and then back to crete.. got a bit of a shock this morning when i left the flat - it's was right around 0 degrees celsius.. (that's just over freezing, for you non-celsuis peeps).. nedless to say - i am NOT used to cold weather.. 14 years in Cali and the summer in Crete hasn't helped, at all.. thank god for heaters on the bus to warm my feet on, and big, fuzzy scarves and gloves.. can't wait to get back to Crete, even tho it's not WARM there anymore, but it's warmer than here.. and i've got my winter gear there.. i am definitely bringing back winter coats and thick socks and big ol' boots to London.. will need them to go to Sweden for x-mas too.. :)
other than that, alls's well here.. will spend 2 weeks in Crete, then back to London for 6 more months.. Sweden for x-mas, and hopefully a few trips to Crete in the spring.. :)
hope all are well!!
C
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
oct 4th.
and only 4 weeks to go here in London.. can't believe I've already been here over 2 months!! it feels like a couple of weeks, maybe a month - tops.
wasn't very keen on London in the beginning, the culture shock between Crete and London was a little harsh, but.. the city has grown on me, to the point of actually contemplating staying for another project. yeah, the weather SUCKS, but at least I'll have the opportunity to go to Crete as often as my wallet/work permits, and hopefully B will actually make it out here, too.. :)
It's good here, but awfully busy! everybody seems to be in a hurry to get somewhere, always. first week i felt like the pebble in the middle of the stream of people, it felt like i was the only one walking in MY direction, and everybody else was going the other way.. and having spent too many years in Cali, where you almost always excuse yourself when you're in somebody's way, i found myself trying to sidestep to get around people, found myself weaving in and out of the crowds.. until i figured out that the less i care about where i walk, the easier it is to walk.. does that make sense? in the sense of if i don't try to walk around people, but just walk straight ahead, along MY path, people will move out of MY way, instead of me trying to maneuver around them.. and i stopped saying 'excuse me', too. uh-oh, i am becoming a rude Londoner. :)
my flat mate is a really cool gal, btw, makes it so much easier to rent from someone when the person's laidback and chill, and it's nice to come home and there's no tension or drama.
work's great, finally getting a little bit less confusing.. (about time isn't, when there's less than a month left?)
have taken loads of pictures, and i am sure there will be many more taken this coming week, when my lilSis comes out here to explore London with me.. LilSis who's suffering from Cabin Fever in the worst way, at the moment.. she'll have a shock when she gets here.. mooahahaaha!! :)
so.. right now - sis coming on wesnesday, her friend on friday, her friend leaves on tuesday, sis leaves again on the 22nd, i believe, and i roll outta here on the 1st.. just in time for my b-day. and then - most likely back here mid november again, me thinks.
alrighty.. maybe i should pretend to do some work, after all..
letahs, getahs!
.c
wasn't very keen on London in the beginning, the culture shock between Crete and London was a little harsh, but.. the city has grown on me, to the point of actually contemplating staying for another project. yeah, the weather SUCKS, but at least I'll have the opportunity to go to Crete as often as my wallet/work permits, and hopefully B will actually make it out here, too.. :)
It's good here, but awfully busy! everybody seems to be in a hurry to get somewhere, always. first week i felt like the pebble in the middle of the stream of people, it felt like i was the only one walking in MY direction, and everybody else was going the other way.. and having spent too many years in Cali, where you almost always excuse yourself when you're in somebody's way, i found myself trying to sidestep to get around people, found myself weaving in and out of the crowds.. until i figured out that the less i care about where i walk, the easier it is to walk.. does that make sense? in the sense of if i don't try to walk around people, but just walk straight ahead, along MY path, people will move out of MY way, instead of me trying to maneuver around them.. and i stopped saying 'excuse me', too. uh-oh, i am becoming a rude Londoner. :)
my flat mate is a really cool gal, btw, makes it so much easier to rent from someone when the person's laidback and chill, and it's nice to come home and there's no tension or drama.
work's great, finally getting a little bit less confusing.. (about time isn't, when there's less than a month left?)
have taken loads of pictures, and i am sure there will be many more taken this coming week, when my lilSis comes out here to explore London with me.. LilSis who's suffering from Cabin Fever in the worst way, at the moment.. she'll have a shock when she gets here.. mooahahaaha!! :)
so.. right now - sis coming on wesnesday, her friend on friday, her friend leaves on tuesday, sis leaves again on the 22nd, i believe, and i roll outta here on the 1st.. just in time for my b-day. and then - most likely back here mid november again, me thinks.
alrighty.. maybe i should pretend to do some work, after all..
letahs, getahs!
.c
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