My first few days in London

I arrived in London on an overcast Saturday morning (what? London? foggy? no way!) and spent the rest of that day moving in to my room and getting things settled. It's a quaint single room on the second floor of a big brick building, equipped with a bed, desk, sink, mirror, and funky floral curtains. My window faces a theater school, so all day Saturday I had a clear view of people taking dancing and improv lessons, which I thought was really cool. Hopefully I'll draw my view soon in the sketchbook Keegan got me. I live on an all-girls floor with a lot of other international students who I met on that Saturday afternoon. They're all so friendly and inviting! I really got lucky. 

 The view from my window.

Home sweet home!

 Courtyard of my dorm building.

On Sunday, I woke up early to go for a run and get to know my surroundings. The neighborhood I live in is so breathtaking. The architecture is classic and beautiful, made up of mostly brick buildings interrupted by shiny black doors and wrought-iron fences. That afternoon, I went with my friends to the Tate Modern (all of the museums are free here!). We took the tube to St. Paul's cathedral and stopped in for a quick visit before the museum. After the museum  we stopped for afternoon tea and returned to our dorm to get some studying done. 

 Walking to the Marble Arch.

 A peep of St. Paul's!

 St. Paul's Cathedral.

 London, you so pretty.

 THE SALVATION ARMY? INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS? Am I in heaven??

 View of the Shard from the Millenium Bridge.

 My new friend Sofia and I posing for a quick picture on our way to the museum.

Dat's meee!

 Doesn't it look like the Plavcan in our dining room, mom?

Oxford Street. So much shopping!

This morning, I woke up to find about a half inch of snow on the sidewalks. Although it is SO cold, seeing the streets brushed with white snow made the cold worth it. I took the bus to school and miraculously managed to not get lost (all by myself - yaay I'm a big girl!) and had my first class. It's a small class (only 6 students!) and it's held in my professor's office. It was so cool being completely surrounded by art history - pardon me, "history of art" i mean - people. Being at school made all of the difficult adjustments of the past few days really worth it.  

I'll try to post more pictures and stuff in the next few days, stay tuned peoples!

Love from London,

Molls