My project
allowed for way more leisure time than my studies at KI since there were set
working hours and weekends were not occupied by studying allowing me to explore
London. I do recommend exploring different parts of the city as it has so many
different things to offer. The abundance of cultures also gives rise to the
most amazing variation of authentic cuisines with my 2 favourite places for
food and drinks being Soho and China town. There are quite a few farmers
markets all over London which offer an amazing variety of different cuisines
including good British food (yes, there is such a thing and it's delicious)
such as meat pies, pasties, scones and cakes. The Borough market is the biggest
and offers the best variety but once a week there is even a market on imperial
college campus offering many lunch or desert possibilities.
I also enjoy
working out in my leisure time and imperial college has its own gym which is
free for students but there is a onetime 40 pounds fee for an introduction. The
gym is fairly good but quite busy with a ridiculously small free-weights area
so think about going at non-peak hours. The gym was actually a great place to
come in contact with other students since I didn't have any courses and I met
several really great people that shared my interest for working out.
Also if
London is not enough to quench your thirst for exploring I would recommend a
trip to Cambridge which is charming in a totally different way. The trains in the UK aren't extremely
expensive so I even took a trip to Edinburgh which was also a lot of fun.