Wales

A day after my friend Graham arrived in Wales, I arrived in Wales. We decided it was really helpful to have a friend from home to explore a new city with.

He is attending a University in Swansea to study accounting for a year. It's an interesting little town on the bay.

I flew into London and took a three hour train ride to Swansea. I've never been to the UK so it was pretty exciting to see so much of the countryside and cities during the train trip.

We spent most of our time getting to know his new flat mates. There are 7 of them living together, and it's a good group. They are in their first or second year at the university, so I think by the end of it, they'll all be good friends.

The best part of the trip for me was a trip to the Mumbles, just south of Swansea. We toured a castle ruin, and hiked our way to a lighthouse at the tip of a little peninsula. The weather was perfect for my whole trip, which I was told is rare.