The start of my stay in Wales was slow. I started getting very homesick early on and had to call home to cheer me up. After speaking to family and receiving their advice, I decided I needed to snap out of it. On day two I met an Australian guy named Patrick, an Irish guy named Adrian, and an Australian girl named Emily. It turns out we had a lot in common - which is usually the case seeing as though we are all backpackers - and spent the afternoon in the common ...

The last week and a half have been amazing. Living with the Oxleys was terrific. The Oxleys have a lovely house in Harpenden, England which was my home for a week and a half. It is close to London without being too close, it's small without being too small, and teaming in history and heritage. My time in England started at Victoria Station where I was to meet Will. Not only was I looking all over a jam packed station with no clue where Will was, I was carrying...