Touch Down

Disclaimer- if this post makes no sense it is because my Tylenol Simply Sleep is still running strong.

Anyways, two sleeping pills, one three- hour flight delay, four flights of stairs climbed to my new flat and a delicious “Full English Breakfast” later I’ve decided it’s time to nap. My flat, in Bloomsbury, the heart of London, is amazingly nice although it is a four- flight walk up. I am living in a triple with a huge living room, walk in closet and really modern kitchen- thanks Camp Colgate!

After I landed Noah, Peter and I dropped our bags off in the flat and immediately set out to discover our new neighborhood. I’m not gonna lie—crossing the street is actually impossible! I feel like such a tourist- like the kind in Time Square with fanny packs and cameras that I usually laugh at.... but I honestly stood at the crosswalk for so long looking pretty confused and I think people were laughing at me… and then my pride got the better of me and I darted blindly into the road- and hey, I’m still alive to write this post! Anyways, back to the original story! So, I got off the plane and of course I was starving because I can never figure out how many meals I’ve had with the time zones constantly changing. My philosophy is each new time zone deserves a new meal! Hmm… SO Noah, Peter and I are wandering around Russell Square looking for a breakfast place that’s not too expensive and we wander into this little hole in the wall place that advertised “English Breakfasts”. We sit down and this gruff, old English guy takes our order. I think he was repulsed when I asked for ketchup with my eggs- must be an American thing. Anyways, the ketchup here is seriously the strangest thing I’ve ever had. It is sort of like watery tomato sauce but it really grew on me. The food was delicious (sans the initial ketchup shock) and the waiter warmed up to us in the end despite his initial taciturn demeanor. Overall, for just 4 lbs I had a cappuccino, “egg scrambler” and a little introduction to my new life as a faux Britt!!

We are hitting the pubs tonight- gotta rep Colgate!

Ps- I have a cell phone now!

Country code: 01144
Cell #: 7758480204