Before studying in London, I had never really lived in a city atmosphere before, so that was a little bit of an adjustment at first. There were a lot more people in the streets than what I was accustomed to and I also had a hard time gauging when it was safe to cross an intersection. It didn’t help that people drive on the left side of the road here, so initially, I looked the wrong way when trying to judge when it was safe to cross. On the first day I was here, actually, I almost got hit by a police car, which would have been quite ironic. But now that I am used to it, I have become rather bold – I don’t wait for the crosswalk light to turn green and I sometimes cross in the middle of the road if no cars are coming. You could say I became an urbanite in a short time…
