Luggage packed. It currently stands at 44 kg, and that
excludes hand luggage. Some people may ask: “are you traveling with a house?”
Well technically, yes. Considering I am moving to a different country, that’s
not bad going I think! However there is a downside to all of this: they started
their journey in Norwich, they followed me to France for the summer, came back
up to Leicester, and now they’re following me to Italy before actually going to
Spain, where they’ll stay for a fair while. My arms can’t take it anymore!!!
However, other than complaining about weight, I wanted to
use this post to reflect a bit on what happened and what’s to come. Starting
from this summer, it must have been one of the best I’ve ever had! People close
to me know that I don’t like having nothing to do, in fact the busier the
better, so spending the summer working on average 15 hours a day suited my
character! I did a bit of everything: from assisting teachers in the first few
weeks, to doing some revision with small kids after that, to manage a small web
radio, and finally to having a French class of my own for 4 weeks! The people I
met, adults and kids, have been amazing, and left me wanting to come back, and
hopefully I will next year! However, after 10 weeks there, I was happy to leave
and enjoy being pampered for a short while.
So what’s next? Well, first of all, I need to get to Leicester
station. If you go back to the beginning of the post and look at the weight of
my suitcases, you’ll realise it might be a bit of a challenge… Then I need to
find some space on the train for them, then I need to carry them around St.
Pancras, then in another train down to Gatwick, and then, hopefully, someone
will actually help me before I fade away? I think, by the time I get to Italy tonight,
I will have lost about 4 stones in weight myself…
After then, preparation for my year abroad begins! I need to
book my flights, get in touch with the school and my university, find a house…
so, lots to do!!! At least I know where I’m going… I’ll be working in Pinto, a
small town in the Comunidad de Madrid about 28km south of the capital. It doesn’t
look like anything special really, but I’m curious to see. I’ll probably be
living in Getafe though, a city closer to Madrid but with easy transport to the
workplace: however, being about 4 times the size of Pinto, there are a lot more
things to do, and houses are a lot cheaper! So that’s one of the things I’ll be
looking into in the next few weeks…
It’s now been 3 months since I’ve seen my course-mates, and
you can’t even imagine how much I miss them! Funny thing though, most of them
are moving to Spain, so I’m hoping I’ll see them quite soon!! They’re all
preparing to leave as well, so I’m guessing I’m not the only one going through
all these issues… (at least, I’m hoping so…)
The next post will probably be in 3 weeks’ time, from my new
house in Spain (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!). Until then…
BON COURAGE!
¡HASTA
LUEGO!
A PRESTO!
SEE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!
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