From Yonkers

I am 25 minutes from leaving for the airport and there must be a lot of things I haven't done. But that's okay. I'm ready. Sooooooooo ready. I'm currently listening to the Touch My Clickwheel show at www.georgetownradio.com and it's possibly the most wonderful way to leave the United States. It's my first time listening to it and may I say that we (yes, I'm claiming it for myself too) are hilarious and interesting and have amazing song choices.

I'm kind of in a bad mood pre-leaving the U.S. which is spurring my enthusiasm for London, but I will blame it on the swollen, tumorous lymph nodes on my left side... AND the packing. So... beware London. I'm possibly bringing mononucleosis across the pond (but hopefully not). Ok, some may think I've wasted my last minutes on the internet but I don't agree. I've updated my facebook (which I irrationally wiped clean) and established an identity so LSE people can at least judge me properly (I will judge you). And here I am updating this blog. Also, I changed my voicemail greeting. Woo. Ok, that's enough. Talk to you soon from across the pond. I will continue to overuse that phrase.

DC Pt. I

Part I: Days in DC have flown by, which is strange since I initially thought my 6-night/7-day stay would wear out my welcome at Georgetown. For the most part, I don't feel like I'm bumming around at all. I sleep late, do my own thing, and then meet up with friends who happen to have a break from class. I can eat endless meals at Leo's thanks to generously offered guest passes and it just feels normal.

I've taken a strange liking to shocking people here with my presence. I walk around with my backpack "posing" as a student. When I see people I know and wave or say "hi," I wonder if they are curious why I'm here or if they just think that I've been mysteriously low-key for the past 3 weeks.

I'm now back in Yonkers and will post my last post from the U.S. in a day or two. Until then...