Speaker’s Corner: Open-Minded People Welcome

I like to think of myself as an open-minded person. I find other’s perspectives on social concepts and issues very interesting. I enjoy listening to their thoughts and reasoning to their arguments. So naturally, going to Speakers’ Corner in London was something I was...

6 Realizations About London from a Weary World Traveler

Things I’ll Miss About London: The History. Everywhere you look in this remarkable city, every building, every street, has a story and a past. Our cities and towns in America are infants in comparison to a city that has lived for over 2000 years. When we went to the...

A Walk through History

We’re cold. We’re wet. We’re jet-lagged. And we weren’t prepared for a 4-hour walk in the rain. Warned by our mothers, most of us knew better and we brought umbrellas and rain jackets along with us. London is notorious for their “unpredictable” weather. It was one of...

Quarantine. Everywhere.

Tube. Stairs. Repeat. For a broke college student in London, having your own car or form of transportation is not in the cards so the tube is your daily routine. The tube is the subway and the fastest way to get around London in a short amount of time, but to say it...

Bloody Americans

It may have been the blonde hair, fair skin, straight teeth, flip flops or my selfie stick, but somehow I have “I’m an American” painted across my forehead. I have learned in the short amount of time spent in London thus far that Americans are very easily spotted...