Keep Calm and Carry On

So, keeping up with my blog has definitely gotten pushed to the backburner lately. We’re on spring break right now, and I got back a couple nights ago from a week in Greece & Italy. Traveling around Europe has been fun, but I've actually found that I miss Spain when I’m visiting other European countries.

Last month 4 girls and I went to London for the weekend. Even though it was rainy and cold most of the time (typical London weather) it was still a lot of fun, and I loved getting to see so many famous places. Almost every stop on the metro was a name that I’d heard of before. Riding the metro (or “tube” as they call it in England) was an experience in itself. It was fairly easy to navigate, but it was always really crowded. One day we were waiting to take the metro and when it came it was more crowded than usual. The doors opened but there really wasn’t space to get on. However, one of the girls with us, Jenn, squeezed on, but before any of the rest of us could follow, the doors closed. We started frantically pushing the button and banging on the door, but it was too late. Jenn yelled, “What stop?” and as the train pulled away Susie answered “Waterloo…” hoping that Jenn had heard. We caught the next train and when we arrived at Waterloo station, Jenn was waiting for us. But, it was a funny experience. 

Here are some of the highlights from our trip: 

One of my favorite parts was getting to ride in the London Eye. It’s a huge Ferris wheel where we got an awesome view of London.

London Eye 

 Big Ben 

Abbey Road (where the Beatles took their famous photo) 

Oh, and we also randomly got off on the Baker St. stop on the metro and there was a Sherlock Holmes statue outside. I’m a big fan, so I was super excited about that.

Some of the other landmarks I got to see were Westminster Abbey, the Tower Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We wanted to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, but we didn't know that they only do it every other day and Sunday was not one of those days. But it was still fun to see the palace and the gardens. 

Then a couple of weekends ago I got to go to Álcala to visit a friend from Bryan for the weekend. On Saturday we drove to a camp in the country to help out with an English camp for the day. I spent most of the day having conversations with people who are learning English, and I also helped lead a session for the children. This weekend I started to realize how at home I feel in Spain and how much I’m going to miss it when I return to the U.S.

Lynnette and I at English camp. (It was Hawaiian themed). 

Oh, and the title of my post? It’s a British quote from World War II that we saw everywhere in London. I’ve adopted it as my "saying" with all the craziness we encounter while travelling around Europe haha. 

Well, I think this is enough for now, but I'll post about Greece and Italy in a few days. I can't believe that in 8 days I'll be back in the U.S! It definitely hasn't sunk in yet.