London or bust
And so my grand adventure begins...
My flight flew out of Portland on Tuesday, December 6. Truth be told, mom may have held it together a little better than I. I was lucky enough to sit by a guy from Norway on my flight from Chicago to London. He was absolutely fabulous.
As with any trip, there are complications. The first complication that I faced was in relation to luggage. The airline sent my big piece of luggage on a later flight and had to arrange to deliver it to my hostel. This actually was a blessing because it meant that I didn't have to transport the dang thing. The second complication came shortly after when I learned that the bus I was to take from the airport to my hostel is no longer in operation. I'm proud to say that I didn't sit down and have a good cry but rather made my way to the tube system and got myself to my destination. Anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible with directions so this was quite an accomplishment for me.
I am staying at the International Student House, which can host up to 220 travelers at any given time. It is one of the largest youth hostels in London. I have had three roommates thus far from Brazil, China and Japan. There is a pub in the hostel...which isn't much of a surprise because there are pubs everywhere. Below is a picture of some crazy crazy guy singing some song about a woman name Elaine at Thursday Karaoke night.
I take the tube several times each day. Luckily, I have a tube stop located directly across from my hostel. My tube stop is Great Portland Street Station.
I have had two job interviews. One job I was not eligible for because of the type of work visa that I have, the other ended in a job offer. I have declined the offer because it wasn't quite what I was looking for and will continue to job hunt. In the meantime, I am also looking for a flat and am going to look at my first one this evening. I went to see the musical Lion King with one of my roommates and spent Sunday at a market in Camden Town. Must admit that I have never seen so many drugs sold right out in the open. Mushrooms and poppers galore. I opted to purchase sour candy and chocolates, but that's just me.
I feel incredibly blessed and continue to see God's hand in the smallest of details. Sincere thanks to those of you who have emailed with words of encouragement and kept me in your prayers.
My flight flew out of Portland on Tuesday, December 6. Truth be told, mom may have held it together a little better than I. I was lucky enough to sit by a guy from Norway on my flight from Chicago to London. He was absolutely fabulous.
As with any trip, there are complications. The first complication that I faced was in relation to luggage. The airline sent my big piece of luggage on a later flight and had to arrange to deliver it to my hostel. This actually was a blessing because it meant that I didn't have to transport the dang thing. The second complication came shortly after when I learned that the bus I was to take from the airport to my hostel is no longer in operation. I'm proud to say that I didn't sit down and have a good cry but rather made my way to the tube system and got myself to my destination. Anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible with directions so this was quite an accomplishment for me.
I am staying at the International Student House, which can host up to 220 travelers at any given time. It is one of the largest youth hostels in London. I have had three roommates thus far from Brazil, China and Japan. There is a pub in the hostel...which isn't much of a surprise because there are pubs everywhere. Below is a picture of some crazy crazy guy singing some song about a woman name Elaine at Thursday Karaoke night.
I take the tube several times each day. Luckily, I have a tube stop located directly across from my hostel. My tube stop is Great Portland Street Station.
I have had two job interviews. One job I was not eligible for because of the type of work visa that I have, the other ended in a job offer. I have declined the offer because it wasn't quite what I was looking for and will continue to job hunt. In the meantime, I am also looking for a flat and am going to look at my first one this evening. I went to see the musical Lion King with one of my roommates and spent Sunday at a market in Camden Town. Must admit that I have never seen so many drugs sold right out in the open. Mushrooms and poppers galore. I opted to purchase sour candy and chocolates, but that's just me.
I feel incredibly blessed and continue to see God's hand in the smallest of details. Sincere thanks to those of you who have emailed with words of encouragement and kept me in your prayers.
posted by Kathryn.mills @ 7:39 AM
1 Comments:
At 5:36 AM,
K & A said…
congratulations! I certainly know what its like at the start of an adventure. Have fun! And let us know your plans. Can't wait to see you!
Tina and Alex
PS. glad you're on the blog bandwagon!
Post a Comment
<< Home