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Post by Jody on Aug 4, 2008 15:04:25 GMT -5
Please bring us up to date on your London move. Are you packed, do you have a place to live, are you meeting up with chicchantal anytime soon!!I'm so excited for you. When my DH worked for Citibank I was always hoping to move to someplace interesting, but all I ever got was Dallas and Detroit!
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Post by Megan on Aug 4, 2008 16:40:40 GMT -5
Thanks for asking - I am never sure if people are just being polite when I start talking about my trip as I have bored most of the people I know in NZ
Well I have 18 days left in NZ - and only 8 days left of work for BOC NZ . ( that was writen with a slight tremble in the voice )
I have packed ( nearly) - there is a small matter of a fridge, washing machine, dryer etc to get rid of yet but they will be palmed out to nearest and dearest . I have goodbye work drinks this Friday night, lunch with my closest work friends on the 15th - a long boozy one too !, dinner with my closet friends on the 16th, Afternoon tea at the 5 star hotel on the 17th with Mum, my best friends and her sister, a week of cleaning and removal companies up to the 21st of August and then a day shopping and lunching with Mum on the 22nd August.
On the 23rd of August we have open day at Mum and Dads as I will be there by then where all my firends and family can come and spend some time , have a few laughs and then I fly out that night > ( my stomach just flipped when I wrote that )
I land in London on the 25th August ( after a stopover exploring Shanghai ) , I am being picked up by a friend and taken to pick up my rental car. I will go back to her place in North London , then I meet the agency the next day that I have employed to find me a flat. They will take me to four flats that we have out on the final list, I will choose one and then fingers crossed be able to move in the following weekend. I start work on the 1 September, have a weekend in Paris on the 13 and 14 September, the weekend after I am back from that I have my cousins birthday in St Ives to go to. October I am touring the UK and Ireland with work. November I am meeting up with friends in Cardiff, edinburgh and Dublin on sep weekends as we are following the All Blacks ( NZ rugby team ) and watch them hopefully win the Grand Slam. Somewhere in there there may be time for an OPF London get together with Mez and CC!
21 December I am off to Paris again ( with a side trip to Morrocco ) until Jan 21 2009 and my parents are over at the same time so I will be spending time with them as wel
Stay tuned as this adventure starts to unfold in 18 days and counting ..............
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Post by geordy on Aug 4, 2008 17:17:18 GMT -5
Megan,
I understand all your stomach lurchings and exalt you once again for taking the leap!!! Can't wait to meet you next month...and will be envying your proximity to Paris for.............a LOOOOng time!!!
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Post by annettecinca on Aug 4, 2008 19:00:56 GMT -5
Wow Megan, it's really happening! And soon! I don't blame you for feeling a bit nervous....but what a fabulous adventure you are embarking on! I'm envious! Good luck with the move, hope all goes smoothly  |
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Post by mez on Aug 5, 2008 0:00:32 GMT -5
OMG!!! How many times do we have to say it? Of course we are interested...;D
Your plans sound very exciting (and very nerve-wracking at the same time). It looks like you have everything in order.
Wow - you are definitely on the final countdown!
I wanted to ask, how are you getting your things to the UK? Did the airline grant you extra luggage amounts? Are you going over with your 20kgs and overstufed hand luggage? Or did you ship things over?
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Post by Megan on Aug 5, 2008 0:49:07 GMT -5
I am sending the big stuff with a removal company - seafreight and I was going to send a suitcase airfreight as well as take my suitcasebut found out today that as I am a Gold Frequent Flyer I can take 40kgs with me. Becasue I am getting a car at Heathrow I will take two suitcases with me and not worry too much about having to lug them. Work has given me 2000 pounds for my stuff so I am sending as much as I can so I don't have to land and buy a whole lot of stuff !!
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Post by denise on Aug 5, 2008 1:46:17 GMT -5
;DOh Megan...my stomach flipped for you too. Such a big adventure. I'm sure you will have a wonderful time. You seem to have lots of plans, when are you going to do any work? ;DLOL You will be pleased to know that the weather has changed and we oficially are having a sort of summer now. BTW Monday 25th August is a bank holiday here. Lots of good luck Denise Love from england . |
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Post by Shoesy on Aug 5, 2008 4:21:56 GMT -5
Of all the adventures that have been talked about on this forum, I think yours is probably the most excitng.......definitely the most daring.  I can't imagine what's going on in that pretty little head of yours right now, but I'm so happy for you. I'm sure you will not regret your decision to go ahead with this for it will obviously be an experience of a lifetime. Good luck and lots of hugs and kisses from me. ;D |
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Post by Happygoin on Aug 5, 2008 6:26:59 GMT -5
Wow, Megan...you have the adventure of a lifetime coming up!Most people don't venture out of their comfort zones. Even if offered an opportunity such as yours, they'd stay home. Good for you!
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Post by Jody on Aug 5, 2008 8:38:47 GMT -5
Thanks for asking - I am never sure if people are just being polite when I start talking about my trip as I have bored most of the people I know in NZ
Are you kidding, girl? You are living the dream! Soyunds like you have it all in hand. Hope the flat hunting goes quickly so you can settle in.
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Post by framboiseetrose on Aug 6, 2008 14:54:12 GMT -5
Megan, you have a life most people only dream about. I am so happy that you took the leap. It is courageous, yes, but you can't not jump and take it! You have a lot to tell us on that September weekend. Roniece and I are getting together to go to Bistrot Melac together on the 13th - we'll probably be doing much the same things that weekend. I don't know yet if she and her friend will be up to going to Notre Dame on Sunday. I always try to attend the Gregorian mass at 10:00 am.
Looking so forward to meeting you next month........... Bisous.........
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Post by ray on Aug 6, 2008 14:58:39 GMT -5
Best of luck on your great new adventure Megan!
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Post by ouiparis on Aug 6, 2008 15:43:44 GMT -5
What an exciting time for you! Thank you for updating us. All the best to you!
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Post by Darcy on Aug 7, 2008 21:13:02 GMT -5
Of course we want to hear what's happening with your great adventure - we want to know every last detail!! You have so many fun things planned both before you leave NZ and for the next six months in the UK, are you sure you're going there to work?!If you find you're undecided about which flat to rent, let us know. We'll all give you our opinions! ;D
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Post by Megan on Aug 7, 2008 21:16:45 GMT -5
ha ha - work really is an inconvience !!
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Post by cigalechanta on Aug 7, 2008 23:55:58 GMT -5
I'm sure once she is settled, she will tell all, meanwhile she needs to adjust, breathe in her move and will get back to us  |
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Post by Megan on Aug 8, 2008 21:05:02 GMT -5
I will have photos of the four final flats within the next week so I will post and we can have a OPF forum joint decision !!!!
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Post by ray on Aug 8, 2008 21:21:16 GMT -5
Megan, If you ask for the forums help in picking a flat, they will choose the one with the nicest "guest bedroom". |
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Aug 8, 2008 23:38:31 GMT -5
Rats, he's onto us! ;D
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Post by Megan on Aug 9, 2008 15:23:00 GMT -5
Thats funny ray - but with the price of rent in UK the guest room will comprise of a lumpy pull out couch in the lounge room !!!
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Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha