To Europe and Back : A Summer Abroad: DAY 1

Wow! What a long day! I left St. Louis yesterday at 3:45PM CST and arrived here in London at 7:30AM UK time (That means 1:30AM CST!!!) The plane ride was interesting... I sat in between an older couple who fell asleep and spread out all over me, preventing me from getting comfortable enough to sleep. I watched a few movies on the headrest moniter (thank goodness for that thing!) and dozed off once or twice on my tray. I was also served dinner and breakfast on the flight... it was umm.. interesting? For dinner, I was asked if I wanted chicken or pasta, to which I replied, "What kind of pasta?". The flight attendent looked at me, annoyed, and said " I don't know, we don't get descriptions". I went with chicken... I got excited because it looked like it was served with mashed potatoes and gravy... I was mistaken. It was actually the soggiest, mushiest stuffing ever!

After the 50 mile long line at customs, Cassidy and I took a cab to our flats. Let me just say that I thought cab drivers in New York were insane, they've got nothing on English cabbies! It was about a 40 minute white-knuckled ride but we did make it to our new home.

Unpacking got to be too much for my exhaustion and I took a nap before our first meeting. All of the new study abroad students met to take our first "tube" ride. We went to a part of town called Covent Garden. It was very busy compared to where the flat is, which I loved! I took down lots of addresses of interesting restaurants and cafes but we decided to eat at a Mexican restuarant called Wahaca. They served tapas style mexican and it was DELICIOUS! I got chips & guac, pork tacos and a black bean & cheese quesadilla. YUM!

Now I'm back for the night, eyes heavy, ready for BED!

Here are a few photos from my day. ENJOY!