miss emma.

(view from outside my bedroom window)

(our neighborhood)

(on our exploration walk)

things i learned today:

1. neck pillows are a travel essential. period.

2. i am completely entertained on a 7 hour plane ride if offered dexter and gossip girl and 300 movie choices.

3. the byu london center is a beautiful mansion, however, hauling 120lbs. of luggage up 8 flights of stairs is terrible (and maybe a funny visual).

4. london is cold.

5. i brought twice as much stuff as some of the girls here.

6. londoners love color.

7. you know that stereotypical london construction worker man with warts on his face and bad teeth and calls you "sweetheart" and says "cheerio"? he exists in real life. and he helped me lift my bags today.

i am here, after a 5 hour flight to new jersey and a 7 hour flight to london. i can't wait to really get a feel for the city; the first day doesn't really count much. i am exhausted and i feel yucky from traveling but hey, i'm still up and going.

i still can't believe that i forgot my entire makeup bag and a hairbrush and most importantly, a customs letter for my study abroad. i was supposed to show this with my passport when i got off the plane, but luckily i got a sweet little man and he let me go.

you can't really blame me much for being sidetracked while i was packing though. it is very hard to keep focus when this boy is around. i wear him around my neck now. he's always with me. so lucky.