Its been a ridiculously long time since my last post. I'm going to blame that on how long it took me to get internet access. Once I finally did get access, I kept on putting off updating this thing until I finally forgot all about it. So lets see, since my last post I've:
-moved to Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England from Killeen, Texas, USA.
-found a nice 4 bedroom house.
- gone to WLC (month long Army class, don't worry about it if you don't know what it is)
- uh...really thats about it.
I personally love Harrogate. I think its an absolutely beautiful town. Also, based one a couple trips down south, I can say that this is the prettier part of England. Unfortunately, its a kind of small town and most things close up really early. So the only time I can get any shopping done is on the weekend.
Also, we brought over our American car (AKA a big ole' truck) and finding parking for it can be a bitch sometimes. That has kept us inside on many a day when we would have liked to go out but were too lazy to walk. And now that it is winter and constantly raining, we don't really do anything.
I kind of wish we had gotten a flat near the center of town, where most of the good food and shopping is but I still love this place. It is the first time I've lived in a house I was still in high school, and that's been almost 10 years now. Its nice to live in one again, even if I have been neglecting the lawn something fierce.
Lets talk about the weather while we are at it. It really likes to rain around here. So much so, that I think its been a good month since the last time the ground in my yard was dry. And we can't forget the daylight issues. During the summer the sun would set around 11 at night and rise at 4 in the morning. Currently, the sun is setting by 4:30 and rising around 7:30. And we still got over a month until the worst. Around Christmas we can expect something like 4 hours of daylight. Fun times...
Lets see, what else can I talk about...food! I don't know who started the rumor that British food is bland, but they were wrong. I love the food here! Some of the best meals I have ever had came from British pubs. I've heard that the meat here in this country isn't as good as in America but as a Vegetarian I couldn't care less. The bread is great, as is the cheese, and most vegetables taste fresher over here. The only downfall is the lack of Mexican food. Or should I say, good Mexican food. I have tried nachos in this country and it was nothing like real nachos. They weren't bad per say, but they did nothing for my Mexican food cravings. Oh well.
I guess the last thing to mention is work. Work is boring and unfulfilling. This unit is weird to say the least. I really just do my best not to think about it too much, even when I am on base.
That about sums things up. I wonder how long it will be until my next post.
-moved to Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England from Killeen, Texas, USA.
-found a nice 4 bedroom house.
- gone to WLC (month long Army class, don't worry about it if you don't know what it is)
- uh...really thats about it.
I personally love Harrogate. I think its an absolutely beautiful town. Also, based one a couple trips down south, I can say that this is the prettier part of England. Unfortunately, its a kind of small town and most things close up really early. So the only time I can get any shopping done is on the weekend.
Also, we brought over our American car (AKA a big ole' truck) and finding parking for it can be a bitch sometimes. That has kept us inside on many a day when we would have liked to go out but were too lazy to walk. And now that it is winter and constantly raining, we don't really do anything.
I kind of wish we had gotten a flat near the center of town, where most of the good food and shopping is but I still love this place. It is the first time I've lived in a house I was still in high school, and that's been almost 10 years now. Its nice to live in one again, even if I have been neglecting the lawn something fierce.
Lets talk about the weather while we are at it. It really likes to rain around here. So much so, that I think its been a good month since the last time the ground in my yard was dry. And we can't forget the daylight issues. During the summer the sun would set around 11 at night and rise at 4 in the morning. Currently, the sun is setting by 4:30 and rising around 7:30. And we still got over a month until the worst. Around Christmas we can expect something like 4 hours of daylight. Fun times...
Lets see, what else can I talk about...food! I don't know who started the rumor that British food is bland, but they were wrong. I love the food here! Some of the best meals I have ever had came from British pubs. I've heard that the meat here in this country isn't as good as in America but as a Vegetarian I couldn't care less. The bread is great, as is the cheese, and most vegetables taste fresher over here. The only downfall is the lack of Mexican food. Or should I say, good Mexican food. I have tried nachos in this country and it was nothing like real nachos. They weren't bad per say, but they did nothing for my Mexican food cravings. Oh well.
I guess the last thing to mention is work. Work is boring and unfulfilling. This unit is weird to say the least. I really just do my best not to think about it too much, even when I am on base.
That about sums things up. I wonder how long it will be until my next post.