And it’s almost time to head home. As of today, I have thirteen days left in London. I can’t quite wrap my head around it, and when I try, I dance back and forth erratically between excitement and sadness. I can’t wait to see my family, my friends, Rollins, my pets, the beach…but I dread…
Category: UK: CEA CAPA London
More Things Than Are Dreamt of
This is it, the home stretch. Classes are ending, finals are being undertaken, bags packed, and the nauseating whorl collapses inward as I try to make sense of it all. Make no mistake, London’s been a blast. I’ve lived, learned, and loved in the shadows of so much history. The city itself overwhelms, but there…
Autumn Explorations
Where to begin? That’s always the question. There’s just so much to tell…enough to fill a journal and a half already in my two months here. Some of what I write is intangible—the thoughts and feelings I have as I walk through my days in London, the invisible ways I feel myself growing— and some…
For Promised Joy
Only just more than 40 days until I go home. Is it strange, how entirely I miss it, how lonesome I have become? Granted, my isolation is not perfect; there are friends here, and at home, who have gone out of their way to be kind and supportive, yet this is not enough. The trouble…
Roam if you want to…and I do
I am officially halfway through the semester, and things are still going really well. My classes have been interesting and fun, especially my Shakespeare class. It’s just so fun to read and discuss and watch the plays with people who are excited about it. My internship is going pretty well too! I’m feeling much more…
There’s No Place Like London
I can’t believe I’ve been here for over a month already. To say I hit the ground running would be an understatement when referring to my introduction to the UK. I’ve done so much in my time here already I’ve hardly had time to sleep, and honestly I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve…
I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane
Leading up to my departure to London, I was feeling unexpectedly calm. I wasn’t my usually anxious and constantly worried self, and I actually started to get worried that I wasn’t worried (I’m weird, I know). I was incredibly ready to start my adventure and do all the things I’ve always said I wanted to…
London Town
A month abroad already!!! To be honest, the entire experience is still most surreal. It’s been something of a struggle, to find myself in a place so unfamiliar, and to have such an unpleasant time-difference between myself and my loved ones, but overall the experience is proving quite positive. I don’t know why I didn’t…
One Month On
Where to even begin…. This past month (I can’t believe it’s already been a month!) has been the busiest and the best of my life. I’ve made lifelong friends, learned about and come to love a new city, gained a renewed respect for theater, art, writing, history, and architecture, filled an entire journal with my…
Falling in Love with London
I haven’t slept a full night for about two weeks, my feet have heartbeats, and my legs set up every time I sit for too long. I’m happier than I’ve ever been. No sleep means things to do, things to see. Sore feet means endless adventures. Stiff legs means I’ve gotten enough exercise to work off…