Adventure is out there!

So I'm little behind in my updating.

Italian ice cream is so amazing, we grabbed some on our way to Bath and it was so amazing! Travelling in the EU is pretty easy in a sense. We have trips booked/in process for Rome, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Bath. I can't wait to go explore outside of London! We just found out that the Pope is resigning the DAY we land in Rome! I cannot wait!

In one day trip, Taylor and I discovered a lot... we got up early and took the Underground to Hyde Park to go explore. Molly met us down there. It was gorgeous! a HUGE park in the middle of the city with fountains, runners, people and their dogs... it was great. We began to wander and I discovered the Peter Pan statue I was looking for! It's not what you think but it's still really cool! I sometimes feel like I will never grow up so I can relate (and Neverland sounds really legit). Then we found a lot of statues, little buildings and then the Albert Memorial that was huge! We jumped on a bus toward Harrod's which is a huge department store that is worth more than my whole life basically! The next day we went to the Natural History Museum and wandered around South Kensington which is an upper part of London. I have pictures of a McLaren worth millions of dollars. We walked past the house that JFK grew up in when him and his father were here. I feel like we get lost so often that I'm actually findind my way around. We walked around Liecster Square, Oxford Circus, Greenwich, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square... all over. It's starting to all make sense and become really easy to navigate just always keep a map in your pocket!

There's a lot to do at night, pubs aren't what you think. It's basically a restaurant with music that you can order drinks at. It's a place to go after work for a pint and socialize. We frequent a few in the area that have a really nice night life and the other night we were sitting with a group from our program and this guy asked if I would watch his coat and bag while him and his friend stepped out. He said "you look like a trustworthy guy, do you mind watching our stuff?" I told him it wouldn't be a problem and he did a double take when he heard me speak. He came back and struck a conversation. Jason, and his friend Peter, talked to me for about 30-45 minutes about America, being in London and we got to some really cool topics. Jason offered to give me his number in case we ever wanted to hang out. He's Irish, has lived here for 14 months and said that he still doesn't have many friends. London is such a transition city that people constantly show up and move on, or are so reserved that they take a really long time to get to know. I texted him later on to see if he and Peter wanted to meet up for Chinese New Year. We met up after the parade and he sent the day with us telling us really cool facts about the area, monuments and life in Europe. I made a foreign friend!!!!!! It was so cool I loved it! All because we went to a pub and I have an apparent trustworthy face.

Our day trip to the Roman Baths in the city of Bath was outstanding! It was so beautiful there! The baths were phenomenal(as seen below)with water that was believed to have healing qualities. It contains 43 minerals and it's radioactive and helps with skin conditions and other illnesses. So naturally, I drank the water... it was such a metallic taste... like putting a penny on your tongue. The experience was great though. Then we wandered around, found a gorgeous cafe/church, and walked to the Putney Bridge, if you don't know what that is. Go see the movie "Les Miserables" it's where Russell Crowe kills himself.

From all of these adventures I began to notice it's not the place you're in, the things you do, or what you pay for that matters. it's the company that you keep.