Mattie was one of 17 Wingate students who participated in the Fall
2006 Wingate-In-London program. The group of juniors and seniors
lived together in flats and studied art, history, theatre and
English literature with one Wingate faculty member and British
adjuncts. Mattie grew up in a small town in North Carolina not too
far from Wingate. She enjoys reading, watching movies, hanging out
with friends and family, and art (especially photography).
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Posted by:
Mattie on 9/9/06 |
Well everyone, here I am in London and very
tired! I flew for what seemed like all night and then it took
two hours when we finally landed here at the Gatwick airport. The in-flight movies were pretty good but I couldn’t quite get
comfortable on the seat that was sadly in coach - after all, I
am a college student and trying to see London on a budget. We
arrived in London early only to meet a huge line through customs
that took FOREVER! So, two hours after that we were able to
meet Dr. Sykes in the terminal of the airport so that we could
start our adventure. One person did lose her bag (well the
airline lost her bag) and a few people did get lost in the
airport, though we did find them. We walked and walked to the
coach (bus) and loaded everything for the one-and-a-half hour
drive to our flats (apartments). By this time some of us had
been awake since early on Wednesday and then were still awake at
three on Thursday. It is only fair for me to say that we were
dog tired. After we moved all our bags to the flats we still
needed to get something to eat, so Dr. Sykes took us on a little
walk. Well, quite a long walk actually because all the food and
the banks were a mile from our flats. For the light overview I
think that this is it but I know that the adventure is just
beginning...