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London’s Like That- Observations from a Student Abroad

“Shoe and boot repairs…how quaint!” That was my first thought upon seeing the many shops scattered around London advertising their footwear-fixing specials. In this throwaway day and age, I figured Londoners would be more inclined to just buy a new pair of shoes than bother to repair the old ones. However, when I noticed that the heels of my boots ... Read More »

London’s Like That

Four weeks ago, I left Wisconsin behind me and sped through the night on a jet to London with the optimistic thought that, although I was travelling to an unknown place 4,000 miles from home, at least the people there would speak the same language as me. Now that I’m actually in the city of double-decker buses and endless coffee ... Read More »