already nostalgic.

I'm not in London any more. On Saturday I flew back to North Carolina, and I have spent the last few days sleeping, doing laundry, and craving a good cup of tea. I am happy to be home, though, as I get to sleep in my own room, spend time with my family, and spend money without having to do mental math for each price.

My last few days in London were really busy. I had final papers and tests that took up the majority of my time. It was not the most fun way to spend my last few days in London, as I wanted to be exploring, but it probably helped me emotionally prepare to come home, as I was just ready to stop doing school work.

My last day, however, was absolutely amazing. I went to the gallery for the last time, which was really sad, but it was a good day. After I left Hampstead I headed for Parliament, where I was meeting up with some friends at a bar there. One of my friends did an internship with an MP, so we were all spending time with her people. I had never been to Parliament and I felt really important having a connection to get inside. The picture below was taken from a...let's say UNIQUE view from the building. It was probably the coolest view of the city that I have ever gotten, and probably the best I will ever get. It was a great way to spend my last evening. And I was reminded of just how beautiful the city is.

Samuel Johnson once said "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." I find this to be absolutely accurate. I am by no means tired of London, and I doubt I ever will be. I love the city so much. It is definitely one of my favorite places in the world, and I hope to return to it again. Life seems so much slower back in this small town, which is fine, but I do miss the business and the excitement of London. The city will forever be a home for me.

printroom.

This semester I have done an internship at Printroom, a small gallery in Hampstead that sells contemporary fine art prints. I have learned a lot about through this placement and I have really enjoyed the opportunity. I have gotten to meet some of the artists, which has been really neat. One of them is actually from near Morganton, NC, which was a fun connection to make. The networking opportunities of this internship have taken me all over London. I even got to go to a function in a 30 story sky scraper down in Canary Warf.

I have gotten to see and handle hundreds of beautiful pieces of art. Life is very different when you look at art so often. I will miss the excitement of opening a new delivery that is from an artist. It is great fun to feel like I am one of the first people to see a new set of prints!

I have created a facebook page and a twitter account for the gallery (please follow @PrintroomLondon on twitter and like Printroom on facebook) and I have done some updates for the website. I have really enjoyed these marketing aspects of the intership, and I am glad I got the chance to help the gallery use some new forms of social media.

These are just a few of the awesome things I have gotten to do with my internship. I really love my weekly trips to Highgate and Hampstead. If you are ever in the area, you should definitely look up the gallery. I know it is somewhere I hope to return to, as it has been really great to me.

Oh, and last week when I was hanging the gallery window I saw Ricky Gervais. Pretty cool!