was accepted. And now here I am across the world in a magical place they call London. I can't wait to see everything this place has to offer (well, everything I can see in the few weeks I'll be here).

It's crazy being here in a new place and being unable to call it home (yet) or call home. In many ways this is the first time I've ever really been away from home (school was never far, I lived at home in the summers and this last semester, I had a phone, etc.) and it's exciting and scary at the same time. I'm sure my feelings were much the same when I moved out for the first time, and I'm sure that I'll come to love London and feel comfortable here, but for now I miss home a little bit.

On the other hand, however, London is GORGEOUS! Oh my goodness there are photogenic buildings and trees and walls and gates everywhere I turn! I was too busy looking for a store at which I could purchase an adapter (because everywhere you go in the world they have a different type of outlet)--Tyler's Hardware has them, by the way--and trying to seem less like a tourist to take pictures today, but I'll try to get some good ones tomorrow.

I'm staying in this beautiful flat BYU has and I adore it. There are six girls in our room and the view from the window is wonderful. The only downside is that there are eighty-two stairs that lead to it. My calves and thighs are burning by the time I get to the last flight of stairs. My goal is to not be winded by the time I get to my room at the end of the program.

The only pictures I got were at the airport:

So many polka dots! I didn't realize JUST how polka dotted I was until I was boarding my first flight and the man behind me said something. What can I say? They're pretty great.

 One of my first looks at England. I'm a fan.

That's it for now! I think I've finally managed to stay up late enough that I won't be waking up at three o'clock in the morning.