My first impressions of London were great! I embarked on a journey of traveling for more than 24 hours but it was so worth it. Traveling separately from the group was interesting and a bit lonely, but I got to read and sleep a lot so it wasn’t so bad. I had the best butter chicken I’ve ever eaten on my flight, which was definitely unexpected but welcomed.
What we’ve seen so far has been beautiful, even if jetlag has made everything feel like a fever dream. Once we got to the hotel and settled in, a bunch of us grabbed food and had a picnic at Russell Square Gardens. The park was covered in beautiful flowers and the weather was perfect. One thing I really enjoy about London is that the air feels super clean. I was expecting it to be similar to NYC air and be smelly, but it was actually very fresh. I’m excited to spend time exploring outside. A few of us went to Chinatown, got taiyaki, and walked around and there was so. much. food. I’m excited to try it all with all of the friends I’m making and getting closer to.
Leaving, there was a carriage playing ABBA, and a block away from that we listened to an older man sing Dancing Queen. I love ABBA and saw that as a good sign of things to come. Afterward, we walked back to the hotel rather than taking the tube and explored all the parts of London that caught our eye. There was a colorful alleyway with storefronts, parks with cute dogs, a closed storefront with medieval armor in the window, and so much more.
After all of that, I should be exhausted, but I’m so excited for it to be tomorrow that it’s hard to sleep. I’m off to try now, goodnight all!
Theatre in London U of A 
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