It has been 3 weeks since I have officially moved to the UK. I was trying to wait until I had internet access in my apartment to resume my blog entries, but seeing that I still do not have the internet (the British are SO SLOW!!), I figured I had better start writing before I forget everything that I have done so far.
Anyway, so far I have been just settling in and trying to get situated. I am still in the process of getting my home office set up. I have my computer, printer, keyboard, etc., but I still need to buy office furniture, set up my phone and fax lines, and set up the internet. I thought that this would be a quick and easy task, but no! I have been trying to get my phone lines installed for the past 3 weeks. I was finally able to schedule the phone technician to come on November 7. That is still a week and a half from now, but I will take whatever I can get at this point!
What else is going on? I have been learning how to drive on the opposite side of the road. It was so disorienting at first and I was in a constant state of confusion, but now I think I am getting the hang of it! I no longer have the urge to ditch the car on the side of the road and take the bus home. :)
Last week I got caught up in an attempted robbery! Victor and I had gone to the electronics store to buy a TV, and while Victor was checking out I went out to pull the car around and as I was walking to the car I heard all this commotion behind me and I turned around and this man was running out of the store will a box and an undercover security office and a worker were running after him. Anyway, the man was running towards me and I guess I was in his way because he ended up hitting me in the leg with his box and then I fell into a pole and had to pivot around to keep the security officer and worker from running into me too. Anyway, they caught the man and slammed him up on this car and the man was like, "what are you talking about, I didn't steal anything!" when it was so obvious that he did steal it. Then his girlfriend or wife or someone came out of the store and was like, we didn't steal, the receipt is in the store! If you bought something, why would you leave the receipt in the store? Anyway, I ended up with a scratch on my leg where he hit me with the box and I twisted my ankle a little bit when I had to pivot around the pole. Victor was inside the store when all of this happened, so when I went back in the store he was like, "Someone said there was a robbery" and I was like, "I know, the man hit me with his stolen goods!" Then Victor was upset that he was not outside to witness me getting hit because he said he would have beat the man up. My hero! Ha!
Anyway, today is Tuesday and right now I am at the Woking Library trying to do a little work, but there are so many distractions here, plus you can only be on the computer for an hour at time. I will be so glad when I will have everything set up in my apartment and I can work from the comfort of my home.
Anyway, so far I have been just settling in and trying to get situated. I am still in the process of getting my home office set up. I have my computer, printer, keyboard, etc., but I still need to buy office furniture, set up my phone and fax lines, and set up the internet. I thought that this would be a quick and easy task, but no! I have been trying to get my phone lines installed for the past 3 weeks. I was finally able to schedule the phone technician to come on November 7. That is still a week and a half from now, but I will take whatever I can get at this point!
What else is going on? I have been learning how to drive on the opposite side of the road. It was so disorienting at first and I was in a constant state of confusion, but now I think I am getting the hang of it! I no longer have the urge to ditch the car on the side of the road and take the bus home. :)
Last week I got caught up in an attempted robbery! Victor and I had gone to the electronics store to buy a TV, and while Victor was checking out I went out to pull the car around and as I was walking to the car I heard all this commotion behind me and I turned around and this man was running out of the store will a box and an undercover security office and a worker were running after him. Anyway, the man was running towards me and I guess I was in his way because he ended up hitting me in the leg with his box and then I fell into a pole and had to pivot around to keep the security officer and worker from running into me too. Anyway, they caught the man and slammed him up on this car and the man was like, "what are you talking about, I didn't steal anything!" when it was so obvious that he did steal it. Then his girlfriend or wife or someone came out of the store and was like, we didn't steal, the receipt is in the store! If you bought something, why would you leave the receipt in the store? Anyway, I ended up with a scratch on my leg where he hit me with the box and I twisted my ankle a little bit when I had to pivot around the pole. Victor was inside the store when all of this happened, so when I went back in the store he was like, "Someone said there was a robbery" and I was like, "I know, the man hit me with his stolen goods!" Then Victor was upset that he was not outside to witness me getting hit because he said he would have beat the man up. My hero! Ha!
Anyway, today is Tuesday and right now I am at the Woking Library trying to do a little work, but there are so many distractions here, plus you can only be on the computer for an hour at time. I will be so glad when I will have everything set up in my apartment and I can work from the comfort of my home.
