for instance; to get to campus, i have to 1) walk 10-15 minutes down holloway road to the station; 2) get on the picadilly line; 3) get off at king's cross station; 4) get on the circle line and get off at baker street; 5) then walk 10 minutes to campus. it's crazy how long it can take to get from point A to point B just in the same city....i'm beginning to have a lot more respect for people who commute. homesickness is getting better overall -- although i still have moments. i'm beginning to wonder if facebook/instagram/skype is a double-edged sword. it's great to be connected electronically and to keep in contact, but at the same time, i feel like i'm missing out on tons of things. i just don't want people to forget about me! haha. i just have to remember that i'm in LONDON -- and there is never a day here that is wasted.
here are some snapshots of the past few days....including the back-to-school "refreshers" party (new students are called "freshers" here...) portobello market (HUUUUGE vintage market w/ food) a trip to the Victoria & Albert museum (i could literally spend DAYS in there.) two of my friends, kaylee & carli are taking a Fashion Styling class and their teacher is insanely cool and takes them to different mini-field trips to fashion-related places all over london. anyone is welcome to join -- so my other friend sarah & i have already tagged along on the trips. friday was the trip to portobello market, and saturday was to the victoria & albert museum, which is apparently comparable to the MET. i will definitely go there again before i leave. we saw a ton of historical fashion -- from the 1800s to present. we also saw FABULOUS jewelry -- of which we weren't allowed to take pictures. but i'll just tell you. everything from rings to brooches to crowns to SWORDS...all decked out in what i'm sure what hundreds if not MILLIONS of dollars of diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. after that, we went took the tube back home and stopped at both morrison's and waitrose (grocery stores) to pick up ingredients for dinner. EVERYONE grocery shops on saturday nights/sunday mornings here. most stores close at 5pm on sunday which is such a foreign concept to me -- you really have to plan ahead. we were all so tired after dinner that we just watched a movie and laid low. those can be some of the best nights though -- just relaxing and talking. what can i say...i'm easily entertained!
without further ado....
trying new lipstick....
maybe carli & i shouldn't go out in public....
the finished product....ready for the party.
portobello market....love the "fruit and veg".... its slang round here
saturday morning....the sun was shining!! it was pretty nice today :)
front of the victoria & albert museum
the inside sculpture.
walking up to it....i can't get over the architecture here!
rotating holograms on the ceiling....
christian dior's new look
an example of an 1860s ensemble....can you see why they invented french doors now?
more of dior -- so glam!
stained glass with the sun shining through
we had a mexican feast....corn tortillas, ground beef, cheese, black beans, homemade guacamole.....apparently this is what they call cilantro here. we asked them if they had cilantro, and the guy said "i don't know what that is" hahaha
i'm not sure i've adjusted to the 8-hour difference yet, seeing as i'm writing this at 1:20am. but maybe it's just cause i'm a night owl....who knows. the jury is still out on that one.
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