Nick and I landed at Heathrow on Friday afternoon. That night we had dinner with Nick's Norwegian friend, Jack, and Jack's British girlfriend, Sophie. They are both sooo nice, so I'm so excited to already have friends here!
On Saturday we explored Shoreditch, which is one of the areas that we would love to live in. That's where Brick Lane is, which I love. There are so many cool shops and places to eat and drink in Shoreditch - it's my favourite place we've been so far :) We later moved in to our short-term flat in Paddington - it's tiny haha! We then met up with two of Nick's Aussie friends at a pub in Whitechapel called The Blind Beggar. Nick hadn't heard of the pub before, but I have because it's where infamous criminals used to hang out and do their 'business' in the 60s! Seriously, give it a google! Then we had amazing food at a Bangladeshi restaurant in Whitechapel, which is one of Nick's favourites from when he was last here. Steph, I reckon you in particular would have loved the food there :)
Sunday was just getting errands done. I bought a new phone - yay! For dinner we went to Sophie's house and she cooked for us, which was so super nice.
This morning I had a massive Skype sesh with the fam, which was awesome. I've been talking to mum and dad every day. I am sooo homesick - there are tears every day still. At least once a day I'm like, what the hell am I doing, I should be safe at home in Brisbane! But I'm also starting to get moments where I'm like, wow, I love that I live here now.
The next step is to find a flat - we're planning on finding a room in a flat with one or two other people, which should be nice once we find one. And soon I'll start looking for work, which I am so nervous about, but I'm hoping I'll feel more confident about it after a week or so of settling in. I keep forgetting that I've only been here three days!
Missing you gals so much xxx
I can't believe you are there either! There is a big difference between talking about something and actually doing it! It's very understandable that you have your daily breakdown, and you definitely need to go easy on yourself, it's a big change and it would be ridiculous if you'd settled in already. Not only have you moved out of home (which is big in itself), you've moved out of the country, moved in with your boyfriend and quit your job all at once! So I'd be surprised if you weren't a psycho right now! What kind of work do you think you'll start looking for? Make sure you look after yourself and don't be too hard on yourself :) can't wait to hear more, keep in touch xx
ReplyDeleteI'd be a total psycho right now if I were you :P Naw, have fun and enjoy Bec! I too can't wait to hear what you get up to. Finding work will be a challenge but one you are more than up to. I'm so happy that you took this huge step, it is very brave of you. Chin up, we all love you and are thinking of you. It'll take a while but the opportunities and experiences you will have are totally worth it! Lots of love :P
ReplyDeleteI agree, you should be at least going a little insane! Don't worry, the days get easier being away from everyone and once you find your own little space it will be much better and feel like home! When you do move into your room within in a share house - Courtney (the year 4 teacher) says make sure that that space is your sanctuary! Make it nice and lovely because you may find you don't want to spend so much time in the lounge room or something. Also once you find a job you'll be so busy you won't know what to do with yourself! I found that once I got into actually working I was so tired and busy that I didn't have time to miss home! (Though sometimes if I've had a bad day at work it is hard!)
ReplyDeleteAlso your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find out all the places that I would love and take me there in December!! :D
Love Erin xxx
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