Cheers Mate!: A long way from home

So I never planned on doing one of these but I figure hey then everyone can read it so I don't have to tell the same stories to everyone, and people can follow up on how life is across the pond :)

For those of you who don't know I'm over in London studying and interning until the end of April. I am currently taking 3 classes: intro to modern Britain, the living theatre of london, and international marketing. Also we are required to take and internship seminar class to sort of "reflect" they say about our experiences working over here. Classes have just started this week and I have gotta say I've never been so intrigued listening to a professor until now! The accent is just so interesting and the difference in phrases is funny it really is like decoding another language. Two of my teachers that I have met so far are British and then my theater teacher is from Scotland originally and she is the most witty and charming little woman. Can't wait to hear her take on the plays we are seeing this term!

I'm also interning at the Bank of Ireland in the Marketing/PR/Events sector. BoI is a very very very large business bank! I didn't know much about it until I got there but man is it big! Everyone I have met so far is lovely, very nice and willing to help, i couldn't be more pleased! I just started this week and already found out that I am going to help out at the Cricket match we are sponsoring in the coming week I believe. I love that I have an opportunity like that so great!

So far life in london has been pretty good. Some things I am definitely getting used to are the lack of personal space, the fast pace at which people walk at all the time, the tube, buying groceries basically every other day, just walking allllll over in general, and learning how to be more independent since there isn't the same support team that I have at home. I'm not going to lie I have been extremely homesick, it's hard to be away from the people you love most, but I am very fortunate to have an experience like this. It really teaches you a lot about yourself and how you cope with new and sometimes difficult situations. I'm not going to lie I have definitely been way more independent here than I have in a long time, but it's been great being able to go anywhere I like and see all these new and exciting things.

I have done a bunch of touristy sight seeing so far as you can tell by the picture at the top! I have also gone to see the British Museum the other day and am hoping to get to the Victoria and Albert museum on Friday! It's so great to be around so much history, me being the nerd I am, I couldn't be more humbled by it. I come from a country so young and spacious, it's crazy to be in a place so rich with history and stories even if it is very small!

We're going to Stonehenge and Bath this weekend so that should be an adventure, also the roommates and I are venturing to Paris I think soon here in February, so very exciting times to come :)

Cheerio!