Last Few Weeks/Reflections/Home (Mega Sadface)

Well, after nearly 5 months in London, I'm finally back in the ole US of A. The time flew by, yet at the same time it seemed like I had been in London forever. Flat 41E in Pooley House had truly become home. It's so bizarre being back in Elmhurst after so long and realizing that nothing here has really changed. I can sit on my couch with my dog and watch tv, exactly the same as 5 months ago. I can see this quickly becoming boring, but as of right now, its pretty nice. Portillo's for lunch today.... yessssss.

Anyway, the last few weeks since my dad and Jen were in London were fairly eventful just doing fun stuff around town. I saw Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Third Eye Blind in concert, which was sweet. I'm not particularly a fan of either of them, but if you've got a chance to go out and see a concert in the greatest city in the world, why the hell not? Also went to my second Premier League football match, between perennial powerhouses Fulham and Stoke City. Stoke City pulled out a 1-0 squeaker with a late goal, despite a stellar performance by everyone's favorite Yank, Clint Dempsey. Going out at night has been great as well (crazy night at Roxy definitely a great time), but I think the highlight of my final few weeks was the weather. Especially the last week, it was sunny and nice everyday and being able to hang out with a great group of people along the canal, playing some sports and having some drinks, is really all a man can ask for, though falling into said canal should probably be avoided. I also think I did pretty well on my exams, though I wasn't particularly worried about them.

So, thats it. I've been home for 12 hours (woke up at 6 am, damn time change), and I already miss London. I figure while its all still pretty fresh in my mind I should list all the things I can think of that I'm gonna miss about my time abroad, so without further ado, here it is in no particular order:

London, the Tube and Tube shenanigans, Doner, Nando's, British politeness and humor, the beer, Wetherspoon's, the Palm Tree, Flat 41, Flat 46 pong, the smell of Mile End, Regent's canal, Queen Mary, Cristina Von Hodenberg, running along the Thames, Dixie, random overseas encounters with people I haven't seen in years, Brick Lane, Low Cost, wandering around central London at night trying to get home, the 25 bus, the Bangladeshi's (sorta), getting in arguments with foreigners about how awesome America is, travelling, British accents, the beautiful women, Sainsbury's, exploring London, Draper's, and more than anything, the people I met. So in summary... I miss everything. Crap.

Well that's it then. I guess this is the end of the overseas portion of this blog. I might update it every once in a while, but I've got no real plans for it. Perhaps I should change the name. Whatevs. Thanks for reading everybody. If you're someone from home, I look forward to seeing you this summer, and if you're reading this from back in London town, I miss you already.