Day 6

I'm tired. Have a Ferrari.

Britbound hit the ground running - money well spent -day5

Sooo today was the big - sorting up the official things day. And it went great. First thing in the morning Tim's dad got us a lift to Twickenham so we were able to catch a super fast train to Waterloo. I love everything about the London transport except its prices, since the last time I was here they went up almost 5 pounds!! Thankfully I'll get a student discount when I start studying. 

Anyhow the building where we were headed is home to more organisations than just Britbound, so when we came in and got stopped at the first reception desk, we sat down. The guy was really friendly and all: "Yes yes you've come to the right place, just fill out this form." So I started doing that, in the meantime however he was dealing with another costumer, calculating costs of studying English language for 6 months. Things were starting to look a bit weird especially since I was supposed to attend the arrival party at 11, we were already late upon arriving and the forms were taking waay too long. I politely interrupted him and asked for the first time if this was the Britbound office. It wasn't. So we run along the hall to the actual place. Even though I did not end up applying for an English course, the guy was helpful enough to already offer me a room nearby, might check that out later.

The Britbound hit the ground running package was one of the best things I could have organised to help me get settled in in London. They covered everything from doctors and dentists, to money transfer to getting a job. The staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable...even had a Slovene person working for them, so I was able to switch back to the mother tongue for a quick chit-chat. They also sorted out my sim card, arranged a bank appointment, started dealing with my NI number...just really helpful. Makes you feel that maybe everything IS going to be alright in the end. At the end of the ''lecture'' we headed to a nearby pub, where we were treated to a free lunch. All for only 103€. I’m not getting paid to advertise this, but it really has been great so far :D

Hmm I think today will be the first day actually enjoying a quiet family dinner at home rather than attending parties or hosting them. So brb food ;)

Parties and bbqs - days 3&4

Having arrived here only 4 days ago I can say I have attended a birthday party, 2 BBQs and a wedding anniversary lunch. Can't say I'm complaining. On Sunday we first visited a lovely Chinese birthday party of a family friend. Not knowing we were attending it, I had put on my 10cm platforms. All I can say is that it was a bad decision. On top of being white, foreigner not even directly connected the person celebrating, I was about 30 to 40 cm higher than everyone there. After sitting down and getting familiar with some of the guests I got treated to the best Chinese food I've had in my life. Ater all it was all homemade <3

After that Tim's mom dropped us off at a BBQ party organised by Tim's friend. Well, mentioning food briefly - Indian dishes, grilled chicken and marshmallows with digestives in the evening. Nom. Even though I did not know anyone upon arrival by the end of the day I've managed to meet and talk to some super interesting, friendlyand really smart people - they are all studying physics, maths or medicine ;) Oh and Tim got thrown into the pool - apparently by now, it's a tradition.

I also got to try moonshoes - I'll refer to them as kangaroo shoes,they make you feel much more like a kangaroo, rather than a person walking on the moon - in my opinion. I've seen these online at some point ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtyCi-3qW9I ). I did like them, but I was sure I wasn't going to buy them any time soon, I also didn't know anyone who had them or even heard of the so I got them out of my head. Turns out their family had a pair... and I could try them on. I did. They were really fun and not that unstable at all, really cool to run with them and just be super tall ;D

Today was a special day, sine I was invited along to celebrate awedding anniversary in a really expensive restaurant. I don't think I would ever go there on my one let alone with my family. The service and the food were worth it though. Also got to enjoy a nice sunny walk along the Thames in Richmond, apparently a really expensive region popular amongst celebrities, well I sure felt like one :).

Succesfully arived to London - DAYS 1&2

I've had some of the worst and best moments since I started flying on this particular flight. The clouds were absolutely magical and I got to see Šmarna Gora from the air, since we had to circle around it and I conveniently had a window seat on the rightside of the plane. Unfortunately, it was all forgotten the second I got stopped by the Stansted airport security and thoroughly questioned about my intentions, place of study, apartement....Apparently two big suitcases mean I'm trying to illegally move into the country, oh well...



Next day me and Tim decided to go to Kingston for no particularreason (well to get Millies cookies and Krispy Kreme doughnuts ^^). I didn't realise Themze could offer such a peaceful fairy tale likeatmosphere, since I'm only used to the gigantic river canal going through the centre of London. There were swans, it was sunny, just the right temperature, anyone even went swimming. I couldn't have wished for a better afternoon relaxation.

Back?

How can anyone expect me to study on a day like this.

Miror shoes - well kind of

I've had a fascination with mirror shoes since I first spotted these bbys in ...well some time ago:  http://www.solestruck.com/andreia-chaves-invisible-shoe-mirror/index.html , but evidently they are out of my league (sadly). So I decided to make my own.

I planned everything. I had a pair of old ballerina shoes that I intended to secure on wooden platform soles (that I would make out of super light wood) and glue broken mirrors with my newly acquired super glue E6000. Dealing with the lack of time and money (wood can be really expensive), I have found an alternative.

I used a pair of old shoes. Vagabond - I dare to say that these are the most comfortable pair of shoes I own. they fit like a glove and they really feel more like slippers than shoes. Well I have worn them so much that I have managed to make a hole in the sole and made the shoe almost fall apart. I decided to bring them back to life by giving them a new sole (this has yet to happen), fixing anything that could be fixed (gluing parts of the sole back on) and adding drama with my mirror equivalents - old CDs.

First I broke the CDs in a box, so parts of them didn't get thrown all over the room. Then I separated the shiny and the transparent layer and got to work. It was all about matching the right pieces together to achieve a mosaic look. As mentioned I have used my new favorite glue E6000 which really glues anything to anything ... for good.

the shoes really only came to life when exposed to direct sunlight and I think the CDs have had an even better effect than the mirrors would, because of their rainbow like reflections. I am really pleased with how this project turned out and will be doing more CD DIYs in the future.

Mononucleosis

Last Thursday, my mild autumn-start of school-stress cold took a turn for the worse. I was slightly feverish, my throat swelled and soon I couldn't speak. Joy. Over the next 7 days, going from doctor to doctor (yep that is how long it takes to get a basic diagnosis in Slovenia), I got diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis, or as most people call it, the kissing disease. So I am currently at home resting, recovering ...since it's a virus, it can't really be helped. I decided that I will try to update my blog a bit. I know I haven't posted anything in ages, but I believe that I sholdnt feel forced to do it. Now that I have found time and motivation to continue, I will. :)

I shoud proabbly get this for myself x3 http://www.giantmicrobes.com/us/products/kissingdisease.html