My time for traveling has sadly come to an end, as my brief respite from school and work ends today. On the exciting side however, this week is symbolic of being in London for over half of my program! Parts of this are exciting, while parts of it are sad. Just last night I met a group of students from Leeds who asked me how I’ve been enjoying London and it really got me thinking about everything I’ve explored thus far. The answer is, I love London, but I still have so much more to see! It makes me nervous that I’m half way finished because I don’t know if I’ll be ready to leave when December rolls around! Of course I miss my family (especially my pets) but I’ve fallen in love with my tiny (emphasis on tiny) flat and I’ve never felt like everything fell right in place. I LOVE my job; working for a magazine has truly solidified my passion for writing and shown me that journalism is the career I want to have. I also love my flatmates, we all got along so well and have so much fun together; I will be so sad to watch 3 of them go back to their uni in Minnesota because who knows when I’ll see them again!
As I was on the airplane flying home from Dublin last night I realized that I was calling London home. That says a lot in my mind because it really does feel like home to me. Sometimes it’s hard to adjust to new cultures and a new lifestyle (i.e. I’ve had to learn how to cook) but I think that’s what makes life exciting and I suppose that’s why I’ve fallen in love with London. Everything is new to me and I love to meet new people and all those new experiences and people are really starting to feel like home.
 Although sometimes I can still feel like a tourist when I’m the only person aweing over sites like this 🙂