There's no place like home(stays)

Small update on my path to London... actually, a rather large update: I've finally found out where I'll be staying during my time in London!

Actually, that's kind of only half true, as there's been a bit of an issue with my homestay.  The woman I was originally assigned to stay with, Jenny, had some unexpected family stuff come up, and so she won't be able to host me until April 7, a couple of weeks into the program.  So, for the first couple weeks, I'll be staying with Tricia, who lives in an area of northeast London called Queens Park, just a bit north of Notting Hill.  First thing I did when I got the e-mail with Tricia's contact info?  I GoogleMap-ed her house, of course!  It's a very nice looking house (more of a duplex, actually, kind of representing the type of home you'd see in San Francisco: narrow, 2 stories high, and squished right up next to the house next door).  All the houses on the street, from what I can tell, pretty much look alike- seems to be more of a suburban area rather than right in the middle of the city, which will make for some long Tube rides to and from class.  Oh well,  more exploring for me!

At first I was a little annoyed at the prospect of having to go stay at one house and then, just when I'm settled, having to move to another, but now that I think about it, it'll be a really cool and unique experience!  No one else (except for the girl I'm rooming with) will have had the chance to live with two families in two different parts of the city... to my knowledge.  It will defiintely be cool to get to experience different points of view and different areas, maybe even two completely different lifestyles.

I have yet to find out where Jenny, my 2nd homestay lives, but I'll be sure to update when I do.  The time is drawing near!  Less than 3 weeks away, and still a lot to do before then!

Catch you guys later!

Chani