London Loving

Going places is a lot more fun when you can enjoy the sunshine of the top of a double-decker bus or walk as opposed to a dark, smelly Tube station.

• The phrase "Mind the Gap" will drive you insane after one day.
• British accents do NOT automatically make a boy more attractive. I know, it came as a shock to me too. They might not be the automatic aphrodisiac I thought, but seriously, they sure do help. Just not always.
• Theater students are not always the wacky, insane, creepy people they were in High School. Most of the people in the program are theater majors and they're are sooo amazing. I've learned so much from them and I've learned to come out of my shell. In fact, I may recite my Shakespeare passage in front of the entire program (thanks to one theater major who's helping me practice in front of her using a lot of emotion)
• Funky earrings are pretty ok. I'm beginning to warm up to them. It makes me think of Em-J everytime I see a really odd pair dangling off someone's earlobes.
• The UK voltage has miraculously healed my dying computer. Back home a full charge was only 64%. Now - 82% and counting. Each day is a new surprise - not only for exciting emails from friends back home, but to see how long my computer will last.
• Markets can be scary when merely glancing at an item they crawl up your back and try to get you to buy it. "Tventee quid, tventee quid...low price...bist in whole city...promiss" I just want to wander and enjoy, DON"T BOTHER ME.
• Coins make more sense when they are sized according to value (definitely not the case in the UK). With the exception of the dime, the US coins are so logical compared to these UK nuggets. The 2p coin is bigger than the 50p which in turn is bigger than the 1 pound coin. The 5p is the smallest followed by the 1pm and then the 20p. Getting used to this odd assortment of metal took awhile and often still doesn't make sense.
• Cheese is sooo much better when you can pick and choose what chunk you want. Especially when there's about 40 different kinds in a one foot square.
• Sights are a lot closer together when you walk than if you take the Tube.
• Wandering the city with nothing in particular to see is a lot more fun when you bring a friend.
• English children are a lot more fashionable than I will ever be.