Wow, what a busy past few days! After a very long journey through three time zones in three days, I left American soil and headed over the pond. After numerous miniature crisis' at the airport (no fingerprints at customs, no shuttle man at my terminal, girls I was meeting at a different terminal, no cell phones) we found each other and came to Vandon House here in London. The next two days felt like one never-ending long day...all filled with jet-lag overridden by excitement. We have 35 students in our program, mostly girls haha. I'm in a triple with two other girls from Central, our room is a pretty nice size, and we have our own bathroom. Some scheduled things we have done over the past few days included: orientation, drinks at the local pub 'The Feathers' (first and only time Central will buy a drink for me), and a walking tour in London (we saw a lot! Coolest things we saw were The Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, and St. James Park). Our tour guide pointed out the place where the sand volleyball Olympics will take place, so obviously the three of us volleyball girls had to take an action shot! :)
Some unplanned adventures have centered around exploration of this fabulous city; seeing the sites, buying cell phones, going grocery shopping, and experiencing the cuisine. One dramatic experience that has already occurred has been the death of my Sonicare toothbrush. After about two minutes of being plugged into the adapter I brought, an explosion big enough to make London Bridge fall down occurred. Luckily, that's the only thing that hasn't adapted to the outlet changes.
Overall, it's been a great first few days here! Finally getting used to the time change and getting some sleep.
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