Move to Bankside, New Cell Phone

BANKSIDE, LONDON, UK -- Hello again! I am now writing from my new apartment building, Bankside House, still in central London but on the other side of downtown from Trafalgar Square. I am in room 629, and have an awesome view of St. Paul's Cathedral and a little section of the River Thames!

I started to move my things in on Sunday with the help of my parents, we did some shopping and additional moving in yesterday and this morning, and then they left this morning to head back home as I left for LSE to start orientation. Orientation went well, and after I finished I registered with three student groups at the fair they were hosting: LSE United Nations, Ultimate Frisbee, and Israel. It'll be interesting to see what they say when they contact me and whatnot in the next few days.

After leaving campus I got a cell phone on my way back! And get this - unlike the United States, all incoming calls and texts are completely 100% free! That means that if you want to call or text me, you can now get in touch with me at this number:

+1 (US outbound) - 44 (UK country code) - 0-75-1780-7076

That's +144-075-1780-7076. If you are trying to call me from outside the US, you'll need to drop that first '1' and add whatever external prefix your country uses (and from the UK, well, no country code at all obviously). Obviously if you call me, make sure you know your international rates so you don't get charged through the roof, and also bear in mind the time change (London is 6 hours ahead of Chicago/Central time, so figure it out from there).

Also, my current address is:

Brandon Perlow
LSE Bankside House
24 Sumner Street
Flat 629
London, England, UK
SE1 9JA

If you use a blackberry, feel free to message me on my old US phone through bbm. I also still have internet on that phone (so I am usually in reach by email/twitter/facebook throughout the day).

If you have Skype, I am online every night from my room (which is during the early afternoon in the US) so you can video chat me on there.

I suppose that is all for now. Tonight is the first of many social events at LSE this week, and then tomorrow I need to continue to organize my room and prepare for classes next week. Thursday and Friday I have inductions, Saturday and Sunday I buy books, and Monday we begin!