Friends, daffodils, and other news

Street art

Walking through Brick Lane

Spring

With Evy in Notting Hill

The Orangery in Kensington Gardens

For the first couple of months, I was friendless in London. Yes I could definitely connect with friends back home, and we had plenty of family time- with all of the London excursions and the fact that the house here is much smaller than we're used to. But it's not the same as having face-to-face time with people my age. But I haven't had any melancholia regarding friends as of late- I have made some really great friends from school and also have weekly Skype calls/lots of emails/Facebook messages with friends from Seattle. Not to mention Evy and her mom Gale coming to London a few weeks ago!! We had tons of fun going around London (Phantom of the Opera, Greenwich, Notting Hill, high tea...). It was a surreal moment when Evy came to see Chestnut Grove school on one of the days she was here- she got to meet almost all of my London friends, and I felt so lucky to have the best of both worlds continents.

In other news, my grandparents (Dad's parents) are here visiting from Canada and we're having lots of fun catching up, playing cards, taking walks in Tooting and Wimbledon, and going out for Indian food. I had a very fun and very busy two days last weekend- on Saturday four of us went to South Bank, Green Park, and Trafalgar Square which was so so fun (I couldn't believe I was all over the center of London with no parents, actually!). Then on Sunday about six or seven girls and I went to Brick Lane in East London. I had been there before with Dad, but we went on a weekday and it's a whole different scene on Sundays because they have tons of market stalls set up making it uber busy.

Oh and next up on the social calendar: Hunger Games.

P.S. For once the the photography is mine! (or my friends')
P.P.S. Changed the size of the pictures but hopefully it won't change anything to the layout...thoughts?