Getting lost is fun!

Well today has been quite productive. We had our academic orientation at the Anglo American building (where we take classes), which is right beside the British Museum, how awesome is that. After that Jordan, Laura and I decided to check out Primark, a store that is basically a London department store. I bought a really cute bag and we shopped around a bit, kind of falling in love. Then we ran back to the flats and dropped some stuff off before heading off to do some grocery shopping…which is where our adventure begins.

There is a small grocery store right down the street from our flats, but earlier on our way to our class building we saw a bigger chain grocery that we wanted to check out. Jordan and I made our lists and headed there. We got plenty of food, put it in our new big bags and headed back to the tube. Well, the tube was PACKED due to electrical problems on the central line and the fact that it was 6 p.m. When we got off we were kind of confused and forgot that we had to change lines and so we left the station, figuring we could just turn around and get back on. WRONG. There were so many people trying to get through two little entrances it was ridiculous. No problem, we decided we’d take a bus. We got on, found seats up top and rode. We thought that we heard our stop and made our way down to the bottom to get off. Jordan managed to jump off, I did not. We’re pretty smart cookies though, because she started to follow the bus and at the next stop (which was about a block away) I got off and started to walk back towards her. We met up and decided that the stop we got off at was not the right one, but it was close so we could find our way back eventually. We walked, we pulled out the map, walked some more, pulled out the map and somehow found a tube stop that took us home.

Getting lost in London was one of the best experiences I could’ve had. I’m not good with maps or anything like that, but I’m really getting the hang of the tube and so I’m sure the buses will come fairly easily as well. After our bus tour tomorrow I’m sure I’ll feel even more comfortable with the city.