Hi everyone! I have finally arrived in London and I don't know just how I feel about it yet. We arrived at about 6:30am on Tuesday and went straight to orientation (horrible, I know!), then they talked to us a little about the history of London as well as how what not to do in London. This covered logistics like watching out for pick-pocketers, and how to be safe in London. The detective that came in told us that London is now the #2 place for pick pocketers. Can you guess what #1 is? That's Barcelona, pick-pocketers have different tricks and ways of stealing from you so we have to be very careful.
I also took the tube for the first time today and it was awesome! I felt like a real Londoner. Today's orientation was about looking for flats and after that we found a tour guide and began our search for a flat. Unfortunately we didn't find one today because we are only staying for 3 1/2 months and they will charge us for 4 so we are not looking to pay for money that we don't need. It's a bit dodgy (London slang, like that huh) because this place was listed on the page of listings the school gave us. We were exhausted after searching for a whole day and coming up short but tomorrow is a new day and we are going to start over.
The city is very nice though overall but it reminds me a lot of the city with all the buses and diversity that's here. London, however, is the most diverse place in the world and that is believable because something like 95% of the population was not born in the UK. So far I am very excited about what's to come and the many many field trips I will be taking this semester. I have met some really cool people that I would have never met had I not done taken the chance and gone on this adventure. Wish me luck as I continue finding a flat tomorrow with my roomies.
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