"Let's Just See Where Life Takes Us"

     There is a certain beauty of having class only three days a week. A facet of this beauty lies in the fact that I can explore the city for as long as I want to at night without having to worry about waking up early for class four days a week. This was exercised earlier this week when I met up with my new friend Rad (remember him?).
     I've been in London for awhile now and I've navigated and explored the city a lot. So when I don't recognize a Tube stop, it gets a little curious and fearful that I'm going to get lost (and I think we've already established my susceptibility to getting lost.) Nevertheless, I trusted Rad to navigate for the both of us, seeing as he is a native, and we managed to not get lost at all (thank god.)
     The night began casually with catching up, pleasant conversation, and of course more political debate. Then we moved on to another new part of the city for me to see a concert in a small pub basement. I have to say it was really nice to be seeing a show in a basement where not everyone was terrified that it would spontaneously ignite at any given moment (yes, that has happened before.) And London has proved it's talents again with two incredible bands. I'm seriously going to hate not being able to find pub bands when I go back to the States.
     The first was Grass House. Admitedly, I was skeptical at first. But after listening to the whole set I think they're really onto something. They may be a little ahead of their time, but I like it and it can see them going places.
     Now the second band was soooooooo gooooood. Houndmouth is still really new and only has one EP but they're reealllly good. They're actually American but had a hard time making it there. So they're trying the UK to see if that works better.
     After the show, Rad and I went exploring some more and found ourselves at a small jazz pub in Shoreditch. We were literally the only ones in the pub with the exception of the bartender (who is now my new best friend.)
     All in all, yet another wonderful evening exploring the city with a really amazing guy. See what beautiful things happen when you just see where life wants to take you?

London Love, Kristen