Stepping into the Abyss

Day 13
Location: Kilburn Park

So far domestic life has been neither simple nor easy. After a full day of waiting around the letting agents finally decided to hand over our keys. My goodness that was far more difficult than it needed to be. After that I hauled my over stuffed suitcases across town on the tube, on the only hot day of the summer, during rush hour. Not my finest moment. Luckily there was a nice gentleman who helped me with the stairs as I was transferring trains or else I am not sure I would have made it.  I arrived home for the very first time around 8 in the evening to a completely empty house. Panayotis is back in Greece until his term starts, and Lucile was staying with her brother. The apartment is furnished, so it wasnt barren, but it was by no means plush.

Saturday I contained a rather arduous trip to Ikea (suggestion: Dont EVER go to Ikea on a Saturday afternoon). It took a lot of effort, but I did finally make it home with sheets and dishes. Now it no longer feels like I am sleeping rough in an abandoned dorm. Also Lucile is joining me tonight! Its starting to feel like a real home. Slowly we are building up all the necessities. It seems like every time I return to the house I realize that I have forgotten something integral to every day life. However we now have household cleaners, hand soap, sponges, hangers and light bulbs. So we're getting there.

Yesterday I also got to take part in a stage combat workshop. A friend of a friend of a friend (its too complicated to explain) was taking her tests to become certified to teach stage combat, and needed some students to be part of the test. So I volunteered. It was a lot of fun. And it was good to ease myself back into taking classes and workshops. Also, a few of the other students were Central alums. One of whom just turned in her dissertation, and is also a transplant from the US. We exchanged contact info, it will be nice to have someone to go to with questions.

Tomorrow is the big day. 9:30 tomorrow morning will begin my official time at Central. We have registration first thing, followed by tours of the spaces, and then some sort of movement class. I am a little nervous for registration as they have not provided any of us with course catalogues. I even went to the school and asked just to make sure I hadnt missed that e-mail. So I have no idea what classes I'll be taking. In a way its rather exciting, but its also a little nerve wracking. At this point though I am ready to go. Its been a long wait and I'm chomping at the bit.

Wish me luck!