Post one. Three weeks into my move across the pond. It's already been a huge adventure.. but due to the fact that getting internet to work in our flat took AGES (which is part of the adventure I guess), I haven't been able to get this thing going.
So here's where it all began....I found the cheapest, climate-controlled, 10x10 storage unit I could find and genuinely thought I wouldn't get close to filling it up. Turns out that wasn't quite the case. (And this doesn't even include the stuff that Mercer shipped over for me)
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| Just a few small items |
That picture makes me a little sad for all of my furniture that would have had a wonderful home here. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the flat that we got, however it turned out to be "semi-furnished" instead of furnished. For those who don't know, this literally means a bed and a side table, a couch(ette), a tv stand and a kitchen table. The lovely fireplace that was advertised also does not work, and our "parking spot" that doesn't actually fit a car is shared with our passionate (angry) downstairs Serbian neighbor named Dragan. I would love to share the wonderful things our other neighbors have said about him, but it is not appropriate for all audiences. On the bright side, Nan and I had a lot of fun and spent a ton of money filling in the holes (with a lot of Jon's help as well!). We're still getting there. Will post some pictures when it's all done!
More to come later, but I'll quickly explain the blog title. I figured I'd be taking the tube (subway) to work in the morning with the rest of the suit-wearing, newspaper-reading people. But sadly nope, I am on the completely un-glamourous bus. The 21 is my transportation of choice, due to its stopping point about 100 feet from my front door vs a 10 minute walk to the tube stop. I don't mind it actually, it's easy and if I get a seat I can zone out for 20 minutes. I'll leave you with an image so you can picture me riding along.
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| My actual stop (and my flat in the back right!) |
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