Catching Up

Well, I know I already did that post before about me returning back to London but I wanted to make sure I just discussed a little bit about what I did today. Mostly it was spent in front of a computer catching up but I also did some catching up not in front of a computer.

I got back to my flat at around 3:00 am last night. Before I even unpacked, I went online and read some of the sports articles I had missed while I was away. Kind of pathetic but I really missed reading them and I hated feeling out of the loop. I went to bed at around 4. I woke up close to 10 and lazed around a little. Vanessa is really awesome and got some money out of the bank to loan me until my debit card comes. I eventually got ready.

I called Alyssa Samways back from the old days of Park Center. She had facebooked me and told me that she was going to be in London today. She is on study abroad in Leeds which is north of here, sort of near Liverpool but further inland. Anyway, I called her and me and her two friends met up at Harrod's. They got something to eat near there and we sat and talked about England. Alyssa had done a three week program last summer in Italy so we also talked about that a lot. I felt kind of bad because her two friends couldn't really contribute to that part of the discussion but nothing I could do. It was so much fun to see someone from back in MN here. I don't think I told her that which is kind of too bad and I wish I had. We were sitting in the coffee shop with Harrod's in the window and it just blew my mind that we were sitting there. 5 years ago, we sat next to each other in 10th grade health class. Now we were eating in London. Crazy how life turns out sometimes.

After saying goodbye, I went to the grocery store and bought a ton of groceries. I planned on buying enough to last for 8 days. There was a bunch of stuff on sale and most of it was frozen or was good in the fridge for a while so I think it should be fine. It felt so good to be back in London. I know that that is weird considering how out of place I felt when I first got here and how out of place I still feel sometimes but one cannot overestimate the worth of having a place where you are at least mildly comfortable. Its nice. Most of the rest of the day was spent on the computer organizing photos and doing those two posts below. I can't believe I have another 7 to go. Wow.

I also spent part of my day talking to the other people from my program about their trips. Another part of the "catching up" theme. Apparently some people were in Barcelona and someone came and stole someone's purse. The group got a little roughed up but ended up taking one of the guys to the police. Very scary. I am really glad that everyone is ok.

The last part of the catching up angle I have not done is hear back from people who read the blog. Any updates from people are welcome. Um, so I guess that's it. I hope everyone has/had a good Saturday and I will be back tomorrow I am sure with a bunch more posts so check back often. Till then...

Arrivederci!