After a few minor hiccups, I am getting settled in to my UCL dorm room and my desk at Imperial College. It's about a 50 min journey to get from my room to my office at Imperial: 30 min on the tube (with one line change), and a 10 min walk on either end. This being my first time in a city without a car, there is a good bit more walking than what I am used to. I should be in better shape when I return in September.

Now that I am mostly over the jet lag, I am ready to start seeing some of the sights. I pass by three museums every day on my walk from the South Kensington tube station to Imperial College: the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Most of the museums close at 6 PM, so I will probably use those to break up my afternoons. Hyde Park is only a block north of Imperial College, so that will be a great place to eat lunch or take an afternoon stroll. I know a picture's worth a thousand words, so I will start taking some tomorrow.

I ran into a group of law students from U of Miami (FL) who are living near me and studying at UCL, so I'm sure I'll hang out with them some.