Greetings From London

Yesterday, classes started. We had an academic orientation and tour of Imperial College in the morning. The buildings on campus are gorgeous. The campus tour guide described Imperial College as the "MIT" of the U.K. In the afternoon, my roommates and I explored the campus further. Later, we went to a social and travel meeting. I can't wait to travel around Europe. There were some great travel rates to Paris, Amsterdam, Italy, Switzerland, France, Wales, etc. I also went down to Hyde Park, and saw neat gardens, Prince Albert's gigantic monument, and Princess Diana's memorial. Then, I had my International Journalism class in the evening. So far, the class seems really interesting.

So today, I bought a monthly pass for The Underground. I can't get over how easy it is to get around on the tube. Immediately after that, a bunch of us went over to Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. It was so amazing. We went to the National Gallery and the National Portraits Gallery. Afterwards, we took to the tube to Imperial College for our first British Life and Culture class. The lecture was okay, but I am willing looking forward to the weekly field trips. Tomorrow, we go to the Museum of London, which should be neat.

I really like the location of our flat. It's in a really trendy area in Kensington with lots of things to do. I can't get over how many American fast food restaurants there are in London. Within a mile of my flat, there is a Burger King, McDonalds, KFC, and Subway. Also, the U.K. has a ton of Italian restaurants, which I wasn't expecting.

One of my roommates said that Will Smith would be at Piccadilly Circus tomorrow evening for the premiere of Seven Pounds in London. So, hopefully I can get some awesome pictures! Cheers!