So this year, I ended up being in London for my birthday. The graduation for my MSc program is in a few days so I decided to take a few days and visit my lovely friends Elisa and Julien, who moved here a few months ago. They surprised me this evening with cake and sparkling wine, to celebrate. So nice! I can’t even remember the last time I had candles on my birthday cake. Best of all is their company of course! Since I arrived from DC this morning, I’ve been very tired all day and didn’t do much other than walk around in the neighborhood here in Chelsea and enjoyed the sunny weather. But I have a lot planned for the rest of my stay, with brunches, dinners, and sightseeing. And then the graduation ceremony of course! I will try to post updates will here.

Apologies for the boring post – I think my jet lag is catching up with me…