First post!

Hello and welcome to my first post!!

I thought I'd start today, since the Year Abroad can't really happen with every possible preparatory stage behind it, right?

I am leaving Norwich in 2 days (actually even less than that, in 2 days time I'll be in Paris!!!), so I thought it best to start packing (everything... no really, everything!!), which includes at the moment (still counting) 5 boxes, 1 random bag, 2 suitcases and a gym bag. But obviously they can't really remain in my room, the take up way too much valuable space, so what better place to put everything if not my housemate's toilet? Don't worry though, he's happy about it, I managed to win him over with a Thornton's chocolate... ;)

But yeah, everything is pretty much ready. I've just got the last few things to organise and put away and then we're off!! It's going to be a weird sensation. I moved to this city only recently, but in the past two years so many wonderful things have happened that I am feeling quite sad to leave to be honest! Norwich is beautiful, UEA is brilliant, the lecturers are amazing and my coursemates are, quite simply, the best group of friends I could ever have hoped for! Leaving all of this is going to be difficult (it already is, it'll get worse), so I'll just focus on all the good that's about to come and which will keep me seriously busy for the next 12 months!!

I'll conclude by saying a massive thanks to all the people I've met in Norwich. Moving here, so far away from home, had been a massive leap into the unknown. Yet, within a short amount of time, this became my home. This city and this university have completely changed my life into something unexpected, and I'm loving it! For the first time in my life I am truly happy about where I am heading, and looking back I know that moving here has been the best decision I have ever taken! I'm going to miss you loads, but I'm sure we'll have tons of opportunities to meet up in the near future!!

Until then, enjoy the break!!