I am a Westender

I watched it on a small television in my pub, but nonetheless, I was able to catch our 44th president get sworn into office. It was amazing. It was all over the newspapers here. Everyone in London is happy with Obama. Every paper had it's front page with Obama. 

Today they were talking about it in the pub. It makes me laugh to myself because I hear a lot of my customers talk about Americans this and Americans that... and it isn't until they hear me speak, do they shut up. 

Na honestly, it's been great to speak to my customers about cultural differences and how they feel about America. To be honest, it's wild, but I'm the first American some of these people have ever met or befriended. 

I work pretty far out from Central London, which is nice and kind of what I wanted. I like that everywhere I go I hear a British accent. I love that my customers nag me for my accent and joke with me about things. I almost feel like they are just as excited as I am to be here. 

I really love my flatmates. Peter is my favorite... we often watch season two episodes of Dexter before going to bed. He looks out for me a lot. 

I also realized that I am now fully engulfed in this country. I am a true Londoner. I had a phone call from my homie plumber dude's girlfriend. She threatened me because she thought plumber homie was cheating on her with me! AHH geeze, it was baby mama drama to the max! Plumber dude has a kid and is trying to work things out with the mother. But somehow she got my phone number and called me screaming and cursing up a storm! I told my manager because the phone call stressed me out. She told me, "I don't even have to watch Eastenders now!"