hiya from london

it's been precisely two months since i left the us for london. i am loving it here--i could really imagine myself living here more permanently someday. except for the weak dollar and the driving-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-road thing, living here has hardly required any adjustment. a lot has happened these past two months, including visits to lisbon, madrid, brussels & frankfurt. i think the remainder of my time will be grounded here in london (not that i mind), with some short trips to places just outside london and possibly paris or scotland or wales? there is so much to do here that i feel compelled every weekend to get out & see. hyde park has become one of my favorite places to go on weekends--running there in the morning is perfection. the museums here are also wonderful & plentiful. i like my internship very much, mainly because of the people. i love my team--everyone is quirky and interesting and unique and so welcoming--these characters meld together so well into our team. i live with four other girls from my university in a flat in central london--there are three of us who spend a lot of time together--it's odd and funny and surprising to me how well we can get along. i have so many photos to document all of this, too many to post at once i think but if i don't post all at once, many are sure to be lost in the shuffle. i'll try to filter through & pick just a few:

^my street^the view @ my office^my flatmates, in front of the bank of england ^out for a drink with flatmates ^lunch @ borough market with anna & her flatmate asako ^amazing hostel in lisbon - traveler's house - highly recommended ^delicious portuguese food
^castle in sintra, just outside lisbon ^the view from a castle in lisbon (color enhanced... but not that far from reality)

^with mary @ thieves' market in lisbon ^plaza mayor, madrid @ night - sax player^row boating in retiro park - madrid

^retiro park, madrid
^lunch in frankfurt ^belgian chocolates & other sweets
^in the heart of brussels
^dinner at la rose blanche in brussels ^sunju on the train from brussels to brugge - the picture within a picture within a picture was my idea ;)
^brugge
^sunday upmarket in east london
^hyde park
^china town @ the new year
^mmm... steamed hazelnut milk @ paul
^everyone is out with their dogs in hyde park ~ so cute
^our flat loves cupcakes from hummingbird in south kensington
^chelsea on a saturday afternoon
^fair trade fair on the south bank^falafel dinner @ anna's

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so, things are well here & i hope all is well with you too.