This past week was our orientation week for classes because things run very different here than they do in the US. In the UK, students only apply to 4 colleges based on their major. Once they are accepted to either a university, they choose a university and major right away. In America, we do a year of general education courses, where here, they just get right into their degree of study. So when we met some British students, their first question is always “What are you studying?” A UK student wo...

Arrived in London, England! Many mixed emotions, but mostly excited to be studying abroad! I arrived at Heathrow Airport, and had to lug my three, yes three, suitcases through the airport down to the tube (subways), and took the tube for an hour to Kings Cross Station, which is a 5 minute walk from where I am living for the next 4 months! I found a black cab, and he took me to my accommodations. While we were driving, I asked the dirver a few questions.  He told me that in order to be a cab driv...