{"id":7117,"date":"2015-02-07T19:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2015-02-07T19:09:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-08T00:09:02","slug":"authentic-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.luc.edu\/goglobal\/?p=7117","title":{"rendered":"Authentic London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello my lovely readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Well, I’m making\u00a0a go of becoming a true Londoner and I think I’m making some real progress!\u00a0I’ve started to feel true annoyance at those who stand on the wrong\u00a0side of tube escalators (the left side is reserved exclusively for those willing to risk their lives on the incredibly long and steep escalators to be on time), I now wear scarves as stylized, belted blankets in order to fend off the damp chills of February, and I have tried every type of cider I can think of at every type of pub. I also eat sandwiches multiple times a day, I am addicted to Cadbury chocolate Oreo bars (& had a moment of genuine\u00a0panic at the Cadbury ban in America), and I have blown the dust off of my two years of Deutsch, much to the entertainment of a few German friends. But perhaps, most importantly, I have finally started discovering the\u00a0fun, authentic, and commonplace pasttimes of my British neighbors!<\/p>\n

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Midway through the week, I ventured out to appease on of my favorite guilty pleasures at\u00a0an independent bookstore. The London Review Bookstore is the most wonderful place- no one tried to rush me out the door once I found what I was looking for, there are chairs in the basement to sample your reading material, and, most charmingly of all, I happened in on one of their monthly Late Night shopping events and was offered a complimentary glass of wine for my trouble. It was the perfect way to spend a Wednesday\u00a0night.<\/p>\n

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I also spent quite a lot of time at the V&A Museum with my sister, which is often skipped during short visits to London; however, Taylor and I both found\u00a0the museum and its exhibits to be truly incredible- so much so that we will be headed back soon to see what we didn’t have time for.<\/p>\n

On a slightly more important note, we also tried our first authentic dessert at the beautiful cafe. The scone I ate (my first one!) certainly would have been life-altering, had\u00a0the stain glassed windows and luxurious atmosphere of the cafe itself hadn’t already done it. Not to mention I almost shed a tear at Taylor’s perfect\u00a0Victorian sponge cake. 10\/10 would recommend making this stop a priority.<\/p>\n

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Finally, I am a true sucker for the ambiance of a building; therefore, I have begun my search for the perfect study space.<\/p>\n

So far the Reading Room of the Wellcome Center is taking first with its plush staircase littered with pillows and its interactive distractions. If you need a break from Tolstoy, there are truly terrifying dentistry tools to examine, straightjackets to try on, and a postcard table to tell your mom about all the fun you’re having.<\/p>\n

A close second is the British Library, where one can ogle original Charlotte Bronte manuscripts, Leonardo Da Vinci notebooks, and unfinished Beethoven pieces. I just went through the rather\u00a0rigorous process of getting my own Reading Pass this afternoon -I had high hopes that the countless esteemed\u00a0individuals whose work is\u00a0on display would\u00a0give me the strength to focus on the “study” in study abroad \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow I am heading off to Cambridge to see what else the UK has to offer! Stay tuned \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

-Megan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello my lovely readers! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Well, I’m making\u00a0a go of becoming a true Londoner and I think I’m making some real progress!\u00a0I’ve started to feel true annoyance at those who stand on the wrong\u00a0side of tube escalators (the left side is reserved exclusively for those willing to risk their lives on the incredibly … <\/p>\n

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