Well, I've made it to London and survived two full days of attempting to make a good first impression upon my peers. It's hard work; I haven't felt this exhausted in a long time.
Yesterday was our NYU London orientation--an annoyingly long review of academic expectations, safety tips, and travel opportunities. At least they fed us fried chicken for free. I met some very nice people who are quite unlike the typical cold NYU students. A group of us decided to attend the NYU London pub quiz, which was a selection of British trivia of varying degrees of obscurity. After that we were fed more free fried food. So much for getting healthy in London.
Then about every NYU student in London decided to go to a pub called The Rocket. The place was thronged with tipsy young coeds....and a few old British people who were substantially tipsier. I drank a strawberry beer called Fruli which tasted deceptively like candy.
Today, Friday, I bought some of my textbooks and ate some less-than-scrumptious free wraps for lunch. Later I made my first trip to the grocery store Tesco and bought some necessities: toilet paper, eggs, chocolate. Tonight I'll be meeting up with my art teacher from high school who is getting her masters in London. I'm excited to see an old friend in a new place.