London-Town!

Sorry it has taken us so long to post something; I know that you are all waiting for our first update!

Things started out a little rough with Calvin's plane being delayed forever and the whole time change thing I completely underestimated. We may have slept for the majority of the first days...only to wake up to eat.
We finally came out of our cave, quite literally we are living in a basement at the moment, to explore all of the classic London sights and eat some fish n chips.

Some building  and calvin ;)

             

 Big Ben and London Eye                                               Fish n Chips


A couple of things we discovered was the the underground or "tube", for those of you not as cool as us, is incredibly hot and sticky. Crossing the street is also not to be underestimated....probably my biggest problem at the moment, I keep looking the wrong way thinking no cars are coming...wait until I get on a bike. Tofu, refried beans, and tortilla chips are a valuable commodity unless you are willing to make the trip to the one Whole Foods and pay an arm and leg for it. Lastly, the diversity is astounding I absolutely love it. People from all over the world with all different types of foods, languages, and styles of dress.

Calvin and I went to orientation this past week, I somehow missed my registration ( :)). Calvin's school is in Hendon, about a 30 min tube ride north of central London and my school is a 15 min walk from our apartment in regent's park. His school actually has a nice campus, mine is a collection of buildings surrounded by bars (the apparent after class study/hangout place).

Lastly, our apartment/ flat is in the works, we had a viewing and will move in later this week. There is a huge park with the London Zoo outside our window and a cheap student bar down the street.

                                                   The tube stop by our Flat in Russell Square


We love you all and will update you with another riveting adventure when we can.