Finding our apartment and a girls night out

Today I met up with Sarah and we had an amazing Thai style massage which was just what we needed. The beds over here are rock hard; I actually wake up with red marks from laying on a hard surface for too long! As soon as we get our own apartment I’ll be on the hunt for a softer mattress, here’s hoping they exist!! J

Speaking of apartments Sarah was kind enough to join me on my quest again today and we were shown 4 more. We walked into the second one and as soon as we did we had huge smiles on our faces. It was so nice. Small but lovely and we both agreed that it was the best we’ve seen by far. I told them that if Adrian liked it too then we’d take it – and he did! Yey! We finally found our new home!

The girls had planned to meet up for a few wines tonight at the Samsung Hotel tonight and as Adrian had a date with the tv watching football I thought I’d go along too. It was nice; there were 6 of us in the end and it was good to chat to other women who had gone through the same thing. They understood that I could feel happy, excited, sad and anxious all at the same time.  I’m the youngest of the group and the only one who’s never lived as an expat before, the average the others have done this for is 15 years. It’s nice to get their advice and assurances on things and it helps me feel a bit more settled.

Off to bed. Write soon xx

(Photo is property of Leigh Hill)