Happy Hogmanay! Well it wasn't exactly a proper Hogmanay but I was still delighted to learn about the Scottish way of celebrating New Years. If I am still in the UK next year I want to go to Scotland for the real deal. We celebrated with Moet & Chandon, I was given the cork with a pound in it. Its a good luck charm. Then we brought in the New Year, like literally brought it in. The first person through your front door after midnight should come bearing gifts ...

I keep loosing track of the days. Without having a job to go to everyday becomes the weekend. So it kinda passes by and I forget what day it is let alone what date. My concept of time is a little altered. I've been here now officially for two months. Experiencing all the joys of minus temperatures. My cold has gone from bacterial to viral, which is not treatable with antibiotics. Just resting, paracetamol and it might take up to a few weeks to get better. Some of...

So after getting really sick and ending up with a chest infection I thought England had broken me, I was at the stage I had enough of the cold. I didn't want to play anymore I wanted to go home to my comfy bed, warm sunny weather and get better. This UK winter stuff is really hard, the temperature sometimes stay below zero for days on end. Coming from a girl born in Darwin and moving to Brisbane my exposure to 'winter' has been mild to say the least. I have since...

On the bright side really I have not had anything very bad happy. On the gloomy side there have been things that have tested me & really pushed me. Train cancellations, snow changing plans, freezing cold weather & facing important life decisions. All gripes of my current existence. Finding a home to get to when snow cancelled my train actually wasn't that hard. But up until the time a solution was found it was ever so scary & daunting. Just wanting to...

Really liking Manchester. I caught the Tram out to Bury the other day, then into the town centre on Friday. It's great here. Plus I am staying with great people who are a blast to be around. If things work out well & I can get a job I might be staying here for a little bit. Going to see disturbed on the 12th of December too. Before that the plan is to head to Ireland for a week. Everything is so close & easy to get around, unlike home. Still getting used ...