After three weeks in Bilbao, Spain, I am now in London for the next four weeks teaching International Organizational Behavior through my own College of Business at The University of Nevada, Reno. I love Spain, but the weather in Bilbao was disappointingly bad the three weeks I was there. I did not get to lay on the beach even one day :(

I've traded my quite, comfortable apartment with a view of the beach in Spain for a small, noisy dorm room on the campus of the University of London. I'm sure glad I packed plenty of ear plugs because a good night's sleep would otherwise be hard to come by.

But I LOVE London, and the location of the dorms is excellent. Characteristic of London, around every corner are coffee shops, pubs, great places to eat, and often good shopping and historical sites. I will be here for a month, and I'm hoping to walk (not take the tube) all around town.

My first night here was spent eating fish and chips (check, got that done) with mashed peas washed down by a delicious cask ale at the pub around the corner. I don't see much more fish and chips in my future, but alas, the same is probable not true of real ale.  If you've never had ale pumped up fresh from the cask, you don't know what you are missing - it is delicious. And much to my delight, the pubs are non-smoking! While the traditional food in Spain is hands-down better than traditional food in the UK, I personally could never fully enjoy it because EVERY place I ever ate in Spain was full of smoke. Here in London, I can enjoy the food and atmosphere and not have to take a shower to wash the stink off me when I get home.

Although noisier, the dorm room is also much better for working than the apartment. I have fast, reliable internet access and a comfortable desk, something I did not have in Spain. So who knows, I might even get a bit of work done :)