I have arrived!

Hi everyone,

So after after a day of traveling and a long time without eating (which many of you know is particularly difficult for me) I finally arrived at my flat (apartment) yesterday around noon. I was genuinely surprised by my flat. It is quite modern in its design and appliances, although the internet connection and hot water are not always available.

On the brighter side, I got very lucky with my living situation. I am living with three guys (Ben, Galen and Matt) who seem to be pretty cool thus far. We are living in a 6 person flat, for just the 4 of us! This means that Ben and Galen, who previously knew each other, are living in one room, while Matt and I each get our own room. I'm pretty excited about this because I certainly wasn't anticipating it.

I came to Hansard (which is the name of my program) with one of my close friends from school, Hayley. We sat next to each other on the flight, ate the nasty food and played the British version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. She is also living directly above me in a flat so we are constantly running up and down the stairs to ask each other questions.

Today I got a phone and then we went on a bus tour of London as a group. It was very information in that I now know where I want to visit while in the city. It is amazing how historic this city is and also the number of free museums and other stuff they have. Surely, the next three months in London and my last month traveling around Europe will be the best time of my life.

Well, I'm about to head out to a local pub with Hayley and some other people so I'll give you guys another update later this week after I start classes and see Parliament!

-Chase