Wow, thank you so much for all the comments. You just made my day!

After leaving the internet cafe I wandered around a lot and made my way down to covent garden and then all the way to the thames. My first sight of that was breathtaking, because I rounded a corner and suddenly had the london eye and big ben right in my face. I was happy to get back to the hostel and meet some americans though, as wandering alone in a strange city gets old fast. There are like 40 people at this orientation but almost all of them are going to the university of kent up in canterbury. I am trying to stick as much as I can with the other king's people, and most of them are pretty nice.

I am now on my third day in London but it feels like way longer. I have made friends with my roommate who is also going to be an english major at kings, and so we went to gether to find this cafe which is wayyyyyy cheaper than the other one I went to! Also more adventurous since we had to ask 3 people for directions.

I have become very aware of my Californian accent and the harder I try not to sound likea valley girl the worse it gets. I know I should embrace my culture but these people never say like, dude, man, fool, or any of the other words that litter my vocabulary. I feel very judged and try not to talk too much on the tube.

Yesterday was pretty fun. We went on a tour of the parliament building which was so so so cool. I am constantly surprised at how british british people are. Like wow, they really do have a queen, for example. We got to go in her robing room and it was ridicalis. In the house of Lords everything is all gold leaf and red leather and colorfu paintings. As soon as you get into the house of commons half of the building, it's just carved wood and stone and green leather. They have to make sure you know the difference, you see. It was a beautiful day and I got some good shots of Big Ben. Also, it was 9/11 and there were a grip of protesters outside the building as well as barriers to protect from car bombs, which made me feel a little nervous but not really.

After dinner we went to see Love's Labour's Lost at he Globe! I got there late and my roommate and I practically had to run there from the tube station and showed up literally seconds before they shut the gate. Anyway, when I finally got to my seat and sat down I suddenly realized where I was and it was pretty much jaw-dropping. It hit me that this wasn't just any theater, it was actually the theater that shakespeare had in mind when he wrote it! And it was just like the old days, with people standing around in the middle leaning on the stage and the actors jumping over their heads and running through the audience. The vibe was totoally casual and fun and it was mostly young people with backpacks and stuff. I couldn't follow the plot for the life of me but it was still really really cool.

I am already really getting the hang of the tube and I feel like I will be really happy here. If I can just be strong and power through this first hard part, I will be ok. I miss you all so so so much. There are moments when I start planning how much money I would lose by coming home, but luckily it would be A LOT of money so my choices are pretty limited. Please keep the comments and emails coming.

Also, I got a cell phone! If you feel like spending the big bucks on an international call, feel free to call me, cause my incoming calls are free. The number is 07942167759. I'm not sure about the area code issue but I will test it out with my parents in a few days and keep you updated. International calls are kind of tricky that way. So far I already have one phone number in there, which is my roommate's. She is super cool and not fake or overly excited. I am talking about my orientation roommate by the way, I will not meet my permanent ones till saturday.