London so far
Tyler and I have settled into our new hotel near the earl’s court tube station. At first we thought it was a hostel, because I originally thought I had booked a hostel, but luckily it turned out to be a very decent hotel. I was in disbelief! Our own private bathroom, a tv, bed, desk. We were very relieved that we could set our backpacks down. No more getting lost in that Smart Russell square hostel and feeling paranoid about everything. I never felt as happy as today. I also just bought wifi for an hour, but it seems to still be working, so yay!
This week has been a bit unfortunate however. Tyler lost his passport at the airport somewhere, and he didn’t realize it until we were already on the Gatwick express to London Victoria. We had to go back to the airport and it was just a mess, because they didn’t receive anything at the lost and found place and said that we would probably have to wait 24 hours. We were freaking out, and we decided to go to the US embassy. Unfortunately it was closed at that hour, so we came back today, but this lady told us that Tyler would need to make an appointment. After a failed phone call at one of the telephone booths, he finally got through to one. Hopefully things work out, because the man stated that he should be able too receive a temporary passport. I had no idea what I would do if he had to postpone his flight back to Spain, because we planned on leaving Thursday. In addition, the hostel environment just added to the stress when I probably shouldnt have. I just felt all this anxiety. It’s frightening to be calm and collected when you’re in a different country, and things occur not according to plan. I think this trip has made me realize that being abroad for long periods of time may not be the best thing for me emotionally. Ive been to other countries, but Ive always had so,e stability (with parents, short program). I also thought I would travel the world independently and love it all, but what I understand now is that I need to be with my loved ones. all this thinking is making me skeptical about studying abroad next year, but I know I need to overcome this fear. The fact that my boyfriend will be in law school next year also makes me feel uneasy because we’re so used to being around each other most of the time. I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I just hope everything works out. I love him so dearly.
And now I’m going to end my rant. Today was actually a good day. We got some shopping done on the popular Oxford street. I went into Primark for the first time and boy was it overwhelming. I really like the store though. Lots of great prices and styles. If only I didn’t have just a backpack with me. (did not feel like adding a check in bag for more pounds) I just got a sweater and two tops. I bought my mom a sweater from Uniqlo. There’s also this store called River Island, and they have really cute clothes, but again I probably won’t be able to fit too many things in my backpack. We had lunch in Soho at a place called Pho or something, and it was quite nice inside. And the food was great. We plan on doing more touristy stuff tomorrow (tower bridge, London eye, etc). More updates soon.
