let the misadventures begin!

I spent my last day in Edinburgh yesterday and it was surreal. I really did not feel like it was the end. I was alone for the whole day (Semeli & Claire went to the Isle of Mull, and Sara was in Oxford) and I felt insanely homesick. I'm not sure i'm ready for such European adventures but I know when I start traveling i'll have a wonderful time but i'm apprehensive for traveling so long without a concrete place to call home. I'm ready to be home. But I want to have a once in a lifetime experience.

Today I woke up at 3:15 in the morning to catch my flight to London. I started off with a BANG. I had to pay 171 POUNDS in baggage fee. I thought my allowance was 20 kilos per bag...it was 20 kilos for both of them combined. I nearly cried at the the kiosk. Talk about starting off on the right foot. When I got to London proper, my godfather came to pick me up and we hauled my luggage to his office. Then I met with Sara and we ventured around London.

We started off in Westminster and made our way along the Thames. In front of the Tate Modern there was a fairytale festival. It had a bunch of booths for children doing interactive things. It made me want to be 8 again and it reminded me so much of New York. It was sunny and lively, chock full of children.

Now we are catching a 5:57 am train to Brussels (oh joy!) So once again I will be waking up at 3 in the morning. Oh three hours of sleep, what you'll do to me.

But here I go, Europe awaits!