I have
officially lived in London for a year as of August 17th, I moved
here on my birthday last year, it’s crazy to think it’s been a year. Last year
I got here on my birthday, met my roommates, went flat hunting and had a nice
birthday/getting to know you dinner. This year I had a joint birthday bbq party
with a friend.
So much has
happened. I have met so many great people, I have met one of my closest friends
here, I’ve done some travelling, I have learned so much.
When I was younger I always said I was going to live in
London, I’d been here at least twice. I loved the history of the city, the
hustle and bustle, basically a place I dreamed of living in. Now what do I
think? Although it’s a good place to learn and explore it’s not a place I’d
want to permanently live. I miss the green open space, the mountains, I miss
driving my car, American food. And believe it or not I miss actual snow and not
having the city shut down because of it. My mind has changed so many times with
what I want to do for a career, but you know what? I have learned that it
doesn’t matter, it’s better to explore options then sticking to one thing and
not budging. I have met people that I can completely be myself with, and I’ve
learned it’s ok to be weird, a dork, a nerd, and be awesome. So the question is what have I done this last year, other then the first half of this year going by
really fast? I’ve explored photography galleries as well as museums with
friends, I’ve had an internship at a photography gallery. I have been on trips
and gone to concerts, I’ve seen the actor Jon Hamm (hot!), I have been in the
same city as the Olympics. I’ve gone to an Olympic semifinal football (soccer)
match, Japan vs. France, Japan won (The U.S. beat them in the final by the way).
I have had my stances changed, for example, pit bulls and rottweiler’s can be
the cuddliest dogs, not a mean bone in their body. Metal music is growing on
me, and the people who like it are normal (well as normal as a person can be),
who’d a thunk it? And yes, I have been to a metal club, and it was fun.
Everything’s been pretty fantastic ok.
