I'm in London and I'm all moved in. Our flat is actually nicer than I had imagined. My bedroom is fairly large, although I am sharing it with two roommates, Andrew and Bryson. Initially, we had a much smaller room because a couple of the girls attempted to claim the large bedroom for themselves. After some brief tension and discussion, it was decided that the three guys would take back the room from the two girls, however I really can't blame them for trying to stake their claim. There's not a lot of space here in London and perhaps it's going to be every man for himself, or maybe in this case, woman for herself. While there isn't a whole lot of personal space in the bedrooms, we have a large living room with two couches, a TV and a full size dining table so everyone can spread out a bit. A nice touch throughout the flat is the huge windows. During the day we get plenty of light and have a really nice view from the fifth floor. When I sit up in bed in the morning I can actually look out and see the British Telecom Tower and the London Eye.
View from our re-taken bedroom after ousting the girls
We have a nice, decent-sized kitchen with hardwood cabinets and marble counter tops. There are some things to get used to, however. The fridge is a little smaller than U.S. fridges, not to mention we have seven people all cramming food into it. We were told we probably wouldn't have a dishwasher, so it was a nice surprise to see that we did...except that it's been a few days and we still haven't figured out how to use it. Now that I think of it, I'm not sure we even have dishwasher detergent. Anyway, we'll figure it out, I hope. One of my pet peeves is trying to cook when there's a huge pile of someone else's dirty dishes in the sink. When they're my dirty dishes in the sink, I tend not to get as irritated for some reason. Unless of course I forgot to wash them and don't realize they're my dishes, then I'll probably get equally as irritated with my innocent flat mates.
We also live right next to Regent's Park, which is a really nice public park with lots of open green space. There is a bus stop right in front of the building, making the commute into central London fairly convenient. The bus stops at Bakers Street Underground station, making it easy to travel by tube. One of the nicest things about our place is the included weekly cleaning service, meaning we can throw massive parties, start food fights and essentially act like complete degenerates without having to worry about a thing. Ok well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but it's nice to have a basic cleaning service. With seven college students living here, we can use all the help we can get. All in all, it's a nice flat and I'm looking forward to living here for the next few months.
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