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OK so Jaan is whinging about me not posting enough.
Sorry I'm feeling a bit post-lazy lately :(
What have I done lately? Moved house at the beginning of the month - I now live in a box room with no skylight or window but it has a pretty cool raised bed and the views from the kitchen and roof certainly make up for a lack of views from my room. We had two parties when we moved - when we got closed down by the council at our old flat we moved on to our new one which was fun.
Went down to London a couple of weekends ago for a birthday and to catch up with old friends. It was excellent to see everyone again but I pretty quickly decided that I very much prefer Edinburgh. London is great after living there for around a year...once you get to know the places & people well enough. Trouble is it's just to much hard work...the tube is an amazing transport system but when there are delays it is hell. All your friends live so far away, you need to plan hours ahead... where you're going to meet and how on earth to get there. In contrast Edinburgh is so small...everything's contained within 20 minutes walk and so much is always happening. I realised yesterday that I know someone in every block of tenant housing in our suburb. I can't step out of my door without running into someone I know. We all shop at the same grocers and hang out in the same parkland on sunny afternoons. This probably sounds like it's too small and lacking in privacy but at the moment I love it. I haven't found a better place to meet new friends than Edinburgh.
Mum arrives in the UK in just over a week. Better get planning our tours of Paris and Scotland!
Ciao for now!
What I'm listening to: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
Sorry I'm feeling a bit post-lazy lately :(
What have I done lately? Moved house at the beginning of the month - I now live in a box room with no skylight or window but it has a pretty cool raised bed and the views from the kitchen and roof certainly make up for a lack of views from my room. We had two parties when we moved - when we got closed down by the council at our old flat we moved on to our new one which was fun.
Went down to London a couple of weekends ago for a birthday and to catch up with old friends. It was excellent to see everyone again but I pretty quickly decided that I very much prefer Edinburgh. London is great after living there for around a year...once you get to know the places & people well enough. Trouble is it's just to much hard work...the tube is an amazing transport system but when there are delays it is hell. All your friends live so far away, you need to plan hours ahead... where you're going to meet and how on earth to get there. In contrast Edinburgh is so small...everything's contained within 20 minutes walk and so much is always happening. I realised yesterday that I know someone in every block of tenant housing in our suburb. I can't step out of my door without running into someone I know. We all shop at the same grocers and hang out in the same parkland on sunny afternoons. This probably sounds like it's too small and lacking in privacy but at the moment I love it. I haven't found a better place to meet new friends than Edinburgh.
Mum arrives in the UK in just over a week. Better get planning our tours of Paris and Scotland!
Ciao for now!
What I'm listening to: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
