Monday morning my mom and I went to High Street Kensington to get toiletries before making our way to East London where my flat is. She helped me get my stuff inside and situated before we explored the place and said good-bye. The flat is adorable (I will post pictures soon!) It is three levels: Lydia and I share a bedroom and bathroom on the top floor; Alex, being the only male in our program, gets his own bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor; and the basement is an open kitchen and living room (it has been dubbed the speakeasy because of its subterranean location). It is part of a complex called Crawford House, and there are other students from Washington University and Wisconsin living here too.
We didn’t have enough time to unpack before we met people from Accent, the company that organizes housing and other logistics for our program, for an orientation and dinner at a pub nearby. I got fish and chips for the first time since I have been here and it was delicious—some of the best tartar sauce I have ever had. After dinner, we found our way back to the flats and unpacked before getting ready to explore our new neighborhood. We walked around for a little bit and then decided on a pub to get a pint. We talked and laughed about ridiculous journalism assignments and experiences reporting in South Central. On our way home we stopped at a convenience store to get stuff for breakfast in the morning.
Today we met another guy from Accent who showed us how to walk to City University and took us to Angel where there are lots of shops and restaurants. After people got their UK phones and toiletries, we had paninis and went grocery shopping. It was weird looking at all the food and not recognizing any brands, but it seems like we got some good stuff. We successfully caught the bus back to Crawford House and sat on the top level. I don’t know what the rest of the night entails, we might all meet up for dinner or something, but tomorrow is City University orientation all day. I’m excited to meet kids from other American schools studying abroad here!
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