The past 3 days have been a whirlwind. Between traveling and events that the College had planned for us, we didn’t get our first real bit of down time until 6 PM on the third …
Europe
I didn't realize I'd love ____ about London
1. Way more daylight: Because London is so far north, it’s light outside from about 4:30 am until 9:30 pm. Considering that my program involves an internship component which overlaps most weekday sunlight hours, it’s …
London: places on map are closer than they appear
A worker strike forced closure of the entire tube system this week. It also forced us foreigners to learn the bus routes (taxis are extremely expensive) or find another way to get around the city. …
Phil's Pictures
Stonehenge verdict: eh…
My roommates and I visited Stonehenge yesterday. Since the site is two hours west of London there a variety of ways to get there. We chose a 30 pound bus ride from central London that …
Backwards London
Here’s my list to date of the things that are backwards here: Drive on the other side of the road Steering wheels are on the other side of the car Soccer/football Escalators – yours is …
¡Estaré en España en menos de un mes!
Mi vuelo para España sale el 27 de junio. I leave in 26 days! Of course I’m excited, but I’m also getting nervous. The two things I’m most apprehensive about are moving in with a …
Don't take a bus tour
So my roomates, Jin and Adrian, and I decided to take a bus tour of London this week to see some of the major sites and get a feel for the city. We had a …
Location, location, location
Our “flat” is one of many nearly-identical houses on a street just off the northwest corner of Hyde Park in Central London. If you’ve been to London before, it’s between the Queensway and Notting Hill …
Hidden costs, time
As I prepare to head overseas to London for the summer, I’ve been reflecting on how much more involved the application process ended up being than I anticipated. When I turned in my application for …