Hello again! First of all, I must apologise for the delay with this post. I'm also issuing a warning that it will be rather long but I can't help it because for one thing, I am an English major, and as such I'm going to go on and on about things; and for another, I'm recounting 2 months worth of stuff here! I may break it all up into a number of posts. So in short, bear with me as the ramblings ensue :)
The story begins a little over 2 months ago, on October 1. On this day I set off on my first ever journey to England. I was ridiculously excited about finally getting to go to one of my favourite countries in the world after years and years of dreaming about it. And finally the moment arrived when I had to make my way to the airport and, of course, say my goodbyes to my family and loved ones. It was a very, very emotional day (yes there were tears, lots of them!) for us all and a big step in all our lives, especially for me. But I knew that there was no turning back and I, as bravely as I could, made my way through security, holding the tears back while my belongings were scanned. And as I was given the all clear to head to the plane, I gave my family one final wave and headed off. God, that was really really sad for me! And terrifying since it was a BIG step in my life!
I'd never flown alone on a plane before so initially I was a bit nervous. But as soon as I was able to take my seat I realized I just had to sit back, say my prayers that we'd have a safe flight, and enjoy the experience. So that's exactly what I did and I can now say that flying alone on an aircraft is absolutely NO problem for me anymore. And you won't believe it but I had a whole row of seats to myself! That's right! THREE seats all to myself to lounge on and get nice and comfy. But as it happens, I rarely have the best luck so of course someone had to come and ask to take one of the seats. I was not amused but since I'm nice I said sure. Apart from that the flight was a very good one. We obviously did not crash and die. And the in-flight entertainment was great! Virgin Atlantic, you guys do one heck of a job! 4 for you! :) My biggest issue on the flight was the ongoing headache I had to endure throughout. I really hate flying jsyk. The altitude makes my head pound for some reason. Yeah so flying = not fun. Next time I'll take a boat or something lol
7 hours later I had finally landed in London Heathrow Airport! I was beyond excited! I had actually made it to this wonderful magical place I had dreamed about for so long! Mind you, I was still in the plane waiting to get off but I was just happy to be there! OK so I'll skip the boring part about getting out the airport and cut to the chase. My aunt, uncle, and little cousin kindly came to pick me up and escorted me to Oxford. I am truly grateful for all they have done for me ♥
Upon arriving in Oxford, I didn't know what to expect. I got settled as best as I could. To make myself feel at home.
Audrey is a always to be present wherever I am. It's a rule I've made for myself :D
It's not home without a little bit of NYC :)
So here I was in a brand new country without anything familiar to me. I was surrounded by strangers and normally I am quite shy but I was ready to make new friends and enjoy this opportunity I was given. I soon got to know everyone fairly well that lived in our houses on St. John Street and the other memebers of Blackfriars Hall. I rather think we've formed a nice little Blackfriars family. I've even adopted our "Welfare Liason Manager" (at least I think that's her title) Bess as my mum (ooohh British spelling, watch out now!) away from home! She's such a darling! Needless to say, I like everyone very much and I think they are all fantastic!
Now I'm pretty lousy at remembering that I own a camera. However, I did manage to get a few photos of things that captured my attention :)
The view of the garden from my window
And there is Blackfriars which I see every morning!
My little cozy bed
Telephone box! Doctor Who anyone? lol And look! The ground is wet! Typical English weather :P
Naturally at Oxford, there is a TON of work to be done! I found myself reading many books and writing paper after paper and I soon discovered that I barely had a weekend anymore. I often asked, as the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey once said, "What is a weekend?" hehe (more on Downton Abbey later! Promise!)
But I was able to balance out the academic side of life with the more social aspects which I will get to in another post.
The story begins a little over 2 months ago, on October 1. On this day I set off on my first ever journey to England. I was ridiculously excited about finally getting to go to one of my favourite countries in the world after years and years of dreaming about it. And finally the moment arrived when I had to make my way to the airport and, of course, say my goodbyes to my family and loved ones. It was a very, very emotional day (yes there were tears, lots of them!) for us all and a big step in all our lives, especially for me. But I knew that there was no turning back and I, as bravely as I could, made my way through security, holding the tears back while my belongings were scanned. And as I was given the all clear to head to the plane, I gave my family one final wave and headed off. God, that was really really sad for me! And terrifying since it was a BIG step in my life!
I'd never flown alone on a plane before so initially I was a bit nervous. But as soon as I was able to take my seat I realized I just had to sit back, say my prayers that we'd have a safe flight, and enjoy the experience. So that's exactly what I did and I can now say that flying alone on an aircraft is absolutely NO problem for me anymore. And you won't believe it but I had a whole row of seats to myself! That's right! THREE seats all to myself to lounge on and get nice and comfy. But as it happens, I rarely have the best luck so of course someone had to come and ask to take one of the seats. I was not amused but since I'm nice I said sure. Apart from that the flight was a very good one. We obviously did not crash and die. And the in-flight entertainment was great! Virgin Atlantic, you guys do one heck of a job! 4 for you! :) My biggest issue on the flight was the ongoing headache I had to endure throughout. I really hate flying jsyk. The altitude makes my head pound for some reason. Yeah so flying = not fun. Next time I'll take a boat or something lol
7 hours later I had finally landed in London Heathrow Airport! I was beyond excited! I had actually made it to this wonderful magical place I had dreamed about for so long! Mind you, I was still in the plane waiting to get off but I was just happy to be there! OK so I'll skip the boring part about getting out the airport and cut to the chase. My aunt, uncle, and little cousin kindly came to pick me up and escorted me to Oxford. I am truly grateful for all they have done for me ♥
Upon arriving in Oxford, I didn't know what to expect. I got settled as best as I could. To make myself feel at home.
Audrey is a always to be present wherever I am. It's a rule I've made for myself :D
It's not home without a little bit of NYC :)
So here I was in a brand new country without anything familiar to me. I was surrounded by strangers and normally I am quite shy but I was ready to make new friends and enjoy this opportunity I was given. I soon got to know everyone fairly well that lived in our houses on St. John Street and the other memebers of Blackfriars Hall. I rather think we've formed a nice little Blackfriars family. I've even adopted our "Welfare Liason Manager" (at least I think that's her title) Bess as my mum (ooohh British spelling, watch out now!) away from home! She's such a darling! Needless to say, I like everyone very much and I think they are all fantastic!
Now I'm pretty lousy at remembering that I own a camera. However, I did manage to get a few photos of things that captured my attention :)
The view of the garden from my window
And there is Blackfriars which I see every morning!
My little cozy bed
Telephone box! Doctor Who anyone? lol And look! The ground is wet! Typical English weather :P
Naturally at Oxford, there is a TON of work to be done! I found myself reading many books and writing paper after paper and I soon discovered that I barely had a weekend anymore. I often asked, as the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey once said, "What is a weekend?" hehe (more on Downton Abbey later! Promise!)
But I was able to balance out the academic side of life with the more social aspects which I will get to in another post.
So for now I bid you adieu! And thanks for reading!
xx
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