Goodbye: For Now

Since I have never been away from my family or friends, it was weird saying goodbye. But it's not goodbye forever, it's just goodbye for now! I am only a 95 minute ferry ride away from home, I will see everyone soon! 

Aside from the excitement of moving, it is also my birthday in just a few days. I had the pleasure of going out with some great friends before I left for my new adventure! 

I went for lunch and a drink with my grandma a week before I left. This starter bread was dangerously good, as was this incredibly fruity glass of sangria. It was adorably garnished with an orange slice, lemon slice, and lime. 

This is another dangerous good. My best friend gifted me with this supply of junk food! Reese's, Kit Kats, Oh Henry's, a tub of gummy candy and 1.5kg of Jujubes. If you know me at all, you know I love candy. I'm not the biggest on chocolate on my own initiative, but when it is given to me--it will get eaten.

Having a last dinner at one of my best friend's houses! I gave her an early baby shower gift, and she gave me a gorgeous seashell decor piece for my wall. 

I am very excited to report I have found a full time job, that I will be starting on Monday! Monday also happens to be my birthday, so this is the best present I could have gotten on my birthday in a new city all alone (okay, mostly alone). It lifts a lot of anxiety off of my shoulders to know that I have found a job. Even though I am logically aware that having anxiety in the first place was ridiculous. I have been living in this city for only five days, it's somewhat of a miracle I have managed to find a full time (Mon-Fri schedule, too!) within the first five days. I applied to this position only one day before I moved, and went through four interviews. I am very excited for my future, and can't wait to start work and being around new people!

The rainy weather has started to return to Vancouver...and if you're from BC's West Coast, you know once it begins---we are really in for it.

Have a good weekend,

Kelsey 

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?