Yes my Dear Void, I have finally made my move to London. In this post, Im the Stu. Im the one new in town, slowly discovering my surroundings because this whole metropolis is unknown to me and I have to say, a little daunting.
I catch myself constantly drawing parallels with my hometown. This place here looks different, feels different and definately smells different, especially after a big saturday night partying, if you know what I mean.
I went for a walk by the Thames yesterday and probably got a tiny heatstroke because its weirdly hot here. You always imagine London as a little gloomy, windy and foggy place but not now. The city has robed itself in sunshine and turned on the heat to welcome the newcomer.
So I woke up with a splitting headache, the people I stay with said that they will go to a nearby foodstore, I stress NEARBY and asked if I wanted to come along. I said, sure, why not. And we walked and walked. More and more I realize that the distances here are way different. So from now on I will be really sceptical when someone says that something is nearby because in reality its not.
And one thing I realize aswell, african people are strong like camels in desert. They can go on walking for miles in full sun without even breaking a sweat. And I, as a white girl, feel like a possible candidate for a sunburn or a stroke (which actually might have happened) and buying copious amounts of bottled water. And we returned to the apartment around noon and then I had my first bite to eat and my not-so-morning coffee. One thing is true, my daily rhytm is way different and I want to get it back to normal as soon as possible.
And next week my search for a more permanent livingplace begins and then all the paperwork.
Wish me good luck my Dear Void.
Signing off, Stu.
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