Liverpoolin'

So, Brock and I are safe and sound in Liverpool, England.

The last few days have been sort of a whirlwind, but I'll take a minute to review.


Once we got to O'Hare, we were pleasantly surprised to find that our flight had been delayed an hour. Later, we were pleasantly surprised that the flight was pushed back an additional 20 minutes. Our last pleasant surprise was learning that the plane was moved to a different gate all the way across the airport. We decided that the best way to deal with all of these setbacks was to go to a place that embodies all that America has to offer - the place we will miss the most while we are away: Chili's.


The eight-hour plane ride was an experience in itself. I was able to sleep in 30 minute intervals for a large portion of the trip, waking up a couple of times to find "delicious" airplane meals waiting for me.





We finally made it to Manchester, where it was around 8am, though it felt like 2 in the morning to us. Took about 1.5 hours to clear customs, then we were off to the train station. After catching some fresh air and a bacon-and-tomato sandwich, we took a 40 minute trip to our home for the semester, Liverpool.

The city has been wonderful, so far. We spent most of our first day viewing flats and visiting pubs. We decided on an awesome flat that is right below a giant cathedral. Moving in on Saturday, so pictures will soon follow. We met a couple of students from Denmark along the way, who we'll be living with this semester.



Here are all of the roommates. Well, it would be if I were in the picture, so just imagine that I am. In fact, imagine that I am holding a giant sword and fighting some sort of dragon-spider monster. That's about right.








We're staying at a hostel one more night, then have a bunch of orientation/fresher's week events. I'll try to keep current on this blog-o-rama, and will try to throw in special treats, such as this video of Brock:

CHEERS!
Dan