5 weeks to go...

Ok, so I'm now a week closer to leaving and not a lot has changed, my list is still there and I don't have much to tick off of it! I'm in the middle of sorting some fairly important stuff out but none of it is, as such, done, which is possibly a bad thing but at the moment I don't really mind.

I've been spending a bit more time with friends which I think is a much better use of time, keeping everyone up to date and enjoying myself rather than worrying about what I haven't done. Can't believe it's nearly August though...where did July go??? So I'm gradually getting there I think, though there's nothing I can say I've done, things are definitely becoming clearer which is good. At some point this week I should be getting some stuff from the uni in Lyon which will be good, will get maps and timetables and stuff so I know what I'm doing. I bought a very important thing as well, a pocket dictionary of French! Normally I wouldn't bother, because I tend to use bigger dictionaries these days, but it's always useful if you're out and about to have a dictionary so that I can look it up...it was only £2 and will, I believe, be invaluable.

Well that's pretty much it for this week, I hope I'll have a bit more to report next week!
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6 weeks 'til departure...

It's about 6 weeks now until I have to leave the UK and go to France for a year...scary stuff! I've just written a list of things I need to do before I leave, there's a lot I need to get done which I wish I'd already been in the process of. My major concern is that I don't officially have somewhere to live. There's an appartment in the pipeline. It's in the more industrial area of Lyon, but it's very near to the main train station and the big mall there, which is good for both travelling and my vain hope of finding a part time job whilst I'm over there to help with the rent I'm going to have to pay!!

This blog is basically here so that I can bore you all to death with all the mundane things I'll be doing day to day, but hopefully there will also be a few stories to tell from this year. After all, this is the year that I finally get to do the thing I've wanted to for years (live in France), I'm turning 21, I'm going to live in a different culture AND I'm going to have to communicate with people every day in another language! I'm soooooooooo excited to finally be doing this. I can't wait to be out there with all the fantastic food, drink and people (despite the fact they're french), and who knows what will happen.

So whilst I sit and stare at all the things I need to do, and the money I need to spend, before I leave, I'm thinking about how exciting its going to be.

6 weeks and counting!!!
xxx