"In London, everyone is different, and that means everyone can fit in"

The first time I went to London, I was in college doing a mini study abroad program. With having celiac I thought my dreams of traveling the world wouldn't never be able to come to fruition. I also didn't know anyone that had traveled abroad, it didn't seem realistic. As an American, the thought process is always "people come to America, why would Americans go anywhere else?". But everything sort of fell into place.

The moment I arrived in London I felt like I

was home. I felt more at home in London than I did in my own childhood home. Granted, this wasn't the perfect trip. I was in the hospital within a week, I didn't make a single friend in the program I was in. But I felt like I saw a version of my life play out in London that I couldn't anywhere else.

When I went back to London, I had a rough start on that trip too. My Airbnb cancelled on me as I arrived at the home - it wasn't a great day. But the moment I stepped back into the city, I again felt like I was at home. The only other way I can describe it is that I just...relaxed. I felt like being myself was the right thing to be. I didn't have to be what anyone else thought I was or wanted me to be.

If I could live anywhere in the world - it would be London.