Unscheduled interuption

I haven't written since August!  I always find writing on the blog so therapeutic, so apologies to those who have witnessed my crazy during the hiatus.  I honestly have not had a relaxing, calm weekend since I moved.  Equally, I just got internet in my house, so short of finding a Starbucks every time I needed to update, it just wasn't convenient to do so.

I moved to London in early September.  It was a huge mess....moving stuff back to Houston for storage, figuring out what came with me to London, attempting to check out of the Netherlands and get a work permit/visa for the UK left me feeling most of the time like I was punched in the gut.  That's about 3 weeks of my life I do not want to repeat.  I don't handle moving well, but learned that I am very bad at moving solo to a new country.  I'll figure out a new way next time - take about a month off around the move to make it easier.  The temp housing wasn't the best either, so next time I'll try to have a place before I land.

The apartment hunt went fairly well.  I used a service, which I'm so glad I did.  There is no way I could have found somewhere without them.  Even then, it's not the best location, but it's convenient to work and Heathrow, which I'm finding is exactly what I needed.  It's in a bit of a gritty part of London - i.e. the high street near my house is not the best, but so far seems safe and it's a quick walk to the tube and bus.

There have been some funny moments, like dealing with some very fast travel partners for commutes to the Hague; some sad moments, like dealing with missing my bed and generally wondering what I'm getting myself into.  I've been told it takes about 6 months to settle into London...I will probably be a bit longer given how much travel I have on right now.

Within the first week, I was in the Hague for work and have been back almost every week since, including a full 10 day stretch.  I've also done some cool trips, one to Munich with B and M and one to Berlin for work.  And much more that will take many blog posts to recap.

First up, Munich!