Cheers to Londontown

So if you don't already know this I pretty much suck for never posting in this blog besides my introduction at the very beginning, but hey, at least I'm posting in it now, right? Basically, this semester has probably been the best semester of my life and as my London experience is coming to an end, it's very bittersweet looking back on my time here and I feel extremely lucky. I've learned a few things and experienced things I probably never would've been able to throughout this trip and they're things that I'll always remember. Some of these include:

1) Wearing the same outfit at least a million times throughout the semester
2) Getting to see my all-time favorite artist (Ed Sheeran) in the city where he became famous
3) Learned that if you're ever in a foreign country and need to find a place to pee, Starbucks and McDonald's are your best options because it seems like every country has one.
4) I've become somewhat of a fish and chip snob because every pub I go to, I judge them heavily on it.
5) I don't actually like tea, but hey, I can definitely make a "proper tea" and I have a British guy that can back me up on that.

As well as all of the random things that I've learned, I've also learned a lot about my fellow GLSers. They've all made me want to try to be better in different ways. For instance, I wish I had Wayne's ability to cook from scratch and just his natural instinct to know what a sauce is missing and his infectious laugh that can make anyone laugh, Sarah Hudson's dance moves, Kenan's ability to make friends with any stranger, Patrick's incredible memory, Mariah and Rachel's planning abilities, Matt's story-telling ability, Daniel's invincibility to the cold, and Lexie and Lindsey's easy going attitudes. Basically not only do they all motivate me to be better academically, they make me want to be better in all aspects of life. Being in Global Leadership Scholars has been one of the most beneficial things I've ever done, not only because I got to come to London, but because I got to experience it with the 25 others in the program with me. I'm sorry that I turned this into a sappy blog post but that's what endings do to me. Writing this has reminded me why I didn't write a blog the whole semester mostly because I tend to think I'm clever and funny, when in reality I'm really not. Anyways, my main message to anyone thinking about going abroad is just do it. It really opens your eyes to so many incredible things that you'll never be the same. I'm going to end this post with one of my favorite quotes, "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page".

Cheers,

Sarah Aronson

                                 Kenan and I at the Royal Albert Hall for the Ed Sheeran concert