Flat in West Winch

So I sorted out the picture business!  Here are some pictures of my flat here in England.  It is a converted barn in the village of West Winch.

It really is much larger than the pictures let on!  There are also chickens on some of the land behind the other building.  They are nice enough to let us go and get fresh eggs whenever we like.  And when the windows are closed, you can't hear the roosters crowing!

One Week Down

I have now been in jolly old England for a week.  And what a week it was been!  After about 21 hours of traveling, I finally made it to my flat in West Winch.  All during that time I was awake.  And when I finally got to my flat I was wide awake and so I decided to go do some grocery shopping and see where I would be working.  I think I was up for about 30 hours in total! 

I happened to be in England on one of the hottest days ever for October. And of course I wasn't really able to enjoy it because I was pretty much a zombie.  The weather didn't stick around too long.  It is now back to being overcast with sprinkles.  Although it is still in the 60's which is nice.

It took me until about Wednesday until my body began to make some sense of the time change.  So, I elected not to try driving until then. 

Driving.  I'm not sure why the English felt the need to drive on the left side of the road.  Makes me wonder if there are more lefted handed people here.  But really, driving hasn't been that difficult.  Although the lanes are a tad bit smaller here.

Interestingly enough, I am now on my third car.  The first car I was given to drive, I got in one morning and the check engine light came.  Don't know why, hoping it's just one of those fluke things.  It is going into the shop tomorrow to be looked at.  The second car I was given has a bit more interesting story.  I was heading home from work ready to start the weekend.  Apparently, I was in a lane that some truck wanted to be in.  He went on ahead and came on over.  I got pushed up onto a curb and in the process slashed the tire.  Once I was able to pull the car over...which isn't easy to do here, I called into work and got the UK version of AAA out to change the tire.  So, why that car is getting a new tire, I was given my third car.  Busy week, car wise.

There is lots more to share, and I have pictures to share as well.  I'm just having a few issues with uploading them at the moment.  So, hopefully by next post I will have that worked out.

Cheers! 

Let the countdown begin!

Today is September 1st, which means in 29 days I will be crossing the pond to start my secondment in England. For those of you who don't know what secondment means, let me explain.  It's a fancy way to say work exchange.  And I have been lucky enough to be chosen to work in Kings Lynn, England for 6 months.

Having never been out of the country, you can imagine how excited I am!  I know where I will be living.  A small village just outside of Kings Lynn called West Winch.  I know that I will be driving a manual car while I'm out there.  While driving a manual doesn't worry me, I have been driving one for the last 12 years or so.  What does have me a bit worried is driving a stick with my left hand, while sitting on the wrong side of the car.  Let's just hope I remember to drive on the right side of the road. (The wrong side for us Yanks!)

I have been working on a list of places that I want to see and do while I'm out there.  London, Stonehenge, Hever Castle, Bath just to name a few.  The plan is to take a lot of pictures while I'm there and I will post as many as I can.  If anyone has any suggestions on places that I should see, let me know!

So, at this point, the only thing that I really need to do is pack.  Which may prove harder than I think.  However, I'm not going to worry about it too much at this point.  I still have 29 days.  Let's just hope that the next 29 days don't go by too fast!

I'll post again when it gets closer to the date to let you know how I'm doing with the packing and finishing up at work.