Adrian Guerra
London School of Economics
London, England
Fall 2016

The commute here is vastly different from that of H-SC. The walk to campus is a good fifteen to twenty minutes away depending on how fast you’re willing to walk. The sights on the way over are breathtaking.

I pass by the river every day which is really fun, since there are always street performers and something exciting happening every day. The smell, when crossing the river, is that of caramelized nuts which is amazing and always tempts me to break my diet.

I really lucked out with the living arrangement here at Bankside, the room is about the size of a Whitehouse room, but all to myself. I have my own restroom/shower and a fridge, which is all a college student can ask for. I was very meticulous when I packed, I believe I brought all the essentials. My freshmen year at H-SC I over packed and regretted it so I didn’t want to make the same mistake here. I brought plenty of warm clothing and more formal attires since LSE holds several elegant events. People’s attire here really seems to vary, while some dress very elegantly others just go out in t-shirt and jeans. Luckily, coming from H-SC where everyone seems to always dress appropriately, it hasn’t been too much of a hassle coming here since I’ve been dressing as I would at H-SC and fit in just right.

Getting acclimated to the 6 hour difference was actually not as bad as one would think, surprisingly I sleep better here in London than I did in Virginia. I did find their use of military time odd and a bit of a nuisance.

My food experience has been relatively the same as it was back in the states; however, the best meal I have gotten here has been some eggs benedict at this nice local pub near my dorm. London has been amazing and is always very alive, there is always something going on and you don’t need to walk far to find it. The food is kind of expensive around here, so trying to find the places where food is cheap has been tough.

Classes are now starting to get tougher and it really requires strong study habits to succeed here, but luckily H-SC has already forced me to better my study habits so the work load is about the same.