What I did:
I got into London at about 1pm and hauled all my stuff to my hotel. Everything worked out perfectly and I had no problems. After settling in some, I walked around. I decided to buy my Oyster card (public transportation pass) later and just walked around the area I was staying to look for a bank. I forgot it was a bank holiday, but found an ATM nonetheless. I also realized that I must be staying in the Arab area of town. That or there are a ton of Arab people here. Almost every other shop title is in Arabic and almost everyone (a little bit of an exaggeration) was smoking from these big containers. I walked back to my hotel to wait for dinner and discovered my toilet didn’t flush. Then I went back out for dinner. I did not really discover anything new this time, but I did walk farther. I finally settled on some fish and chips (I didn’t really want the other option of Indian food) and took it back to my room to eat. I watched a special on the Carpenters after some local news and then I spent the rest of the night on my computer. I am now overwhelmed with possibilities of churches to visit and meet with from all over the place, in a very good way. There are a ton registered through Fresh Expressions. I also found a great opportunity called FEAST Day to visit in a couple of weeks where many of the leaders will all be together.
What I learned:
Globalization means comfort and discomfort. It brings together both things I know well (fast food, which seems to be the American contribution to globalization) and things I know nothing about (like Arab dominated restaurants and markets).
Banks are closed on Memorial Day even over here.
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