The past year has been one for the books. I made amazing friends in both London and Paris, saw beautiful places, ate incredible food. Now it is time for me to return home, Arizona, for the summer before I return back to London. I will be honest and say my favorite place was London. It may be because my best friends, Matt and Izzy, live there. Or maybe since we got Little Leaf off the ground. Yes, you heard right, Little Leaf is now officially open at Greenwich Market and Brick Lane Market, serving vegan pizza at the food stall.
My mother and brother came out to Paris for my final days there, then we went to London for a week before returning home. It was fun to show my mom around Europe showing her all my favorite places. We walked 48 miles in the week we traveled around. I showed them some neat cafes around my house, went to the Eiffel Tower, walked up to Montmarte, took a train to Versailles to see the palace, and much more.
After Paris we took the Eurostar to London where my mom met Matt and Izzy for the first time. We went to an Indian restaurant and ate our weight in curry and naan bread. We were all so exhausted after walking around London Bridge, Tower of London, Brick Lane, and others I can't remember right now. It was a terrific experiences and I couldn't have done it without the help of my friends and family.
Now I'm back in Arizona where you can cook steak on the sidewalk and bake cookies in your car. I've been trying to beat the heat by going up north to Sedona and thanking the inventor of air conditioning. It is nice to be back and seeing all my friends and working with familiar people again.