Day 1 :)

I can usually fall asleep anywhere. However, I stumbled off a seven hour flight to England this morning with absolutely no sleep. Let me start off by explaining why I'm here. My school offered the chance to enter an essay contest through the British-American Business Council for which a winner from each school has the opprotunity to travel to England on a full scholarship. Two prompts were presented to contestants; write about a British custom that interests you, or a famous British person that you would most like to meet. My essay was devoted to Dame Julie Andrews, and the profound influence she had on my childhood. The first batch of finalists were rounded up at Myers Park to do a phone interview with members of the Council. Those who passed would then be required to do a face-to-face interview, from this point a winner would be chosen. I was chosen to represent Myers Park, Brendon Toma represents Independence, and Spencer Green represents South Meck.
The British-American Business Council feels the continuation of British Culture is vital to further understand and relate with America. They then decided to offer young Americans, exclusively Juniors, a chance to explore the Mother Country's vast history. I'm so blessed to have this opprotunity and share it with such wonderful people. So, I look forward to reporting back daily with my adventures in London!