Lately
Eating lunch on campus and watching the European students walk past is like seeing a fashion show. So much high fashion running around. The women wear fur coats and heals every day and both men and women carry around designer leather bags. This is no exaggeration. Regents is a very wealthy school, one of the most expensive schools in Europe. All these European students make me feel like a slob (they’re all so beautiful), but you know what, I refuse to walk two miles in heals every day just to go to school. And I’ve never been into the whole fur thing. I don’t fit into European fashion and that’s ok with me.
I went to Liverpool this past weekend and it was incredible! The people were so friendly and the place seemed more real in general. What I mean by that is that it was far more laid-back than London and it was full of a larger variety of people. People of all ages. It had a really good, homey, accessible vibe to it. And all of the Beatles stuff was great as well (of course). It’s Beatles day every day in Liverpool and that’s something I can stand behind.
It’s crazy to think that I’ve been in London for a month now. It feels like it’s gone so fast, but looking back, that day that I flew here seems so far away. Maybe that’s because I’ve already seen so many changes within myself. I don’t know if these changes can be detected by anyone other than me, but they’re there. It’s interesting to see how much I’ve adjusted to being in a new place so far away. I know people don’t see Britain as being particularly “foreign,” but if you spend enough time here, you’d be surprised. Try eating the food and tell me that the blandness isn’t foreign to you. Britain takes bland food to a whole new level. They’ve even managed to make Indian food bland! Anyway, it’s cool to see how the city and I have clicked. I don’t know if the whole big, metropolitan city living thing is for me, but it’s good to experience it for a few months. I’m learning more and more what I look for in a place that I’d like to live. In Iowa I learned that a small town/city wasn’t for me. And London is teaching me that maybe a huge (10 million + population) city isn’t for me either. I’m thinking a mid-sized city surrounded by/close to nature (mountains, preferably) would be just right.
But for now I’m in London and I’m going to enjoy that ride.
