I’ve been to London twice now and I really liked what I’ve seen so far. We went to Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Covent Garden, Trafalgar square, Madame Tussaud’s and the British Museum. I love the stunning architecture and the general flair of the city. It’s a very lively city with great shops and restaurants. Despite these great things about London, huge cities are generally not my cup of tea and I’m quite content to be staying in Cambridge, which is far away from the craziness of London.

On a trip organised by school we went to Blenheim Castle, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. It’s a huge castle and its park and interior are both very impressive and plentiful. Later that day we went to Oxford. To me, Oxford seemed pretty similar to Cambridge. It’s a very charming city with a lot of marvellous facades wherever you go. The bridge of sights, Christ church college and the Bodleian library were breathtakingly beautiful. The whole trip was amazing, and I would recommend to everybody to visit either Oxford or Cambridge at least once, because they’re both wonderful cities.

Last week I went to a post office to buy three stamps for postcards that I wanted to send to my parents and my grandparents. ‘Only three? You only need three stamps? You only have 3 friends?’ asked the cashier. Then he said that it’s better this way, because life is so much less complicated when you don’t have many friends to worry about. In this situation I was too perplexed to answer, so I just smiled and walked away, but now that I’m thinking about it, I somehow agree with him. Meeting new people every day and talking to them, getting to know them and the country they live in is changing me, making me more open-minded and definitely more aware of certain things. But most of these people I will never meet again. So, was meeting them and putting effort into getting to know them for nothing, because we won’t be long-term friends? I don’t think so. Even if we’ll never meet again, every single person and every single memory is shaping my future without even knowing. Therefore, yes, life without many people to worry about surely is less complicated, but it’s also pointless.