Finally got my own place

After three months in London (as of today), I have, at last, moved out of the house where my sister lives! This move has taken me from South East London (Surrey Quays) to North West London (Chalk Farm). The purpose of the move is to reduce the time it takes for me to get to work. Now, instead of a bus, two tubes (8 stops give or take) and a train, I will have have a walk (10 minutes), one tube (2 or 3 stops) and the train. Though I haven't yet done the commute from the new place, having only just moved in yesterday, I reckon it will cut about half an hour off the journey each way. Unfortunately, it won't cost any less.

The new place is a flat I am sharing with three others: two British guys and an Aussie girl. The girl is a civil engineer. I think the Aussieness and the engineeringness we have in common helped me get the room. As I discovered, the race to find a place to live in London is very competitive and quite frustrating. I didn't blog about it last weekend and during the preceeding week (when I was looking) because my laptop was still dead at the time.

My room in the new place is simple but has all I need. There is a single bed, a bedside table, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe (of sorts) and a bookcase. It also has a heater, but that is pretty much a given over here! Maybe the only other thing I need is something to put my laptop on (other than my lap).