Strada

Well I was planning on opening my bank account today but the bank closed at 3:30pm so instead I walked around with my friend Sadie. We went into a cute bakery planning on buying something but they had free samples and nothing quite caught our eye enough to buy so we snagged a couple and promised to be back. Then we walked down to Southbank and ran into our friend Sharmaine who came with us to grab some food at this Italian place called Strada. On the way we stopped to watch people skating in this awesome skatepark.

Brick Lane

Today I took the tube and went to Brick Lane. They are known for their curry restaurants and Sunday market. I bought a yummy raspberry and white chocolate muffin and a vegetable burrito. There was also a lot of cool graffiti.

Thames and a Market

Today was the last day of the International Student Orientation, afterwards we went on a boat ride down the Thames. When I got off the boat I went back to a small market that I had passed in my mad dash to make it to the boat on time. I browsed the stalls, craving the various types of cheesecake at one in particular. I promised myself I would come back for the Tiramisu cheesecake and instead I bought a sandwich on sourdough filled with montgomery cheddar, bermondsey hard pressed cheese, and a mixture of onions, leek and garlic and a glass of fresh apple juice.

London Town

Well I've arrived! I'm in London. It's pretty crazy to think about how fast the summer went by and that someday soon I will be starting my Master's program. It's sounds so grown up, I don't feel old enough to be doing it. London (from what I've seen of it so far) is a great city. There's so much to do and see that I don't know what to do first. I need to find good Indian food but it seems like there's two Indian restaurants on every block so I don't know which one to try. I'm planning on going to the Indian area soon though and that will be fun, I can eat yummy food there. And hopefully get my eyebrows threaded.

Tonight was the welcome dinner for International Students, it's part of our 3 day Orientation. There's events and tours and info sessions planned for tomorrow, I'm hoping they're not boring...On Friday we get to go on a boat ride down the Thames and that sounds fun. Registration is next week where I believe I will find out what my classes are and then classes start the following week.

I miss home but I know I will grow to love London, just as I grew to love New York. Cheers!