Well, I've done it! I have upped sticks and moved to Leeds to finish my research. After three months of travelling down for a week in the archives I decided I didn't want to spend the next 10months doing that so I have rented a room for the next 3 months and will hopefully get it all done in that time and be able to move back home once and for all!
When I was here in January I answered an ad on Gumtree for renting a room in a house. I had contemplated sharing with some undergrads near the University but when I thought about it seriously, I really wasn't sure I could share with 5-6 other students with only one bathroom! I therefore went for a room further out of the centre of the city.
The house is owned by James and Matt in New Farnley. It is a bus ride from the centre and I will be able to walk up to Uni from there. I arrived on the train last night after a delay in Edinburgh (the police were called to remove a passenger!) and another in York (waiting for a crew change). James and Matt picked me up and took me to the house then cooked me dinner while I settled in. We spent the evening chatting and getting to know each other. I think we will get on just fine.
Today I had a slow start. I went to the local Co-op to stock up on some food before heading into town to figure out the busses and go to Argos for a pillow and duvet. I didn't want to pack them from home as I would have had to take another suitcase and I was already laden down!
There had been a lot of snow yesterday but it was a nice day today and it is starting to thaw. People are very friendly and many said hello or even stopped to speak. I missed the first bus because an old guy had stopped to say how icy the pavements were.
Tomorrow I will head in to the archives and start work properly. I am here for three weeks in the first instance so that should give me time to figure out a work schedule which will get me through the work before the beginning of May.
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