Last January I was lucky enough to study abroad with two of my best friends for none other than a photography class. This was, without a doubt, the most amazing trip of my entire life. I went to London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in just 3 weeks. I am probably going to separate each of those places into its own blog post, so today is all about London. I spent most of my time there and I feel like I truly made the most of it. The point of the trip was to learn about digital photography, so we had several photo assignments that we had to document, edit and turn in at the end of the trip; no wonder I have so many photos to share! My apologies if you find this post to be extremely long. I tried to keep only the best and most important pictures. Sad part is, this is really only the highlight reel. I saw and did a lot while I was over there, but not everything needs to be photographed. Hope you enjoy my photos!
Jan. 2nd- boarding our plane out of D.C. For those who don’t know, this is Jesse and Allison. We were on the same RA staff two years ago, and they have truly changed my life for the better.
Our flat number and my clean converse sneakers
Jeanne- our instructor. She would only pose with me if I did a real smile, instead of a soft smile.
The Buckingham Palace:
(when you find a more gorgeous man, lmk so I can tell you that you’re lying)
London is cold and it rains a lot..fyi
The London Eye:
Trafalger Square:
Borough Market:
London Bridge and Tower Bridge:
Lacock Abbey and Avebury:
Scenes in Harry Potter were filmed here! It was like we were walking through Hogwarts
“Remnants of the War” Photo Project:
This was the theme of one of my photo projects. I tried to find any remaining “evidence” of any kind of war in London. Here are a few shots.
Imperial War Museum- this is my dad’s favorite museum and was incredibly fascinating
Victoria and Albert Museum
Tower of London:
COMING OUT OF MY CAGE AND I’VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE
Wicked and Kicky Boots:
I have always loved theatre and Broadway shows in London are so cheap! I saw Wicked for the first time ever and Kinky Boots was absolutely amazing!
St. Paul’s Cathedral:
*lots of stairs*
Princess Diana’s favorite restaurant: Da Mario
High Tea: 
Women’s March: Trafalger Square
I wasn’t even aware that a Woman’s March was going to be in London, so when my friend and I were walking around finishing one of our projects, I was thrilled to see it happening in Trafalger Square. What a cool moment in history I got to witness and be a part of.
Last Night in London:
A picture of me looking at my Kate Spade watch in front of a Kate Spade double decker bus while holding my Kate Spade purse and wearing Kate Spade earrings and Kate Spade Perfume.
Getting to experience Europe for the first time during this school trip was a dream. Not many people get to say they traveled abroad ever- let alone with two of their best friends. I created such wild and amazing memories during this adventure, made some new friends and got to experience so much in such a short time. I learned so much about Lightroom and how to work my camera: it has truly made me a better photographer and for that I am thankful.
Honestly, I don’t even recognize myself in any of these photos. For anyone just tuning into my blog and realizing that my face looks incredibly different in these pictures, that is because this trip was roughly 5 months pre-op. I don’t even feel like these pictures are me, and this was only a year ago. Wild.
If anyone has any questions about my trip, comment below! I am not an expert, but I would love to share details of my trip and what I did to make the most of my time other there.
Thanks for reading! xx