Ill be posting all my adventures here so enjoy all the stories and photos! Ill post as many as I can. And if I'm lucky I'll be aloud to post some artwork.. but the chances are small.
I came by boat which was pretty fun and I did it because you can take alot more luggage with then by plane. The trip was about 14 hours, traveled at night so I just had dinner once I was on the boat, then walked around abit, watched a film on my laptop and then went to sleep. Didnt get much of that though, I woke up somewhere middle in the night.. at least I thought it was...but it was already 8 o'clock.. and the boat arrived in Newcastle by about 10. The worst part of the trip was the goodbyes... really gonna miss my girlfriend... after living together for the last year, we are gonna only see each other a few times these coming months which it gonna be tough.
Once I got off the boat I grabbed a bus into the city center, there I met Jack (the guy Im renting a room from). He picked me up and took me to the house (29 windmillway!). I hadnt met any of the other tenants yet but the house is just 5min walk away from Atomhawk so I wont have to take any busses or trains to get to work!
The house has about 7 people living in it including me, 2 couples, and a guy and girl. I met 1 of the couples when Jack showed me the house, Jan and Lucy, they are here from france also working for a half a year in Newcastle. Guess they were looking for some adventure too.
Next I had to unpack, but then Jack offered me a lift to the nearest supermarket because he was going to leave for work. So I accepted the offer because I still had the whole day to unpack and I had no idea where the supermarket was.
Jack dropped me off at the Tesco, a HUGE supermarket compared to our local AH at home. I must say I was abit intimidated by the wide selection of products...I had no idea where to start. So I just started walking down all the isles looking for things I needed and what looked good to eat. Pies! Curry! Crunchies! I had to be careful I didnt buy too much though.. cause I had to carry it all the way back home.
After my shopping adventure I got home and unpacked. I still hadnt seen anymore of my roommates so I kinda just had to claim a spot in the fridge, freezer and cuboard. Then I unpacked all my stuff in my room and made it nice and cosy. Got a great view from my bedroom window!
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Next I went for a walk into town to go exploring abit. I also needed to make a phone call to the local Jobcenter to apply for a National Insurance number (sofinummer), so I went looking for one of those classic red telephone booths but I couldnt find one anywhere. So I settled for a boring glass one. I made an appointment for the next day. Then I went off looking for the Jobcenter building so I knew where I had to be the next day. Next I walked around a mall in the center of town, really miss malls in holland. I then went outside and walked around the shops there but after awhile I started to get cold so I headed home.
Once I got home I got the internet organised so I could skype with all the people back in holland.
After telling them about my trip I went to grab dinner, which turned out to be a cold chicken pasta salad.. instead of the warm pasta meal I was expecting. It wasnt bad though... the spicyness made up for the missing warmth.
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