T-2 days until we are out of the Midwest and on our way to the wonderful city of London. I couldn’t be more excited to finally experience the city that we have spent the duration of the semester learning about and sketching from inside a classroom. I have all of my supplies ready to go and am starting to pack the last of my belongings tonight after a night full of cramming for an exam tomorrow. It never really occurred to me how different everything is going to be over in London, mainly because of the fact that both countries speak English, but the closer we get the more I am thinking that I am going to hit a brick wall of culture shock. We’ve all been taught well throughout the course of the semester and we should all know the map of London like the back of our hand at this point so after all this wait, we will finally get to put our knowledge and navigating skills to the test and venture around in a foreign country with nothing but a map and a good attitude.
I am hoping that every student is as excited to experience something new as I am and it is truly awesome that I get to share my first European adventure with a group of fellow Buckeyes.