I'm Here!

Greetings from London!
I have arrived and already settled into the house.
My trip began at 5:30 am on Tuesday morning (Texas time) after I missed my alarm. Not a good start. Mom, Dad, and I arrived at the airport with lots of time to spare, and there were no problems with checking in and security. I met up with my friend Sarah at DFW and we then flew to Chicago and finally on to London together. The flights were okay. I had a personal TV for the last two flights so that was nice, and of course Sarah being there was great so that we could catch up on each others summers and, best of all, use each other as a pillow. At London Heathrow Airport we waited for close to a hour to get our passports approved. Picking up our luggage was no problem and the carts were free (the US should learn from this!). However, once we were in the passenger pick up area we waited for the group to arrive for around 3 hours so we could ride on the bus with them to the house.
Then the real journey began!
Riding through London for the first time was unbelivably breathtaking and amazing! All styles of architecture border the streets. A beautiful Victorian building could be right next to a modern building that was just as beautiful and wonderful!
We then arrived at the house where all the luggage had to be loaded in. Us students have 3 floors for our rooms--the basement, 2nd floor & 3rd floor (the 2nd and 3rd floor are really the 3rd and 4th floors though because street level is "ground floor" and not the 1st floor). Trying to get 4o students with 4 pieces of luggage a piece into their respected rooms was no easy task. Luckily I live in the basement and it was only one fligh of stairs down for me.
I live with Roxanne and Sarah as you can see in the pictures below and this is our room:

Roxanne--

Sarah's back
We then went out to eat as a group (which we will do 3 times a week) at a place called Wagamama which was a Noodles Bar. It was okay; I just couldn't enjoy it because I was so tired. I still hadn't slept for longer than 30 minutes of uncomfortable plane naps, so I was literally falling asleep between picking up my food and putting it in my mouth. No lie. Many choices to choose from, so maybe next time I will enjoy it more.
Finding my way around London is going to be quite difficult! There is no pattern to the streets whatsoever. The Tube (Subway system) will help alot because it is mapped out very methodically.
All and all, my first day was full and tiring but so fun. I miss all of you and wish everyone could be here to experience it with me. I will post more soon, with pictures of London (the real reason your are reading this!). ♥♥♥