I landed a sweet job back in London. So having lived in other countries most of my life I finally got the best (and only) job available to me and it's right back where I started from.
Seems like London is booming, at least for visual effects. At the moment I'm staying a hotel at my company's expense. But I signed a lease contract for the place in the photos. It used to be a pub called "St Martin's Tavern" and they didn't take down the sign which is kinda cool. Now it's a Japanese restaurant and 2 flats. One on each floor. I have the whole floor above the restaurant.
The search for flats was tedious and frustrating. I had to see a lot of ugly, expensive places before I saw this gem. It's not perfect but when you weigh up the location (super close to the heart of Camden Town), the price and the fact it's 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms it's a sweet deal. The moment I saw it, actually even before I saw it in reality (I saw it on the agent's website) I was close to signing. When I actually went in I was ready to sign immediately. I was the first person to see it and signed and payed the lease within minutes. I'm convinced it would be snapped up that very evening.
The only catch is I have to wait until April 10th to move in. So I'm still in the hotel and possibly will be staying at a Japanese colleagues place until I can move in.
Once I'm settled I can go and visit my family in Rotherham, Yorkshire and at Easter I'm planning to visit Tuya in Mongolia. I was hoping she would join me soon but her first attempt at a visa was turned down by the embassy fascists. So we have to try again at the best opportunity in the future and maintain our relationship via webcam and I will fly to Beijing or Mongolia as often as possible. My first planned trip is Easter.
