My Life Beyond the Sea

It's still surreal to me that I'm really here in London. I'll be walking down the street chatting with friends and suddenly it will just hit me: Hey I'm in London! I'm just so grateful for this opportunity. As I brush my teeth at night I like to stand by the open window and look out at our beautiful street and up at the stars and I am amazed at how blessed I have been. In the spirit of this joy here are some more additions to my loving London list:
* Playing "football" in Hyde park with the rain pouring down and all of us slipping all over the place and watching our professors duke it out over the ball and falling down and getting all muddy and soaked and just thinking I would be happy doing that forever!
* Harrods. It's like a Disneyland for shoppers! They have everything and it's all so sophisticated it makes me feel like I should be wearing Gucci shoes and that amazing white suit in Maid in Manhattan. We found a goliath sized bottle of wine for 1300 pounds and a necklace for 57000 pounds! And the chocolate brioche (probably the only thing I could afford in the whole store) was muy delicioso!
* Hearing someone on the street use the words "smorgasbord" and "doodad" in normal conversation.
* Body Worlds! I loved it! Especially the giraffe and the dancers and the tai chi man. I just think muscles are so beautiful... wow I am such a biology nerd. Haha.
* The way the light shines through the trees in Kensington Gardens in the evening.
* McDonalds is posh here! There are flowers in vases on the tables and black leather chairs! Boy that threw me through a loop when I walked in. Oh and Pizza Hut is really expensive here too. Lame! Haha.
* Snappy Snaps. I can't remember if I mentioned it before but it's this store near us and I just think it has the funniest name! It makes me happy every time I walk by it.

Anyway tomorrow we're off to Cambridge and Thursday Wales! I'm very much looking forward to it. :) Till next time, farewell.