BRIGHTON, UK. There is something very liberating about being away from home in a foreign place.I love it in England so far. Every morning I wake up excited to start a new day and there is always something new to see or experience here. A lot has happened since I arrived, so I will try to write about the most memorable parts of my trip so far.
First off, I'm really scared of airplanes but my plane ride was really good! I got the seat next to the emergency exit so I had a lot of leg room and there was no turbulence. I feel like God really provided for me during my journey to England and even now while I'm here.
When I got off the plane, this girl was there to greet me with flowers and a hug...
I was so happy to see NANCY, my England mom! She was up since 4:30 AM because she sent Eseul to the train station to pick up her friend. I don't know where she gets all her energy from... Thank you for EVERYTHING!!!
We took the tube... (my very first time!) to the train station...
I was running off two hours of sleep but I was so excited to be there!
Nancy pushed my 2034832049 pound luggage around London all the way to Brighton. She had to lug it up stairways and everything when we were switching to different stations. I felt so bad. Sorry Nancy...
Almost at school... YES! =)
After about two hours of travel, we got to my school, the University of Sussex. It's in a city called Brighton located about an hour or two away from London. It's a great location because it's near the city (Brighton), the beach and pier, and there is beautiful landscape all around. Also the weather is almost always breezy and nice. I don't think I'd mind living here for a year or two...
This is me right before I went into my room! #24 Lancaster House
I'm super excited to see my first (and probably last) dorm room ever.
It is the very first room in my hall and right across from the kitchen. It's nice except I can always hear people when they're in the kitchen and I'm right next to a playground so I hear kids screaming and playing during the day. To sum everything up, I don't take good naps here... haha.
Here are some shots of the inside of my room!
The facilities are pretty old so it isn't the most luxurious place to live, but I'm just happy to have my own room. Plus I have my own sink... NIIICE!
One weird thing about English sinks is that they have two separate knobs for hot and cold water. So you can't ever get warm water. It's always either burning hot or freezing cold... seriously, can English people get with it already and invent better sinks?
After Nancy left, I took a walk around campus. The school is really pretty and GREEN. But all the buildings look the same (made of red bricks).
Fang and I at school. This girl is too funny and cute... I'm really glad she's here.
After settling in and exploring the campus, I went to a reception party on campus. There was some interesting/weird/not tasty foods there along with loud music and free alcohol... you can imagine how chaotic and loud it was after people had a few drinks. Anyways, I got pretty bored so I just left after eating. I hung out with Eseul, Erly, and Fang the rest of the night.
That concludes my first day in England... CHEERS! =)
