dearest family-

okay so heres a little update for you. our flight from cincinnatti was delayed so we left later than we had planned on. the flight was not too bad, we slept for about half of it. we landed at gatwick and took a train to london. from there 4 of us decided to take a taxi instead of the tube. best decision weve ever made. the taxi driver tried to tell us we wouldnt get all our luggage in (8 bags), but we did. we have some pictures from our very stuffed taxi. he drove us to our BEAUITFUL home for the next 4 months. seriously, it is in the most beautiful part of the city. we are thinking its a pretty ritzy part of town, someone said that if byu tried to purchase this same property today they would never be able to because its so expensive. my room is on the fourth floor, which means a lot of stairs. once we got here we unpacked then headed out for a walk. it was sunny when we left, then it started sprinkling a little. once we got back we ate dinner and then went to les miserables. it was in a really fun part of town, not really sure what its called. picadilly circle maybe? les mis was REALLY good. everyone was so tired though it was hard to stay awake. and i dont know how to spell any of their names but jean val jean was really good and so was ephonine. it was betsys birthday so we went to get some dessert at a restraunt. and ya, thats about all weve done so far. but i just texted about half the family to try to get someone to call me because i have no idea how to call home. but... i sortof had a severe allergic reaction to something this morning and my legs are entirely covered in hives. bad hives. and i dont know what to do. i took a benadryl and liz went and bought some itch cream for me, but im not really sure what it is that im allergic to. if anyone knows, give me a call. anyway, love you guys! someone call me soon.

palace court, the street that we live on.

and this, ladies and gentlemen, is known as a severe allergic reaction.