My New Home - The London Borough of Greenwich

Greetings from Jolly Ol' London! I am happy to say that after a relatively uneventful journey I am safe and sound, enjoying my first full day as a resident of London, England.  So far, my conclusion is this: I feel like I live in the movies. I expect Hugh Grant to walk right through the front door and sit down for a spot of tea and I would certainly be pleased to ask him if he wanted one lump of sugar or two, dear! In other words, Greenwich is the most beautiful, quaint, history laden, fairy tale looking place I've ever seen. I know I've only just arrived, but it already feels like home. 

I am staying at 64 Beaconsfield Rd at Mrs. Wilson's Guesthouse. The title should actually be Mrs. Wilson's plethora of Guesthouses - as she and her children own several properties around the area. I am at 64 for the moment, but moving down the street tomorrow when my place is ready. Mrs. Wilson is a wonderful lady in her 70s - and she thought the 3rd floor of century home with a kitchenette and skylights would suit me just fine - and I agreed. I will report on it once I get there! 

Mrs. Wilson has been fantastic. She has shown me all around the neighborhood, by car and on foot. I think she is lonely, but I would be too I suppose if she wasn't so keen on making me feel welcome! I had a few questions upon my arrival for Mrs. Wilson. The first (and clearly the most obvious...lol) was when I could get together with the Queen. I hear she is a busy woman of sorts, and doesn't just open up the front door to anyone, so Mrs. Wilson said I may have a challenge on my hands. The second question I asked her was where the pub might be. She assured me that in the area are 28 restaurants and pubs, so no worries there!

I've met 5 other teachers living here so far, all girls from Australia and one from Canada. The Canadian has been here for 3 weeks already, getting settled and exploring, but the others have been here for months. I've come to gather they are getting a little cynical, and school is only just starting again! AH! I've had some good chats with them and from what I hear, the children are monsters, absolute terrors! Bring it on, I say. Classes don't start until the 7th, so I have plenty of time to get my bearings and start another job serving up pints of Guinness to the local rugby hooligans! I am going to go out to one of the 28 options starting tomorrow or Monday! 

Today I went for a walk on my own to snap a few pictures and pick blackberries. Along my walk earlier with Mrs. Wilson we walked through a small park and there were loads, and I mean a ridiculous amount, of blackberries growing. So I decided to go pick as many as I could. Also, Mrs. Wilson has hundreds of ripe plums in her backyard! Ha Ha - Lunch!!

I'll figure out how to post pictures and will get on that soon as well.

Love,

~amy~