Post from England...the first of many (hopefully)

Hello world! I'm still alive and kicking!

A couple of you may, perhaps, be wondering what's going on with me. My flight to Heathrow was perfect. The only problem was this real creep of a man who sat next to me at the gate asking me all sorts of weird questions like what my star sign was, and whether my boyfriend was providing for me well--and then he quizzed me on my knowledge of classic British sitcoms and the politics of various oil companies. He told me he was in Iceland on doctor's orders because he had some nose condition and was allergic to British air.

What?!

So he creeped me out. But he didn't sit next to me on the plane, and I rushed through immigration and baggage claim on the other end so he wouldn't come talk to me again. And then I found my Daddy! And I was so, SO happy :)

So I've been here for about a week now. In that time I have been mostly sitting around, making phone calls, and going shopping. Also eating. Lots and lots of eating. The transition was a fairly easy one. England feels like home, so adjusting wasn't necessary. I did have a small bout of homesickness. I attribute it to staying up too late watching a sappy movie.

My goal for the next few weeks is to get some sort of employment. I think I might start teaching piano lessons again. I'm hoping to get a job as a teaching assistant at a primary school for the next school year. I would just love that job. I've found that I actually get on quite well with children in small doses. I am so looking forward to officially be settled down and living, having something to really put my energy into. I've been spending my time on crafts lately...I did make a pretty sweet mask today. Jealousy is allowed.

I don't have any other plans, really. Just getting a job and saving up money. But I'm happy with that. I do plan on travelling at some point (...when I have money again), but that can wait a while.

On my list of people I currently miss are the following:
--ALL OF YOU, subcategories of which are, in no particular order:
          >Hannah, Mum, E&R
          >My best friends (you know who you are)
          >Greyson (also Danny and Craig....)
          >Jamie & Jenna (also various other BYU ward members)
          >Nerdfighters
          >The rest of you :)

Particularly exciting things that have happened in the past week include finding out my great-grandfather was an arsonist who attempted to set fire to a post office, eating Turkish delight, buying an Andrew Lloyd Weber anthology, and sending in the form for a provisional driving license. I'll keep you posted if anything truly drastic happens...but for now it is good bye. Hopefully my next post will be a little more exciting than this one.