After about 19 hours of travel, I arrived in London at 8:35am today, went through customs, then met with my teaching supervisor, who gave me a ride to my place of residence in Dorking, Surrey UK. It was a long and tiring process, but I am relieved that I made it in one piece with enough brain power to hold a good conversation with the supervisor, my new roommate, and landlords. After, I even went out with the roomie for a walk around the neighborhood & into the downtown for some groceries. All on 6 hours of intermitten sleep!
I learned so many things about what I can do while traveling alone across 5,000 miles. About 48 hours before departure & I was a little worried about how I would do it all, but I did it. While waiting for the second leg of my plane in Charolotte, NC, I was able to have some fun conversation with a few people on their way to London. I found it to be invigorating to get a chance to meet new people and hear their stories of travel, homes, and why they were out and about.
The next challenge will be to get a good nights sleep & feel refreshed tomorrow. While Monday will be day 1 of meeting my cooperating art teacher, seeing the school, and the classes of students.
I learned so many things about what I can do while traveling alone across 5,000 miles. About 48 hours before departure & I was a little worried about how I would do it all, but I did it. While waiting for the second leg of my plane in Charolotte, NC, I was able to have some fun conversation with a few people on their way to London. I found it to be invigorating to get a chance to meet new people and hear their stories of travel, homes, and why they were out and about.
The next challenge will be to get a good nights sleep & feel refreshed tomorrow. While Monday will be day 1 of meeting my cooperating art teacher, seeing the school, and the classes of students.
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