October 11
LONDON!!! This was the day we finally got to London. I'm so glad we got to travel all around Europe, but I'll be honest, that bus was starting to feel like a giant tin can prison that smelled like cheetos and bread. So I was not sad to be leaving the continent. We started out by leaving the hotel and heading to go to the chunnel that would take us underneath the English Channel to our new home. The idea of riding a train underneath that much water was a little nerve wracking, but being the strong, independent woman I am, I sucked it up and did not curl up in the fetal position and cry. I refrained. After our refreshingly quick two-hour train ride to England I had then the difficult mission of navigating the London Underground with 2 suitcases, a backpack, and a purse, all being quite heavy. Luckily, it was not nearly as horrible as Paris was and there were not half as many stairs. A kind gentleman even helped me by taking my giant suitcase up the stairs for me while I took my little one. After we got off the tube station, though, we still had about 2 blocks to go with all of this crap and by then I was sweating quite profusely. No shame, I was working hard. When we got to the London Centre, it was not exactly what I was expecting. It looked like a little sliver of a house in this big row of connected apartment-style houses. I was wondering exactly how 40 students were all going to live in there, but I soon figured it out. There is a basement with an apartment for the couple that runs the centre, a giant kitchen, and a laundry room. Then on the ground floor there is a big waiting room, a dining room, a servery, and a library. On the other half of the building that I haven't seen is 2 flats for the professors. On the 2nd floor is a single room, a classroom and offices for the professors. Then on the 3rd floor is 3 toilet rooms, a bathroom with showers, and 2 dorm rooms with a bunch of bunk beds and closets. On the 4th floor is 2 more dorm rooms, and another bathroom with showers. Then there is even an attic apartment that the boys are exiled to. This place is deceivingly large. And surprisingly really nice. There is a lot of really pretty decorations and panelling all around the place. People were telling me that this place is really old and ghetto, but I find it quite lovely. It's also just really nice to not have to be living out of a suitcase and moving hotels every night or every other night. After we got all done with unpacking one of my friends Lily Checketts' dad was in town so he came and took us out to dinner. It was so good... I haven't had quality food in so long! I got this fresh fettucini with creamy tomato sauce and bacon and marinated mushrooms and some fresh mozzarella on the side. It was so good. Food makes me so happy, it's sad. It was really cool talking to him, too, because he's such a business man. I mean the man owns Real Salt Lake and has stock in a million other sports teams.... No big deal or anything. Such a good day finally getting home. And to top of our first night in London, we took a trek to Big Ben and took some pictures :) I love London!!
LONDON!!! This was the day we finally got to London. I'm so glad we got to travel all around Europe, but I'll be honest, that bus was starting to feel like a giant tin can prison that smelled like cheetos and bread. So I was not sad to be leaving the continent. We started out by leaving the hotel and heading to go to the chunnel that would take us underneath the English Channel to our new home. The idea of riding a train underneath that much water was a little nerve wracking, but being the strong, independent woman I am, I sucked it up and did not curl up in the fetal position and cry. I refrained. After our refreshingly quick two-hour train ride to England I had then the difficult mission of navigating the London Underground with 2 suitcases, a backpack, and a purse, all being quite heavy. Luckily, it was not nearly as horrible as Paris was and there were not half as many stairs. A kind gentleman even helped me by taking my giant suitcase up the stairs for me while I took my little one. After we got off the tube station, though, we still had about 2 blocks to go with all of this crap and by then I was sweating quite profusely. No shame, I was working hard. When we got to the London Centre, it was not exactly what I was expecting. It looked like a little sliver of a house in this big row of connected apartment-style houses. I was wondering exactly how 40 students were all going to live in there, but I soon figured it out. There is a basement with an apartment for the couple that runs the centre, a giant kitchen, and a laundry room. Then on the ground floor there is a big waiting room, a dining room, a servery, and a library. On the other half of the building that I haven't seen is 2 flats for the professors. On the 2nd floor is a single room, a classroom and offices for the professors. Then on the 3rd floor is 3 toilet rooms, a bathroom with showers, and 2 dorm rooms with a bunch of bunk beds and closets. On the 4th floor is 2 more dorm rooms, and another bathroom with showers. Then there is even an attic apartment that the boys are exiled to. This place is deceivingly large. And surprisingly really nice. There is a lot of really pretty decorations and panelling all around the place. People were telling me that this place is really old and ghetto, but I find it quite lovely. It's also just really nice to not have to be living out of a suitcase and moving hotels every night or every other night. After we got all done with unpacking one of my friends Lily Checketts' dad was in town so he came and took us out to dinner. It was so good... I haven't had quality food in so long! I got this fresh fettucini with creamy tomato sauce and bacon and marinated mushrooms and some fresh mozzarella on the side. It was so good. Food makes me so happy, it's sad. It was really cool talking to him, too, because he's such a business man. I mean the man owns Real Salt Lake and has stock in a million other sports teams.... No big deal or anything. Such a good day finally getting home. And to top of our first night in London, we took a trek to Big Ben and took some pictures :) I love London!!
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