During my two and a half months stay in London, the night life played a HUGE role in the overall abroad experience. Since the legal drinking age is 18 in the UK and Europe me and my 20-year-old American friends were excited to be able to go out. Like they say, work hard play hard right? Going out at night allowed me to make more friends and meet new people who I would have never met. Since I was studying at the London College of Fashion through Syracuse University, I was able to blend my friends from SU with the new friends I had made during my first few days of orientation at LCF. This allowed me to balance out the time I spent with all of my friends and create a nice crossover between the two friend groups. Anyways, the more the merrier! Especially when going out in London a big group is more fun and definitely safer. I definitely met new people from SU who I had never met on campus in the U.S. and my small friend group at LCF expanded a lot once we all made new friends in our classes. Three places that we all frequented a lot (like probably way too much) were The Roxy, O’Neill’s, and Café de Paris. The Roxy is a smaller night club located right outside of the Tottenham Court Road tube station. When you approach it on the street there is a little light up sign attached to a doorway. After walking down about two and a half flights of stairs, you enter into the main room which is lit up in pink with a big bar and lounge area. The Roxy was always so much fun, and they had good music and good drinks. O’Neill’s is an Irish pub and bar with multiple locations. The location we would always go to was the one located in Chinatown. The bar was three floors with each floor being a completely different vibe. The first level in which you enter is more like your typical London pub. The second floor is where we spent most of our time since it was set up like a bar with a DJ and a stage for people to dance on. The third floor also had a bar and there was a live band playing music on a stage. O’Neill’s was always the place on Thursday’s because there was a student discount. And lastly, Café de Paris was very comparable to the night clubs we are used to here in the U.S. You typically had a club promoter to set you up with a table and drinks. This night club was two floors where the first floor had a bar and a stage where performers would breathe fire and dance. The second floor also had a bar and the tables it had a wraparound banister so no matter where you were you could always see the first floor. Going out in London was the absolute best especially after a long week of classes!