Blogs from Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Well the past few weeks have just been like regular life in London! This is what I wanted- just to live regular life here! People have started to plan their final trips and its begining to make me really sad! I never want to leave here! Tomorrow I head out to Galway, Ireland for St. Patrick's day. Almost everyone is leaving this weekend. When I get back I am going to try and do one activity around the city a day. This weekend wasnt very eventful. I made dinner for some of my friends, which ended up being a ton of fun. Last night my friend made me dinner, too. I'm begining to cook new things! I'm sure the next few weeks will offer more adventures as classes come to a close. I can't believe that ... read more

I think I have fallen in love with London, the only thing to top it off would be some snow. Each morning I wake up and peer out the window in hope but knowing it was just too warm. To see the city and even the local area covered in a layer of snow would be magic and to make matters worse I know it will bucket down the day we get home. This week we all got tickets to Wicked. Josephine and I had seen the production in Melbourne and we had all listened to the music so it was more familiar to us than some of the other productions. This took nothing from the magic and everyone seemed to enjoy it. What we have noticed is the audience seems to be more vocal and ... read more

I was dragged out of Paris kicking and screaming. I never wanted to leave but London was calling and my Eurostar ticket booked. The trip under the channel was uneventful and all too short. We all wanted to sit and enjoy the trip but two and a half hours is just not long enough. After the initially bum fight to get our bags on board with the hundreds of others it was very comfortable. I found it amusing prior to leaving that we went through immigration with French men and their beautiful accent and then after 3-metres hit the English immigration with 2 women with what sounded like the broadest English accent I had ever heard. Arriving at Kings Cross was strange hearing English surrounding us after over 2 months in Italy, Spain and France. The ... read more

So London is basically just the same as I left it! I've met a ton of great people and already stopped off at some of my favorite places from this summer. Today I went on a boat cruise and part of a bus tour. On the tour the tour guide said that William and Kate were going to the War Horse premiere tonight, so me and two other girls decided to go. We ended up seeing Stephen Spielberg and William and Kate there!!! It was so awesome! What an unreal trip already!... read more

It was dark. It was also cold. There were very few signs of life, though the occasional house had a bathroom light on, and a minibus full of Eastern European men drove past on the way to an early start to their working day. In the main though, it was just darkness and beautiful silence. Or at least, that’s how it was in the outside world, but through my ears the sound of Hot Chocolate’s ‘Heaven is in the back seat of my Cadillac’ was pounding ruthlessly. One of the many functions of the MP3 player is that, if you decide to get out of bed at 4 o clock in the morning, you can use it as a tool to wake you up without disturbing the normal people who are still asleep. It was a ... read more

Hello all, I have had quite a busy week filled with travels, ups and downs, cyclists threatening my life and so much more. But honestly, I love it here. I know this is where I am supposed to be. We took a trip to Camden Town for a bit and it was great to get out of Kings Cross for a bit. Today I think we're going to the largest thrift shop district in london (here they are vintage stores so sometimes it is pricey but always a good time). I met a kid, Turner who reminds me so much of Jacob that it's nice to be around him. Makes me miss home less. I really love it here and I am planning a trip with some people to Paris for a weekend. I don't have ... read more