La vie commence

So i planned to write a blog to catalogue the events of my year abroad but i never got round to starting it this summer and i got to the point where i felt that i would simply be jumping on the blog bandwagon if i started one now but then thought what the hell. I wana be able to look back on my year abroad and remember it properly! 

So i would love to say my move abroad has been an easy transition and completley stress free. However as much fun as i have had there has been many a stressfull situation. 

My trip began with being introduced to another girl who was doing the same thing as me. Our responsable put us in touch with each other and when she offered to drive me over with her it was like a huge weight had been lifted, knowing that i would not be going totally alone meant that i started to relax and think positively about my "big move." Our friendship began with our mission to squeeze in all of our suitcases into Jess's KA, a slightly, easier task than we had first thought and then we were off. Arriving at Dover and boarding the delayed ferry meant that our arrival date was pushed back and we were concerned that Jess was going to have to drive the whole way in the dark. However in the end everything worked brilliantly, Jess was amazing, i couldnt believe how calm she was, i know how scared i would be if i had to drive on the other side of the road, i mean i get myself stressed driving around Reading in rush hour! 

Soooo... The weeks since we arrived on that first day feel like they have flown by.. I am starting to really love Lille and although i sitll dont have a permanent residence i feel that Lille is turning into a place i could really call home. We have been staying in a foyer near to Porte d'arras- appartently one of the more dodgy areas in town, we have had middle aged french men offering us 500 euros to "spend the weekend with them" aswell as living in a place full of unemployed youths who enjoy playing hardcore french rap all hours of the day! So needless to say we are not loving our situation right now we are getting to the point where anywhere would be better than here especially as the internet here is the biggest joke! It signs me out every 5 seconds and I cant do anything without having to disconnect and reconnect! The good news though is that we have two viewings this week both for apartments in the centre which aren’t furnished but we have started researching how much it would really cost to furnish a place and we are really considering it, im so desperate to have a place I can truly call me own that I really don’t care anymore! So we wait and hope and see what tomorrow brings, maybe for once we will get some good news…