LONDON, OXFORD, and Home!

What a great weekend! My experience in London was outstanding - stayed in a great hostel downtown near Waterloo, where I immediately met people and spent the day (and night) with - we saw Tower Bridge, St. Paul's, and some other things, then got Indian food (London specialty), and went out for drinks in Piccadilly Circus, where we stayed out til 3 chatting, dancing, making shenanigans, etc.
Next day was an early wake-up call for morning train to Oxford (about 1 hour by train), the famed university where my friends Brendan and Chi are doing a summer program. We walked around the town (which is surprisingly large), saw a lot of old buildings, went out to lunch (twice) and participated in a mini-pub crawl sponsored by the program directors haha. Overall a lovely day - though I was reeling from the lack of sleep the night before.
Then it was back to London for Monday, when I said goodbye to my new hostel friends (mostly Aussies and Americans) and saw a bit more of the city - the Imperial War Museum (pretty cool), Westminster Abbey (awesome, but packed with tourists), and Covent Garden. I met up with Max (from Georgetown) for lunch in Covent Garden, where I had the classic fish and chips. :) After that, it was back to the hostel to pick up my bags and then I took a train to Clapham Junction, where I met David (from the Tours program). We stayed at David's uncle's house for a nice chill night - a nice break from the running around.
Today began at 5:50am, when i woke up for a train to London-Gatwick airport, where I caught a train to Charlotte, where I am now. It feels eerily strange to be back in the States - not sure if I like it. I will miss Europe...a lot. It has been quite a summer full of experiences I will never forget.