After cramming our suitcases into our tiny car (one of my duffels got to ride shotgun), we were whisked away to Courtfield Gardens, our home for the next four months. As our RA's handed us our cards, they were saying "Oh, you're the ones in 104..." When we reached our room we knew right away why they were saying this...it is amazing! It's very roomy, each with our own beds, dressers, and armoires (a little small, but we admit we have too many clothes). The best feature of the room is undoubtedly our little balcony/breakfast nook (we're still deciding on what to call it). It's just a little elevated area with a nice table looking out onto the street. Bathroom is a little small, but after my ghetto of a bathroom last year, I'll take anything.
Courtfield Gardens - Our room is the five windows on the left!
Since we only had had about 1 hour of sleep the past two days, after our preliminary hall meetings we decided to have a very early dinner, stop by the grocery store for some essentials (go figure, our towels haven't arrived yet) and called it a night.
This morning started off how every morning should, with a fire drill (HA). It was quickly followed by a walk to the "Cine Lumiere" to listen to lectures until well into the afternoon. We heard from everyone involved in the program from the Student Affairs Office to some of the professors. Although most of it was very interesting and fun, when they started to discuss the structure of Parliament both our eyelids started to get heavy (can you blame us? we're still adjusting to the time and let's face it, politics are not our thing). After a long day at the Cine, we walked over to Kensington High Street, which is absolute heaven. Topshop, Zara, Urban Outfitters...what else could a girl want? We decided to skip these desinations (for now, at least) to get phones (I hate mine already...I'm an iPhone girl through and through) and make our first trip to Marks and Spencer. We also checked out the Whole Foods there; ever since reading about it in my marketing book I had been looking forward to seeing it,and it certainly did not let me down. 3 floors, beautiful glass stairs, and best of all, my favorite kind of Greek yogurt! After walking back and dropping off our things, we decided to go to wagamama for dinner. For anyone who has not been to this amazing restaurant, it's pretty much a whole menu of yummy noodle and rice dishes. I had heard about it for years and had always wanted to go, and tonight the dream came true! It was absolutely delicious! One thing we learned tonight, though, was how confusing the streets here are! Apparently there are three Courtfield Gardens, not to mention Courtfield Road, etc. We definitely got our exercise for the day before we found our destination, but it was absolutely worth it!
So here I am now, in my bed, anticipating the adventures we'll have tomorrow in our new city. Thanks so everyone who's reading this, we miss you all and can't wait to continue to keep you updated!!
~ Carolyn
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