Greetings from London!

I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS DIDN'T POST!!!  I wrote this on Tuesday:

     For those of you who are not aware, for the next two months I will be studying abroad in London.  I could not be more excited...Okay, I can think of ways that would make me more excited to be here (meeting Johnny Depp for one; staring in a movie; etc.)...Let's just settle on I am overjoyed to have the opportunity to be here.

     I arrived yesterday (Monday) around noon (that is really early for those of you in the US).  My plane was scheduled to take off 9 pm EST, so naturally took off around midnight.  For my first time traveling by myself, I had to quickly learn how to ask for directions and find where I was going in order to catch my ride to my lodging (all while carting around my luggage, as if I don't look enough like a tourist).

     The place in which I am staying is wonderful!  It is quite literally right down the road from King's Cross Station, from which I can board a train, bus, or hop on the Tube to get most anywhere in London, (or Europe in general).

     Today (Tuesday) I had the pleasure of joining the City of London (not to mention half of the world who congregated on the streets), in watching the Queen travel by in honor of her Diamond Jubilee.  On the way back, a group of us got lost, but learned a new section of the city (and how to find our way back).  At one point, I myself was separated from the small group I was traveling with, and was able to find my way home.  Over the past day and a half I have learned how people in a city shop (much lighter than I did the first time), and remember how to get to a half a dozen important shops (including a 24/7 McDonald's).  This is going to be a lot of fun!