After a mildly traumatic 24hr journey, involving angry shouting Texans and giant burritos, I have arrived in Austin!
It's hot here. 24C but weirdly overcast and humid. I woke up at 8am after only 6 hours in bed and couldn't get back to sleep, so have been wandering about in a bit of a daze with a head of massive frizzy hair because of the humidity.
In the supermarket I spent ages looking at all the American food, then bought Weetabix, PG tips, bananas and Oyster Bay Savignon Blanc! Think it's safe to say I won't be going native anytime soon, though I have found a great cafe near where I'm staying which has amazing vegetarian sandwiches (I'm staying away from the meat which all seems to be those processed slices). I had mozzarella and homemade pesto with whole pine nuts, plus a proper latte so now feeling better and a bit less exhausted.
Already about 4 people have said they love my accent. I have to stop myself from hamming it up too much, but it is tempting ;)
The house I'm staying in is right in the middle of a very trendy studenty area. I've seen lots of people biking about and there are bike lanes so tomorrow I'm going to look into hiring a bike. It'll be just like home, except the streets are about five times as wide and the cars three times as big! The room itself is great and has aircon so I can maintain delightful British temperatures inside. Julie, my landlord, has been very helpful despite having to stay up until 1.30am this morning waiting for me to arrive! I will post photos of the area soon.
Right. I'm about to go and meet a friend who's over reviewing SXSW bands, so that's it for now. Until next time...
K
Hi gannet
ReplyDeleteAlex has just gone to sleep for the second time - first was when he fell on his bed declaring he was too tired to move (shin pads and football gear still in place1).
Shame about the hair - it looked so good straight - but there are clearly compensations for you. We miss you already (especially the hair) but are trying hard to get by.
Will write again
hugs and kisses
Lif