London So Far

One of the best things about staying in a city for a good block of time is that there is no rush to see everything. on out study abroad group trip this spring, we were in paris for 24 hours so everyone was cramming everything in! we saw so many paris landmarks in a day that it is all a blur almost! lol but staying in London for two weeks, I dont feel bad about having a day where I dont feel like going out but prefer to stay in the hostel, hanging out on the internet. I might go see this 72 minute movie at a cinema nearby, but other that that it is mostly in the hostel. I like having the time in a city to be able to do that. I know that I am supposed to be taking advantage of being here, and exploring it every chance I get,but I dont want to cram everything in you know? I want to go slow, take my time, spread it out. especially since I am on my own I would tend to get bored easily, so I want to take my time with things and go slowly so I dont do it all in a week and then end up bored the last week you know?

So far my trip to London has been really good! I met with my friend Wes yesterday and we hung out for the day! it was really really nice to not only see Wes(he's an awesome friend)but someone from ACU, from the life I left behind last January. it reminded me that I am also going back to something.

my friend Wes recommend the british museum, the national gallery, and to see a play at the globe theatre, so those are all things I will do. they're showing romeo and juliet at the globe thereate among other things, so I will definetly do that! also going to go see Lion King again and another musical I havent seen(maybe Avenue Q...suggested by Wes who went to go see it and loved it!!). I am also gonna do a Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace tour, and go into Oxford for a day...eat at my old haunts...watch a movie...I know, super dorky, but it's something nice to do you know?I wont see England again until next july! such a long time....anyway, when the weather turns real nice I want to spend a few hours in a park or something, reading, journaling...writing poetry maybe. I havent written a poem in what seems to be forever. I used to write them all the time. I kinda stopped after the Trevor thing. I should start again though.

London is such an amazing city! there is something for everyone...city atmosphere yet small quiant little neighborhoods...open space...green space...museums...theathre...internationals....history...nightlife...an awesome transportation system...such an amazing city!! I am SO in love with it!!