Finally Here!

I finally made it and today marks day 2 in London!  It feels so crazy to actually be in London.  I was able to get a flight out the next day and arrived in London at 7:30 the next morning.  I was immediately thrown into the mix when I had to get on the tube (the underground) at rush hour on a Monday morning.  I'm sure our group looked a little ridiculous with all of our luggage wandering around London, but we found our new home for the next few months pretty easy.  After that we went to orientation and then headed out on a walking tour of London.  We saw the London Eye, the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge (London Bridge), Big Ben and more things that I'm sure I'm forgetting.  It was so much fun!  So far there have only been a few things that I think are really going to take some getting used to.  First, the cars coming at you from the opposite direction, which makes crossing the street quite an ordeal for now, and second, all of the doors that look like they should pull open actually push open.  Theres been a few embarrassing moments with glass doors but I think I'm starting to figure it out.  Today, Emily (another girl from Central on our trip) and I decided to go out exploring.  We found Westminster Abbey, Parliament and Big Ben and we managed not to get too lost.  Hope all is well with everyone reading this!