Well, we made it! England is just as beautiful as I thought it would be and now I’m just hoping I enjoy it! I must say I have extremely mixed emotions right now. I couldn’t be happier that this is where I am, and this is where God has allowed me to be, but I’m far away from home, out of contact with anyone I truly know, deprived of sleep, and I can’t get my internet or phone card to work. (Once I post this, that means I finally got internet).
Anyway, thanks for all your prayers, the trip was as smooth as it possibly could have been. We’ve been traveling now for the past 20 hours on an extremely sporadic sleep schedule. Flying out of the ‘Burque was good, nothing to report; got in to Dallas and on to Chicago just fine. It was flying out of Chicago that was a little bit weird. I knew that was the last time my phone was going to work, so I called my parents and texted a few people. The flight from Chicago to London ended up being only 6 ½ hours instead of the 8 that our itinerary had said it would be. We got in to London and went through customs (or immigration… whatever they call it here) without any hassle.
The trip really wasn’t that interesting until we got to London. The people from UEA were supposed to meet us at 8am London Time (1am in abq), and then we were to leave by 8:30. That didn’t happen. We showed up early and walking out of the terminal at Heathrow were just mounds and mounds of people all holding signs with names on them. Of course, we didn’t see one for us, so we just sat down and waited. Finally we ran into the two girls that were “collecting” us. It turned out to be a total of about fifty international students on the bus going to Norwich. So, with lots of time to kill, (we didn’t leave Heathrow til 10am) we all started chatting.
We met a guy from China, another girl from Hong Kong, a chick from Mexico, one from Australia, and then there was a handful of Americans also! Anyway, they’re all pretty cool, we got a picture of us girls sitting at Heathrow. So we finally get on the bus to go to Norwich, and everyone’s been pretty cool so far… a bit aloof, but nice. I think I’m just overly emotional right now because I’m so sleep deprived. Driving over here, though, was pretty cool. Like I said, England is just beautiful. Its weird because one minute you’ll be driving and all you’ll see is a really green forest out the window (but no pine trees!) and then it’ll just be farm land! I even saw sheep!! And the houses and buildings are just like they are in pictures: gorgeous and old. No stucco here…
Well, I’m sitting in my room, I finally got my laptop charged, and I gotta say that my room is a little bit ghetto. Its got a big desk (which is nice) and then I’ve got a not-so-comfortable bed, a little dresser/closet type thing, and a “shower pod”. Yes, a “shower pod”! It’s a combination of a shower, toilet, and sink (or should I say washbasin?) and its got this goofy little door that opens to it. Anyway, I really should set up my room, and I think Heather and I are going to venture into Norwich and see what the town’s like. I’ll try to post this as soon as I can get my internet up and running, but just know that I love you all and miss you already!
Oh, and PS. I got in trouble for calling this guy “sir” but I’m not sure why…. Something about working for a living… he had an accent…. I didn’t really catch it all.
3 comments:
my first time in London i got in trouble for nor putting coins in one man's hands. I had placed them on the countertop. He told me: "i'm not a robot." ???
Dang England sounds way better than Marketing class! I miss you babe! Don't piss off too many Brits your first week, ok?! Post some pictures! Send me your adress so I can send you some cookies!!!!!
Hey! Great to hear about your travels so far! The shower pod sounds a little like India! Cause it wasn't really divided at all and there is just a drain in the floor! Be careful where you put your stuff so it doesn't get wet! ;) ams
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