As I sit here at Washington Dulles International Airport I realize it is a great place to reflect before I leave for London for 5 months. I have my girlfriend here with me who was willing to accompany me for the first 2 weeks as I get settled at Queen Mary University of London in…
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Home Again, Home Again
It is amazing to me that the past three months went by so quickly. Nothing had ever felt weirder to me than stepping off the plane in Orlando and sleeping in my own bed that night. Since getting home I have been in a constant state of reflection and awe, thinking about everything I experience…
Returning Home
Returning home has been an odd experience to say the least. As expected, jet lag has set in (as I fear is evident in this post) and added to the general sense of disorder and confusion which I have been feeling as of recently. Accompanying the jet lag has been the cultural changes which I…
Return to Normal
The strangest thing about coming home is that it feels like I never left. I picked up everything in my life exactly where I left off before leaving for London. I started working just days after my return and I was acclimated to my room and house within a week. Getting back behind the wheel…
Finally Home
Its almost been a couple weeks since I arrived back home and I’m glad to be back. Don’t get me wrong I had a wonderful, beyond amazing time in London and will go back in a heart beat, but there is nothing quite like home and the holidays. London is an amazing city with a…
Home at Last
Oh boy I missed the sun, the sand, and the beach. One of the first things I did after rejoicing with my family was go and lay down with my dog. I was so happy to see my old man, he acted like such a puppy when he saw me and man did I miss…
Goodbye London
Hello, London is my favorite place. I always had this childhood dream that I’d move to London and I’d love it. Well now I can finally say that it is true. It will always hold a special place in my heart. I will be extremely sad when I have to leave. While some things never…
London in Winter
Hello, The last month in London was intense. Even though I still have three more weeks here, I am finally done with the schoolwork! The UK educational system is rigorous to say the least, but I’ve survived. The last two weeks I did the amount of work I normally would have done in an entire…
I’m Ready to Leave
I have less then a week left in this country and I can’t wait to go home. Don’t get me wrong, I more than enjoyed my time here in the United Kingdom, but I miss the United States, with the exception of the politics. I miss my pets, my family, my friends, Rollins, my job…
The End is Nigh
It is amazing how quickly this three-month semester is coming to a close. That famous saying of “time flies when you’re having fun” was completely evident with my study abroad experience because three months were gone in a blink of an eye. But I did so much, met so many great people, and made so…