Hi All!
A little less than 12 hours ago I arrived in London...well I landed in the Heathrow Airport. Turns out this is about an hour outside of "Central London." I left JFK--which I have to say is one of my least favorite airports of all time--around 10:30. There was the usual hour and a half delay and the unusual security guard who told me my passport was invalid. (5 seconds of me internally flipping out until he told me it wasn't valid until I signed the document...why he couldn't have said that in the first place is beyond me!) On the plane--and we film kids know how important this is--the movie system was down! DOWN!
Oh well. My arrival in London sent all of these ole plane worries flying. This may be the city of rain, but today it was perfect. No jacket needed and not an ounce of humidity. What a wonderful change from the heat drenching City of New York! I am living at Byron Court, one of the three dorms for NYU in London. The dorm is BEAUTIFUL. Brand New! Wonderful Kitchen (with kitchenware so new the stickers are still on most things). The rooms are snug, but we are definitely living in class! Almost forgot: we have the honor of sharing the building with 80 year old residents who live on the first floor. Wonder how they feel about having us in their building?
Officially Skyped across the pond with my parents in South Carolina. It was kinda un-nerving that I could see my house and the sun pouring into the windows when it is pitch dark here--not sure if they have street lamps on the street outside. But whoever invented the program is a genius. PS: I've only used Skype a total of 4 times, so I'm still adjusting to it in general!
Tomorrow begins orientation in all its glory. We have a lot of walking tours ahead...very reminiscent of freshman year! Its almost 11pm here, but since most of us are jet lagged its impressive that we managed to stay awake until 7! Secret: I took a 3hr nap!
London Awaits!
Well have fun in London. Don't drink to much. And plane travel can definitely suck sometimes.
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