Welcome to London

I'm in London!!  My flat is completely adorable and my housemates are all very nice.  Today, we had an orientation for the BUNAC program and got our work permits stamped.  We had to take the tube to get there.  We did well with our first tube adventure.  I couldn't get the ticket machine to take the cash or coins that I had, but a nice man came up and said he was all finished with his pass for the day so he gave it to me!  What should have cost about 10 or 11 American dollars ended up being free!  I got an international student ID card which I already used to get a 10% discount on some school supplies.  After that, we found an enormous grocery store.  The best one is called Sainsbury, but there is a health food store called Marks and Spencer Simply Food and a quick market called Tosco Express all close by.  The highlight of the day was finding out that my work permit is sufficient to allow me in and out of the country until October 31st.  Hopefully, I can go somewhere with my parents now!  My "interview" is tomorrow but apparently it is more of a briefing to get my schedule and meet my supervisor.  I'm looking forward to it, but I still don't know what to wear!!