Greetings from across the pond!
Well we have made it safe and sound to London after what seemed the longest, weirdest day of my life. This whole jet lag thing is screwing with my mind and body a lot and needless to say I'm not a huge fan of it haha. The whole flight was a big blur but went bye surprisingly fast. The Miami airport was a bit of a struggle considering we had very strong turbulence or should a say roller coaster rides coming into and out of it. I love to fly but I was a little freaked out from the turbulence because I literally felt like I was on a roller coaster. We made it safely though so all is good.
Quick tip when flying to Europe overnight...go to sleep wayyyy earlier than you think you should. Since I'm a night owl and there were ample great movie choices on the in flight movies, I kinda lost track of time and went to sleep way way way too late. By the time I realized it, I was only halfway through The Adjustment Bureau, which was a great movie by the way, and it was already 11:30 which is 4:30 in London time. We were to arrive at 8:30 so that's only 4 hours of sleep if I'm lucky. I was not so lucky. Sleeping on the plane was much more difficult than I remembered and I think my neck will have a nice crick in it for awhile. It was also very cold so I probably looked like a huge red blog considering that I was wrapped so tightly in my blanket. So by the time I was situated, the dumb airline decides to turn on the lights and serve us breakfast only like 2 hours after they had served us dinner...not cool. So needless to say there was no more sleeping for me.
We arrived at the airport around 8:30 and then it took like an hour to go through customs. We made it through and then had to ride a bus to a different terminal to meet the group which was quite a seen with all 4 of us lugging 2 huge suitcases a piece throughout the airport. I was a process but I'm sure the other people enjoyed the entertainment haha. The group flight was delayed 2 hrs because of bad weather in Atlanta so we loaded up on coffee and waited until they arrived.
Once we all got here, it hit me...I'm really in London! It's so crazy and surreal but I'm so excited to be here! It was about an hour bus ride from the airport which was a nice nap time. We finally arrived at our flat and got our workout for the day carrying our suitcases jam packed full of clothes up lots and lots of stairs. The flat is really nice though! We have a kitchen with everything we need, a tv, and just enough room for all of us. We actually have a living room which is really nice to hang out in.
We're really smack dab in the middle of everything which is really nice because we have a taste of home mixed in with the taste of London. We went and got our phones and kinda got the lay of the land today but it was a bit overwhelming. Note...do not go to a small grocery store when everyone gets off work because everyone and your mom will crowd you in a very small store. That was definitely an experience but we're heading back tomorrow to get what we really need. We have orientation tomorrow which will help us get even more acclimated which I can't wait for. I can't wait to get settled and have a schedule because I like my mom work much better on a schedule. I'm very excited for everything coming up and I can't wait for my interview and to start working. I really like London so far so hopefully I will fall more in love with city as we explore it and that it won't rain the whole time because that would just be no fun! Well that's all for now because I'm exhausted so goodbye for now!
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