London, London, and more London

So the year mark is quickly approaching to the day that I set foot onto this lovely country, and city called London. It has been the most amazing experience ever. To be able to live in another country, to see Europe, but most of all to meet the most amazing, smart, and talented individuals on this side of the globe. So there are no complaints. When I first moved here I would watch shows like SATC and think about the times I spent in NYC, I would think about my friends, and I would think about how great and amazing the city is. Well now I feel the same way about London, because it really and truly has become a second home to me. For example last night I was taking a break from crazy dissertation writing and saw Notting Hill, one of my all time favorites, and as I was watching the scenes in that movie I could pinpoint places, and think of experiences that I have had there. I think of my days of shopping at Portebllo Market, and my wild goose chase trying to find the blue door and the garden that Julia Roberts sat in. This city just grows on you, the people grow on you (well as long as they are not pushing you and giving you a black eye) and the way of life grows on you. I think of my time here, and think about when I leave here how sad I will be and how every time I watch a movie or show that highlight London, how I will miss it. How I will miss the life I had here, and how I will miss the friends, I have made, but most of all I will miss the person that I was here, the down-to-earth fly by the seat of my pants girl that I became, the girl that thinks that she can do anything. I hope that the person I have become translates when I go back to the bring you down, tear you up and spit you out city that is NYC or any big city in the U.S., but at the end of the day I have to go home, as much as I love my life here, I love my family more......but until then, I will bask in the life and the place that is London. I will enjoy every second... and I will be grateful for the wonderful opportunities that I have had in life and for this once in a life time experience. So I am over and out to enjoy the sunshine of London, while its still her!