Life has been manic! So I’ve now been here for over a month
and time has just flown by. I realise now how quickly the next 8 months will
go!! So I’ve decided to embrace this trip with both hands. Over the last month
I have lived in two flats (just couch surfing), visited the palace, brought my
first cheap flights, been to Spain, got a job, worked at La Tomatina and made
friends! It’s been a busy month and I’m glad to report I’m no longer Nigel no
mates over here in London.
Work is good, doing pretty much the same thing as I was
doing back home in NZ so it’s easy to slip back into it. I got my first UK
paycheck and treated myself to a new handbag and a bit of make up to hide the
bags under my eyes. Next thing I brought with my pay was my flights to
Oktoberfest! I’ve been really lucky with work and managed to get a contract to
work around the travel I want to do so I’m really pleased.
It’s a bit of a laugh working in an office with a bunch of
Brits, I’m the one who says funny things and has an accent. Every so often I get
this, “whhhattt are you saying!?” and other times I’m sitting there going “I have
no idea what you’re asking me for!” all in all I love it. I’ve been hanging out
with heaps of Aussies too and they’re just ripping me apart for my accent.
Making me say Six, Chips etc.
The flat I’m living in at the moment is brilliant; the
flatties are great and have really made me feel welcomed. Inviting me out with
them and everything so I feel like part of the family. We’ve just decided that
we’ll all have an ‘Orphans’ Christmas
together so that’ll be good. Christmas in London, albeit cold, is meant to be
beautiful so that's exciting.
Overall, living over here is an absolute roller coaster. One
minute you love it, the next minute you hate it, then you want to travel
everywhere and next you want to go home. But now that I’ve got friends I’m
feeling a lot better and enjoying things a bit more. I’ve realised time’s going
to go by too fast to not enjoy every moment.
I’m really maximising the travel options too...
September/October – Munich Oktoberfest
November – Following the All Blacks so Rome, Edinburgh, Cardiff
December – Egypt, Prague
January – Morrocco, Poland
February – Vegas, South America
I’ll be coming home absolutely stone broke but that's fine!....Mum
will have to feed me when I get back =)
Anyway, now I’m off to a friend’s farewell but will not be
drinking as I still feel like death from last night!!
Talk soon....KB xxx
