Arrival and Such

So this is the first time I've done any blogging so pardon any lack of consistency.

I've made it to London! We got in yesterday morning (about 6:30 London time). It didn't really hit me that I was actually going to be here until much later in the day. The plane was just fine although I was fully expecting to sleep the entire 6 1/2 hour flight. But of course my one weakness being free movies I just had to watch Kung Fu Panda. The realization this was going to be an incredible semester settled in once we were just heading over Ireland. I had been keeping track of our progress via the tv's nestled in the backs of each seat. One of the screens showed a flat world and which parts were in darkness or light. Watching this parabala (good SAT word) slowly drift toward the states we in pretty much in perpetual darkness. Once near Ireland I looked out of my tiny window and saw this sliver light far in the horizon. As we drew near it details of our surroundings started to emerge. Looking as best I could I saw what seemed to be a fractured bed of foam (this being the clouds) and snippets of the ocean thousands of feet below. The sky started to turn all shades of red, pink and orange. I looked back and in all corniness I knew I could look forward to something spectacular.

Once we got in we did the usual claiming the baggage and riding the bus. Of course everyone was jet lagged. We arrived at the hotel but could only drop our things off before going to the London Centre for a mini-orientation. After, Bill--the Director--took us on a walk around the immediate area. Right after we were on our own and thus commenced... The Flat Hunt. Since the Hunt is still going on I must be off. More on my first day in London later. Right then.

O