welcome to londontown.

hello again, dear readers!!

it's been faaaaaaar too long. i have maintained a rather infrequent contribution to this blog up to now, but now that i'm alone in a new city, with a fresh slate, i think it's high-time to get to the nitty-gritty.

what's it like to leave everything you know & are comfortable with, pluck down across the pond, and start over again?

i'll attempt to explain in the coming year. i've moved to rainy london from phoenix/chicago (arizona as my university & post-graduation home, chicago as my homehome) for a Master's in modern literature here in london. i am lucky enough to have my best friend here, who will be here working thru december, but beyond meg, i don't know a soul.

it's been a hard go at it. i was so excited to leave, and when i left my mum & boyfriend at the airport, all i could do is cry and feel sorry for myself. i've done this before: i studied abroad for a year in italy & france my junior year at college, but it's harder at 24 than at 20. My life was more ingrained back in the states, and i was so happy with my boyfriend there. picking up & leaving again has proven more difficult, but i'm sure i'll persevere and make friends & ensconce myself in reading & writing, which i haven't had nearly enough of in the past year.

so, welcome to london. i'll keep you posted.

this evening's agenda: Joanna Newsom concert at the Royal Albert Hall. words cannot DESCRIBE my excitement. that makes all my musical concert dreams come true: bjork & joanna newsom, all in one year. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

and if you're in chicago, pet this little fella for me. i miss him & his owner very very much. : )