1 day down

I made it to London in one piece with all my luggage.  The trip went so smooth that it was scary was easy it was.  Made it to O'hare with plenty of time to spare, security took about 5 minutes, plane left on schedule, arrived 15 minutes early, customs was a breeze after waiting for 20 minutes, and the taxi ride was  nice as well since I split it with 2 other girls.

So far...I'm loving it.  Really, the only downside is the living space.  I will never complain about my living area being too small again.  I'm sharing a 8 by 11 room with another girl.  It's insane and I can not wait until my bed is lofted to get a little more room.  On the plus side, the bathroom has the best water pressure for a shower that I've ever had.  

I'm still very unfamiliar with the area, but I'm enjoying Chelsea.  I ate at the Stockpot for dinner and it was delicious at a decent price ( 4.8 pounds total for my meal).  It was around 28 pounds for 5 meals so that restaurant will be visited again since the food was also delicious and plentiful.

We wandered around Chelsea quite a bit.  A resident assistant gave us a tour and taught us all about Oyster cards.  They are cards that get you around London for cheap.  Tube, bus, train, etc.  Very useful to have when your classes are 45 minutes away by Tube.  I rode my first double decker bus.  Less exciting than I thought it would be, but still fun.

First few days are getting us situated with our areas.  Today was all around the residence hall while tomorrow will be around our classes center.  At times you can forget that you're wandering around London since it does seem like other big cities I've been in.

Ok, time to hit the hay since I'm beat and we start around 8 am tomorrow.