Finally Here

I finally made it to London. After an eight hour (very long) flight, I arrived in London's Heathrow airport around noon. The past ten hours have been a whirlwind. We got to our flats and then had to take our luggage up four flights of steep stairs, since there was no elevator. After putting our stuff in our rooms, we walked to Imperial College for a quick lunch of "fish and chips" and a brief health and safety orientation. Afterwards, I had some time to semi-unpack my things and get organized before our evening activity.

My flat was about what I had expected from the previous study abroad meetings- very small. There are six of us in one flat, which consists of two "triple" rooms, a bathroom, living room and kitchen. While the flat is cozy, there are some maintenance issues that need to be addressed. For instance, there is no currently no hot water in the bathroom, which is a major problem. Also, there is no electricity in the kitchen.

Besides a few inconvenieces, my time in London has been good. Let's just hope that there is hot water tomorrow! I'm looking forward to getting a good night sleep since it is nearly impossible to sleep on cramped airplanes.

Tomorrow, we are going on a sightseeing tour around London, which should be exciting. More to come about this later.