The First Day!

Well, I'm here, and intact. Everything went smoothly, and the guy at the passport checking counter was nice too. He asked me about college, but I'm not sure if he was being friendly, or if he was prying me to see if I was lying. Maybe I just don't look like the typical college student. Anyhow, I got through everything when I had to get from the airport to the hostel. I went to the train station, and they pointed me in the right direction and sold me a ticket. I got on the train when I heard something about passengers who were going to the place I was going to should get off. So I get off because I didn't want to get in trouble with anybody, but as it turned out, I got off for a train I didn't have a ticket for! I ended up having to wait a half hour at a stop because there are two different trains going to the same place, and I thought I had to go on the other one! Whatever. So I get to where I'm going, and I'm supposed to make a transfer, but I had to pay money to take the tram. When I looked on the map, I thought the hostel was fairly close from where I had just arrived, so I thought I would take a nice walk through London to get to where I was going. As it turned out, I had no idea where I was. I wandered through the streets of London with a very heavy backpack on and a roller suitcase with my bright orange folder in my hand shuffling through papers. I must have looked like such a tourist. On top of all of it, I ended up buying a map of London for a dollar and just staring at it for about 25 minutes trying to find any street name I recognized. Finally, after a couple of hours, I just went back to the train station and decided to just buy the train tickets. I ended up just buying a week long pass for the places I needed to go, which was totally worth it, as I intend on getting lost again sometime. So I finally get to the hostel, and I am here now. I get out my laptop, because the hostel boasts free wireless internet. When I turn on my computer, it all of a sudden goes berserk and I have no idea what happened to it. Right before I left, it was fine, then when I enter Europe, it dies on me. What's a guy to do? So that's kind of frustrating, but it's definitely not going to ruin this trip. I miss you guys already, but not enough to come back yet :) Talk to you guys later.