New Digs

I've moved on from Jase and Sonya's, to make room for our pal Bert, to a new flat. Before I go on, I'd like to thank J&S for being great mates and putting up with me for over 2 months! They made my move to the UK a lot easier and couldn't have been more helpful in helping me on my way to 'naturalisation'.

Last Saturday I moved into a 3 bedroom flat in East Croydon - not too far north of where I was staying in Purley. It's a great little place and is complete with furniture and everything plus broadband. I'm living with the owner of the house, Corina and we get on pretty well. She loves her American comedies, so we don't have to argue about what's on the TV.

It's about a 13min walk to the train station, which is a fair hike in the mornings when I've left the house late and need to catch a train. It's good exercise though and I have resisted catching the bus so far. Luckily my work in Riegate is right next to the station.

Work is ok generally, punctuated with a couple of trips to site about an hour and a quarter south. Last week my boss and I went to sites near Dover and Brighton to check up on the progress of the housing developments we are managing. It makes me feel important walking around building sites with hardhats and hi-vis vests! So much so I actually put my hard hat on at my desk today. Got some laughs and weird looks.

All in all, I'm enjoying myself here and am feeling a lot more happy with my progress now I've got a new pad and a half decent job. Now I'll start planning more trips...