This weekend was definitely a very interesting one. It was good because we learned a lot out of our experiences and were able to navigate our way around London so that we knew what to do, and where to go next time we decide to come into the city. Our plan was to go into London, catch a train to the Harry Potter Studio Tour, check out the night life, and sleep in a decent hostel. We got so lost and confused about how to go about using the Tube and the buses on our way to the Harry Potter tour that we must’ve spent at least 20 pounds trying to get there and back. The actual tour was pretty amazing though. We got to see how they made the “magic of Hogwarts”, see the actual sets and costumes that were used by the actors, and even have a chance to ride a broomstick! The first thing I did when we got back to our flat was watch Harry Potter 4, and I can honestly say that it was interesting to know how everything was made, but it did ruin the movie a little bit for me just because I now know that there officially is no such thing as the actual Hogwarts School of Witch Craft and Wizardry! Just kidding, but really, it definitely changed my perspective on how I watched Harry Potter. Another thing that was really interesting about this tour was that they had pictures of the actors all over the studio from the time that they first began filming about 10 years ago, until now. If those actors went in there today, it would be as if they are looking at a timeline of themselves and seeing themselves grow up, which makes you have even more of an appreciation for the movie because you realize how they literally became their characters, and formed one huge family. After the tour, we managed to find a Chipotle back in town and that was definitely refreshing to finally have some American food once again, which surprisingly tasted just like it does back at home! Finding our hostel was the next step in our day, and that was a whole separate adventure that we had to go on. We had no idea where the street that the hostel was actually located on was, and it was starting to get dark. When we finally figured out where we were supposed to be, the Clink78 was definitely not what any of us were expecting. We had a room to ourselves with 4 bunk beds side by side, and thank god we were all friends because that definitely would have been extremely awkward if we had to share a room with all strangers. I feel like staying in that kind of a room was good for us, because we are used to a very luxurious living situation, not only at HPU, but even the flats that we live in right now are decent compared to some of the dorms in the United States.
The next day, we did not know that we were going to get fined if we were not out of there by 10am so we all scrambled to get our things and ran downstairs legitimately as if we were running from a fire. We finally arrived back at Clive Booth Hall and were so happy to be back in Oxford. That experience made me realize how happy I am that I am studying in Oxford rather than in London. Not that London isn’t an amazing city, but I don’t think that i’m ready to have a crazy city life until After I have graduated college.
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