Day Two: Beatles Mania

Self Discovery: 30/4/2014

Today was a day of  firsts for me, and it was great! I have been so nervous about this trip. Traveling to Europe on your own is terrifying especially if you are a worrier like me. There were so many things that could go wrong and all of those worries crossed my mind at least once. What if I don't make friends on the trip? How the heck am I to navigate a huge city by myself and with no cell phone? Its safe to say I have been panicking. Today was the day to really face those fears head on.

We started the day off walking to the British Library. Now I have always loved libraries but none are quite like this one. It was beautiful, I wish I had more time to explore the whole library. The Library had this great exhibit with so much history packed in to one room. They had original handwritten scores from Mozart, Handel and Beethoven. On display was the personal writing desk of Jane Austin. Leonardo da Vinci's Codex notes were on display. For all the Beatles fans out there they also had actual Lyric sheets written by the Beatles. To see those was a dream come true for me! I was probably more excited about seeing those than I should admit to. If there was an exhibit that screamed you are inadequate that would be it. These people accomplished so much and changed the world as they knew it. What have I done? Nothing that can compare for sure! And for right now that is okay, but I need to work a little harder in life to at least try to compare to those legends! One day, hopefully, people will be admiring my writing desk, or drooling over my notes. Watch out World, one of these days Mary will be a name to know!

Best Library in the world! 

It is really an amazing feeling to be surrounded by so much history. It is hard to explain what it feels like. It may just be that I am a history major and much more conscious of the surrounding history. But with each new area we explore my thirst to know more about the city's history grows. After a sufficient amount of drooling over the amazing history this city has complied, I was free to roam the city. This very thought scared me to death. How was I to navigate this foreign city by myself? I didn't trust my navigation skills one bit! That had to be what scared me the most when getting ready for the trip. I had hoped for a lot of group activities so that I wouldn't have to worry about navigating the cities. I'm here to report that I am still alive! I hopped on a bus and let it take me wherever it was headed. I explored the city with Chance, Breck and Rhett and we made it back alive. I was amazed. I knew where we were and we made it back to the hostel just fine. This was a great experience for me. It definitely boosted by confidence, I'm not to worried about navigating the cities any more. I can handle it.