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The Start of a Whole New Adventure

Maastricht. My new home. Sorta. For most of the week. For most of three months. Our dorm is sort of strange... the building used to be a hospital. But it does feel good to be moved in and settled somewhere. It is super weird after being in the conservative Baylor dorms to have co-ed showers! I haven't seen much of the city as we've barely been here, but I really do like what I have seen. It's neat because the town is a really combination of old and new architecture and art. I'm excited to explore more in the days to come!!
Canterbury. Just about 24 hours after we arrived in Maastricht, we headed out on our group trip. After a bus, three trains, and another bus, we arrived in Canterbury. Captions refer to the above photo(s).

Sunday morning we attended church at St. Martin's Church, the oldest 
parish church to still be in use. The congregation was so welcoming
and kind to us. 

The ruins of St. Augustine's Abbey. 


Sarah and I did our very best to take "artsy" pictures
with our new cameras.

And I think we may be on to something!! We had such a 
great day wandering the town. 

Canterbury Cathedral. I missed out on this one. 
London. What a beautiful city. I could live there. 

Celeste was waiting at the London hotel for Alex and I!!! 

Tower of London. One  of my favorites from the last time I went
to Europe... it houses the crown jewels and lots of history.


St. Paul's Cathedral. Beautiful. 


The Rosetta Stone at the British Museum. 

Pretending to be Harry Potter fans... 



Harrod's. Otherwise known as heaven. 


Just a little "taste" of Harrod's :) Sparkly donuts?? Are you
kidding me?!?

You can't go to London without going to tea!! And I couldn't
have gone with more precious girls!! 
We also attended Phantom of the Opera and the Royal Ballet. Both were incredible experiences. Baylor treated us so well on this trip! Our accommodations and entertainment were phenomenal. Everyone that is here is awesome too. I've already created so many new, meaningful relationships. I can't wait to see how our little community grows and learns together. This weekend we'll have orientation and start classes Monday. I'm a little anxious about how busy I'll be with both schoolwork and planning weekend trips but I'm so excited!! I'm sure I've left so much out... and I'll never be able to share ALL of my crazy, amazing experiences but I promise to do my best! 







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