Yesterday afternoon I made a comment about how jetlag hadn’t even been that bad and I wasn’t that tired. Well, I jinxed us. Around 11:30 this morning we woke up after going to bed just shy of 1 AM. Guess we needed a few extra hours of sleep to recover from the minimal airplane sleep and airport slumber!

I know that for the #SASTRAVELOATH, I vowed to be a traveler and NOT a tourist, but since we’re only in London for a few days and I’ve never been we are doing some pretty “touristy” things while we’re here. We had a full day of adventures and I have a feeling the next two are going to fly by as well!

We made it to London! It’s been a long and exciting couple of days as Nathan and I made our way across the ocean. We left my house at 5:30 AM Tuesday in route to Minneapolis. The drive went quickly, we had little trouble in traffic, and security didn’t take long at the airport!

In two sleeps I will leave for the greatest adventure any college student can ask for. 

I, Layne, am embarking on a journey around the world. I want to explore the globe and put meaning to names on a map. Wake up in a different country every week. And explore with my own two feet. Get lost in foreign cultures and find myself. Make the world my classroom and its people my teachers. I want to sail into new waters and make waves while doing it. Lose sight of the shore. Be a traveler not a tourist.