I finally made it! After a 7-hour flight to Iceland, a 10-hour layover in Reykjavik, a 3-hour flight to London, and 16-hours waiting in Heathrow airport for the meet & greet taxi to take me to my temporary dorm near Baker Street, I have made it to my new home. The road to get here has been nothing but stressful, but entirely worth it. The waiting, while annoying, was … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: My First Week in London as An Expat Student at the University of Westminster
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Dispatches from London: My Final Thoughts as I Depart for My Year in England
Tomorrow I will head to SeaTac airport and fly off to London to start my year of grad school at the University of Westminster. When I think back to when I started this process, I can't believe all those months have passed so quickly. I didn't realize when I started that this would actually happen. It was a grand hope, but paired with a small amount of confidence that I'd get … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: My Final Thoughts as I Depart for My Year in England
Dispatches from London: Things I Miss About England That I’m Excited to Experience Again
Three years ago, when I completed my study abroad program and left England, I knew I'd be back. There were too many wonderful things about the country that made me fall more in love after being there. My inner-Anglophile was enchanted and enriched by the new things I experienced in this beautiful country. In my counting down of the days left until my departure (only 8!), I can … [Read more...] about Dispatches from London: Things I Miss About England That I’m Excited to Experience Again