Day 100: A New Beginning

[anarchist_nomad]

Hmmmm... It seems fitting that my last post in the "100 Days of LJ" experiment is the first post that I write as an expatriate.

cheshcat and I arrived safely in London about twelve hours ago. We were met at Heathrow by nw1. We then proceeded to spend the day with him. First, he gave us the scenic route tour from the airport back to his house. We drove by many cool arches, parks, the British Library, etc. Along the way, we also stopped in Regent's Park for a bit. After we got back to his house and received the grand tour of his new home, I caught an hour-long nap (cheshcat was too wired to sleep!) before we headed out for the evening.

This evening, we went out and picked up some of nw1's friends, then headed to a pub where nw1 had a gig tonight, which doubled as an audition in a talent-scouting competition. He friends are cool and the music was good, so we all had a fun time.

Now we are back at the house and exhausted, or at least cheshcat and I are, from the traveling. nw1 is fixing dinner as I write this, and then we are off to bed. Tomorrow, cheshcat and I will head out to Oxford and begin searching for a place to live.

After we leave London, I do not know when we will have internet access once more. So it may be some time before I am able to post again...

Comments

[worktoomuch.livejournal.com]

Good luck over there, fellow worker.

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much, Fellow Worker! I already have made contact via e-mail with some Wobs in the UK, and there is one here in Oxford (well, two... now that I am here).

I'm really looking forward to seeing what Mayday is like here and it is recognized as a national holiday!

[darkknightradic.livejournal.com]

Good luck, and keep us posted on your physics research! Science and politics are a guaranteed volatile mixture!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Will do! Thanks!

[contrarywise]

Good luck with your travelling and settling-in adventures, my Love. Keep in touch as you can. *hugs* to all!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Of course, Sweetheart! Looking forward to your first visit after you graduate... I love you!

[lykios.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear that youre journey was safe, and I look forward to hearing of your adventures abroad.

Best of everything!

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly, my friend!

And, speaking of international travel adventures, I am very glad to hear that your recent trip to Mexico went so well!!

[squeektoy42.livejournal.com]

Very happy to know you arrived safely, and all that jazz. Can't wait to hear about all your adventures abroad. :-)

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly... and if you're ever thinking of crossing the pond, do let us know. You now have a place to crash in Oxford. (Actually, you don't yet, as we are still hunting for a flat to let... but by the time you got here, you would! *grin*) Otherwise, I will see you at P**T*** in October as usual, yes?

[squeektoy42.livejournal.com]

You will of course see us in October...(especially because now that I will be done with my MA I will actually get to ENJOY my vacations, rather than writing papers through them.)

Dude...will totally let you know, even if we didn't have a place to crash. Couldn't cross the pond without visiting you folks! :-) good luck finding a flat...btw, I love that you have already picked up the lingo.

[yavin7.livejournal.com]

Some very bold statements there. I think someone forgot to type / B in < and >. ;-) Welcome to Englad ol'chum.

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

I've calmed down a bit and my statements are not quite as bold now. Thanks for the pointer... :)

And, also, thanks for the welcome! I think that I am going to like it here...

[anarchist-nomad.livejournal.com]

From what little I have seen and from what I have heard, it looks like I will indeed have a great time here. The biggest challenge will be balancing time and money. Everything costs a lot more, which amounts to a large reduction in my effective income. Just a two bedroom flat will cost 800 pounds per month, which is more than I pay for my three bedroom house (with 1/4 acre of land) in Chicagoland... which is known for being relatively pricey in the States. Once cheshcat starts working, this summer, we should have more money to go exploring... and with six weeks vacation per year, I hope to have some time to use this as a base for checking out the rest of the UK (and Europe) over the two to four years that I expect to be here.

In the meantime, if you are planning on making another trip to Europe, please let me know. It would be great to see you again -- it has been too long since I was able to get to Arizona -- and I would happily show you around some of the UK in exchange for a tour of your old haunts in Spain!