Leaving London

Tomorrow morning I am flying to Amsterdam and hopefully I will be let into the country with a minimum of imprisonment. Breigh tells me that the Netherlands is even colder than here in London, so I am a bit scared, not to mention sartorially under-prepared.

So tomorrow is the big step out of the comfort zone again as I move into a country where I effectively* don’t know anyone, don’t have a job and don’t have anywhere to live. It is exciting.

Last weekend I went out for dinner and drinks with a few of my old friends from Datacom who are now living in London. It was great to see them all again and listen to their golden stories of work in the UK. I am entitled to a four year working visa in the UK so perhaps I may join them in the future.

Yesterday Jem and I donned our suits for a high-powered business lunch at the local pub restaurant.

*Whilst I do know a few people, they are generally Kirsten’s friends and family and hence part of a different life. The only other people I know are Breigh and Xander, and they live in Rotterdam, also I don’t actually know them.