It's strange. Part of me is inclined to say damn fast 6 months pass alr, but the other part feels like I've been around forever, and there's still a long way to go. I rmb the days in RR where every Fri we'd be going "it's Friday alr/again??" and in no time we were wrapping up our internship, and preparing to move to London. I haven't gotten that feeling since.
Maybe it's smth to do with studying (which I don't enjoy hahaha). Not to say I haven't been enjoying myself - weekends are spent out exploring and I can climb with awesome ppl again. But weekends always pass wayyy too fast, and weekdays... Dunno la, maybe it's coz of the current period where there are lab reports to do and tests to study for. And I'm tired.
Or it could be that I'm finally starting to miss home?
Not bad alr la actually, it took 6 months for the novelty of living in another country to die down. And technology only makes clearer all the things I'm missing out by being away. [Like I got to watch a Skyped live-feed of my cousin's wedding dinner and see all the nice food my sis was blatantly eating in front of the screen.] It's an invaluable experience to be living overseas and all, but in my current state of mind, 7-8 months to go before I go home seems a v long time. I think I need a holiday haha, so happy that there's just 3 more weeks till the end of term!
I'm glad I started keeping a blog. Now I think back (and read my old posts), a lot has happened over the past half year. In Derby: we, the lost sheep had to find our way quickly, and the beginnings were difficult and frustrating. There were painful lessons and uncomfortable times, but I think the balance still tips towards an immensely positive experience. The work was at times v challenging, but we were always surrounded by warm and helpful ppl. We also had our trusty little Kalos (which had to be patched up after a bit of misfortune by my hands xD) which took us to beautiful places all over the UK. In London: all the stories were true - it's so much more exciting than Derby (and more ex). I've made many new friends since coming here. There's always smth to do [whether or not I have the energy is a different story haha], when I'm not learning how to study again.
When doing things like aerodynamics, need to clear brain space, so details tend to fade, but thankfully I have stories of those halcyon days (lol) stored for leisurely perusal. Some of my personal favourites (from before London): Housing Problems, Story of the Lost Sheep #1, Peak District – Of Majestic Views and Sheep, Belgium 2014, Happening days.
Haha, but I haven't been as eager to blog as back then - should get the habit back. For now in brief, this weekend was particularly happening. Sunday I visited Cambridge which was really pretty, and so I've now visited both famous university towns. Saturday I went for my first boulder comp overseas - not entirely happy with my results but it was an experience (mild ache for my efforts hahaha). On both these days, the weather was the best I could've ever asked for. I'm not sure if it's officially winter yet - the warm sunlight and amazingly blue skies made it hard to tell.
Happy 6th months in the UK to myself, J and D, the REP RR bunch! How time has flown since we left our sunny island on the 1st of June, and how we've grown since then.
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| Unexpected amazing view from Tolworth station (29/11) |
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