Either before you leave SeaTac or as soon as you arrive in London get about 50 pounds in sterling to cover your immediate expenses. You will receive your London Transport Pass on the first day of orientation in London. All you need to acquire one is a small fee and an application stamped by the registrar's office in Schmitz that says you are a student. This little piece of identification entitles you to all the reductions students receive at galleries, museums, travel agencies, etc. While you're at CIEE, you may wish to check out their other student travel services, like a student-rate travel agency, travel guides, passport holder, etc.
People ask about rail passes.
Guidebooks You should learn how important good guidebooks are. Anyway, most people who overpack usually discover that much of what they brought was unnecessary. Abjure heavy suitcases. Everything you might buy here at Bartell s or the U Bookstore in the way of supplies writing paper, shampoo, soap, etc. Most homestay families ask students to wash only one load of clothing each week.