I was reading through my blogs from last year tonight and remembering the trip fondly, and realizing how much I miss being in London. I really loved going to church at St. George's, seeing all the sights of the city, wandering around, randomly going to St. Paul's for Evensong, seeing the Hazeltons, meeting new friends ... everything. Going to London for spring term last year was one of the best decisions I made in college.
Things I remember most sharply about the trip:
- hanging out with the kids in the flats
- our trip to the Tower
- my Thames River walk
- St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey
- Worship Central and enjoying the day with John
- pubs and Pizza Express :)
- my adventures with the Hazeltons, especially meeting Donna, Indian food, talking with Nicola in the den, our English dinner, Windsor, and Stratford-Upon-Avon
- playing with my family, and especially missing Caelah after she was in London for two more months than I was, and wishing I could be having fun with her there
- St. George's Holborn and how amazingly wonderful everyone was there
- Oxford and Cambridge
- Les Miserables and Wicked
- sitting in the dungeon of the computer labs at Great Russell Street typing up all of these entries :)
Things I learned:
- I can feel at home overseas
- childhood dreams are worth holding on to
- I can go to a church or a church conference without knowing anybody, and have a wonderful time worshipping God and meeting new brothers and sisters
- I love rainy weather
- experiencing history is so much better than reading about it, and I still love doing that, too :)
- a whole lot of British history, which I still remember
- a whole lot about how God loves and pursues us, and about worship
- I love London
I still listen to the Worship Central podcast faithfully. Every time I see or read something about London or the UK I get so excited inside because of all these great things that I remember. I miss it, and I do love the States more, I'll always be an American girl, but part of my heart is in London, too.
I've decided that I'm going to try to go over for the Summer Olympics in 2012. Until then, faithful readers, keep safe, keep faith, and read my entries at http://wonderofnow.blogspot.com
Yours,
Abri
