London

It's day 4 of London!
Monday we arrived at Heathrow airport and went straight to orientation.  Our RA's are awesome, and I can't get enough of their accents. We're staying in Kensington, which is absolutely gorgeous.  Back home people warned me that no one wears tennis shoes and to bring plenty of PB&J because the food is so bland.  They couldn't be more wrong.  EVERYONE sports tennis shoes and so far the food is definitely different, but far from bland. 
Everything opens later and closes earlier here.  The people are friendly (for the most part) and it's very fast pace. 

Tuesday I walked around and explored my neighborhood a bit.  I purchased a cell phone (which looks like it's from 1999) and some other things I'd need for the week.  Their stores and products remind me of back home in a way...'Boots' is London's version of Walgreens, they have a 'TK Maxx' instead of 'TJ Maxx', and instead of Twix candy bar they have Twirl.  Kind of funny
Our group went to Westminster Abbey and had two awesome tour guides, Sean and Leonie.  I knew there were Royalty burried throughout the church, but I had no idea there were famous scientists and writers as well.  Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer, etc. are all burried there.  We were aloud to take pictures out and around the Abbey, but once inside we had to put our cameras away.  Inside is absolutely ridiculous and I definitely plan on going back.
Tuesday night, we saw a play called 'In a Forest, Dark and Deep' with Matthew Fox and Olivia Williams .  It was not at all what I expected, but I still liked it.

Wednesday I had my Communication and Happiness class, and it sounds like it's going to be very interesting.  We all have a Happiness project we have to work on for the duration of the trip.  Wednesday afternoon we went to the British Museum and had another awesome tour guide, Russel Grant (Who I have on video talking.. he's hilarious) and saw artifacts from all over the world.  Again, I plan on going back.  We covered less than a 1/3 of the museum.  On the way back to the tube (London's subway) it started raining, and the streets became a sea of umbrellas.  The pictures I took don't do justice to how busy the streets were.  It's crazy how many people there are.  If you've ever experienced that in the sidewalks of New York, times that by ten.   

Today is a free day, and I fully plan on going shopping. (Dad, don't freak out..) Hyde park is not far, (and I keep forgetting I have actual studying to do....) so that will be a nice place to read and relax. 
Excited for the weekend!