Sorry about not blogging for the first couple months of my trip, I just never got around to it and as time passed it seemed that it was too late to start. But, I've decided it's never too late, so I'll try to get you up to speed on my time here in England.
I live in Canterbury, which is in the district of Kent, south east of London. (Shown circled in red on map below)
Kent is often referred to as "The Garden of England" and Canterbury is no exception.
This is a view from campus. My campus is located on a hill that looks out to the city centre. The trees here mostly obscure it, but you can see the top of the famous Canterbury Cathedral on the right. Which looks like this up close: 
This is a picture looking down High Street. Most English cities have a High Street which is just the name given to the main street in a city centre, usually lined with shops and restaurants.
This is Westgate Tower which currently hosts a small museum. At the top of the tower was a small city jail. This tower used to be part of the larger city wall that surrounded Canterbury, parts of the wall still exists, but not shown in this picture.
This is the River Stour, which runs through the main city centre of Canterbury. There is a really cool river tour for only a couple of pounds that takes you down the river and back (except in winter). On the left is part of The King's School, which claims to be the oldest existing school ever, established in 597 by St. Augustine.
This is an old building that sits on top of the River Stour
This is Dane John Mound, which is a surviving structure from Roman times, it used to be part of a Roman cemetery.
Well hopefully this gives you a little idea as to where I've been living.
Next up: Traveling around Kent- Leeds Castle, Dover, Whistable, and Herne Bay
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