August 16, 2010
Today is the actual first day of being in my new city of London. We ate with the whole class, which was nice because everyone got to meet everybody. Then we went on a walking tour to our classroom and sponsors office. We all got acclimated to the tube system which is very convenient. It will take you anywhere you want to go in the city. I have come to find that London even though it is a huge city, it has a small town feel in that everything is so close with tube system. Today we walked around and explored all of the historic monuments and buildings around Westminster. So far the city is great and very historic.

August 21, 2010
We got up early, went to breakfast, and explored the new city we would be living in for the next four months. Our game plan was to pick a station, get off the tram and walk around hoping to get lost. You find the best places when you get lost. You shouldn’t worry about a map or where you will end up, that’s what makes it fun and you meet a lot of good people along the way. Today we got lost in Oxford circus. It was probably the best time I’ve had here though. We walked down Regent Street where all the shopping malls were and went through Covent Garden where there are tourists and entertainment everywhere. They group that I hang around gets along so well because we just like to explore, meet new people, and just see what happens next.

August 24, 2010
Today I visited the British Museum. It was free to every visitor and the building was absolutely amazing. I was surprised by how big the museum actually was. They had artifacts from all over the world. Of course when I got there I went straight to the Americas section of the museum. They didn’t have a real big section on the Americas, which made me kind of upset, but then I began to realize what a young country we really are. After seeing the long and descriptive history of Great Britain, Egypt, and Asia, it really made me notice that we are just beginning our history.

August 25 2010
Today we had a lecture on construction insurance. The lecturers were from Lloyds bank and Lloyds syndicate and there were two American insurance men from which I cannot remember their company name. This was one of the best lectures I have ever attended. I learned so much in such a little period. The men really knew what t they were talking about and obviously loved what they did. They were really interesting and the American men had a really cool program to show us how they went about issuing insurance. They all told stories of past incidents and past clients and how they went about dealing with situations. To me, that is the best way to learn, from past experiences.
August 26, 2010
Today was an exciting day. Everybody from class was together and we started our tour of the Inns of Court. We saw grays inn, the royal court of justice, temple church, and middle temple which was one of my favorites. The justice system is very similar to that of Americas and we got to see firsthand how it works and the different places that the judges preside. I learned what a barrister was and how they were presented in the court system. We also learned about many of the other aspects of law, like what solicitors are and all the different stuff lawyers and judges must go through to get to be where they are.