Londontooown

So I have officially arrived in London and not made too big a fool out of myself, thankfully. Much to everyone's eternal regret, I won't be blogging my every movement, mostly because whilst I find that incredibly interesting I'm already too self-centered and need to rein it back a little bit. So I'll just hit you with the highlights.

1) I live just south of the Thames, near London Bridge, the Tower of London, the Globe, and Tate Modern. Pretty inspiring part of town to live in! Last night on a walking tour sponsored by my residence hall (come on, you knew I would do something like that. I'm desperate for people to like me) I found out also that the road parallel (or as parallel as the crazy English get in this organically-arranged town) to the street I live on was used as the starting road for pilgrims going to Canterbury. As a matter of fact, an inn just down the street from me has been standing since the 14th century and was used as a "watering hole" for these pilgrims. Also, tucked away behind the nearest tube stop (and it has been SO DIFFICULT for me not to say metro!) is the neighborhood formerly haunted by Mr. Dickens. All the streets are theme-named, like Copperfield Lane, Pickwick St, Little Dorrit Sq, and so on. All right, I'm a nerd. That's probably why I have so few friends. Sighs.

2) Speaking of, yes I HAVE met some people and I haven't scared many off! except possibly my flatmates. But beggars can't be choosers. People are slowly trickling in, and I've met quite a few study abroad people, so hopefully soon I can spread "too K10" across the ocean. As I should.

3) As for what I've been occupying my time with, literally just trying to figure out my life, get the things I need (note to self: never, ever forget a towel again. For some reason, it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a store that sells towels!), and hit a few of the touristy areas in between. I will be taking classes very close to a lot of museums, parks, etc., so once the weather gets nicer I'm looking forward to spending my time reading outside, collecting thousands of friends with my incredible cool factor, etc. 

4) I also spent a few days in Cobham, a town a bit outside London, with a friend from GW. It's actually one of my favorite places in the world now - kind of the epitome of perfect little English town, with the balance between country and town, with the city close by, and it was just so... English! It also recently snowed so there was a bit of white on the ground to make everything look even more pristine. It was quite enjoyable to spend a day or two out there (oooh, look at me, with my "quite enjoyable!")

All right, I promised to keep this short, and with my proclaimed self-centeredness you all are lucky to get off so easily! This is actually a very boring representation of my usually dazzling writing voice, but I'm crunched for time and in a cafe so I feel a bit self-conscious. No need to worry, the gloves will soon come off. Hope you are all enjoying the new year, and keep in touch!