Day One!

We got into London a little after 8am which is 3am in Florida if I'm not mistaken. We stayed at the airport for about an hour in a half waiting for our bus. Then it was a 3 hour long bus ride to Harlexton Manor. Sadly however I slept on the plane so was not able to sleep on the bus. Once when we got to Harlexton we ate lunch and then went to our rooms. I have three roommates becca, krissy, and cori. We all have our own desk area too. Our room is nice but apperently the other girls room is better but I'm not complaining. Oh also we are on the fifth floor and the elevator reminds me of the one in Rocky Horror Picture Show. So we mostly walk up and down, by the fourth floor your legs really start to hurt. After we got into our rooms and searched for about 10 minutes to find the showers by opening probs 20 different doors and going up and down stairways we were off I to town. We went to Granthm, it is a very tiny town but it is nice. I exchanged some money and then just walked on my own. While I was walking I found the movie theater where The Avengers are playing and me and three other student on this trip are going tomorrow with me to see it :) I walked around by myself for about an hour. I have realized that not many people here smile and it is a little odd. However walking around was so amazing, it was like every corner was a new adventure. I didn't get to see to much because we only had an hour and a half but I will be exploring lots more. Then we got back, had our orientation meeting where all the girls on the trip got lost...figures. And then went to dinner. I then explored the Manor a little bit more. It really is amazing (pictures will be coming soon). However now it is almost 7 and I am very very sleepy. I am going to try to stay up an hour or two more and then pass out. Tomorrow is the first day of classes where I have my Shakespeare class at 9:45, oh and breakfast for us is between 7:30 and 8:30 so I am going to have to learn how to be a morning person. That's all for today, will be updating ( least trying to update) everyday.

Love,
Rachel Marie