The Big Move

I finally did it! I moved across the pond, and am no longer living on Vancouver Island. It feels very surreal, I have never moved out of my home town, and never been away from my family before. It's a really crazy feeling, but I am still very excited about what is to come.

In the last two days, my roommate and I have made a lot of progress with our apartment, the piles of boxes have become less and less obnoxiously in our way. A very good friend of mine gave me a gorgeous white seashell that goes up on the wall, so while I will miss her a lot, I will have a little something that reminds me of her every day.

I've been "out of work" for 5 days now, and it feels like forever. This is the first time I have been unemployed since I was fourteen years old, and I don't particularly like the feeling. I am not intending to be this way for long, of course, as I have had three interviews in the last 48 hours. But even the feeling that currently I am not employed anywhere is a strange feeling as well. I guess a lot of things in the next little while will feel weird for me, because I am experiencing so many different things right now. And experiencing new things was the reason for me moving. 

I struggle with anxiety, and tonight-on my third night here, I feel a little bit of anxiety about what is to come. But logically, I know that I have only been here for 48 hours--so of course not everything will be settled and perfect right away. It is going to take a lot of hard work, and I am going to work relentlessly to find a full time job ASAP. 

Anyone else moved cities for the first time and have some anxiety?