12.21.2011

Looking back on January

There are 12 days of December left, so for each day I will reminisce on the past 12 months. 

January

2011 began in quite a stressful matter. You see, I was headed out to London in 5 days, and none of my stuff was quite packed, my apartment wasn't moved out and cleaned, and I still was missing an abundance of items on my packing list. So for the first couple of days of 2011, I ran around town like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get everything together. 

My apartment looked like a bomb had gone off. 


On January 5th, my brother dropped me off at LAX and sent me on my way to the other side of the pond. 

I arrived with way too many bags in hand to 13 Hazel Close. There on the footsteps of our house, were the guys that would become my bffs. Mind you, they had just woken up and one of them had a neon blue mohawk....

I settled in to my new house, my new housemates were very quick in welcoming me and introducing me to all their friends. I quickly felt like I was right at home. 

I set off to Windsor Castle for the first time with the rest of the international students. 


(I also realized when I arrived to England, that I didn't have a blow dryer or straightner...hence the hair in the picture...)



My first day of classes at Royal Holloway was quite the nightmare, but I couldn't help but love every second of it. 

Later in the month, I met a guy, who happened to be from Gilbert and go to ASU.  We met up at Leicester Square and spent the whole day hanging out in London. 

Later that day, I also learned how small the world is, because on that same day, I ran into one of my best friends from Jr. High in London?!

I began learning the British lingo. Thankfully, I made friends who didn't mind me asking questions every 5 seconds to learn it. 

I learned how crazy the weather can be in England, and also to always always always appreciate and love every second of sunshine there is. 

Looking back, January was a great beginning to 2011. Even though it was a huge transition, looking back now, it was one of the best transitions I could have taken. I shall miss you January of 2011, but I can only hope January of 2012 will be just as great! 

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