Tomorrow

Of course, now that I have titled this blog post I have a medley from Annie running through my head. Typical.
So, here we go. I am packing up and trying to get everything ready and into one suitcase. This is pretty bizarre for me because for the past two years I have been used to not only packing two suitcases full of clothes but loads of bags and boxes full of toiletries, kitchenware, books, dvds, and just general stuff for moving into a house. And now I'm moving into someone's spare room and living out of a suitcase...well, it's all an experience I guess! Karine told me not to pack anything bulky like sheets, duvet's etc. because she will lend me anything I need, and seeing as it only takes me one four hour ferry ride to get home I'm assuming that by the time I do find my own place it will be very easy for me to go home and grab everything else I need and come back. Who knows, I may even be able to convince my parents to do it for me. Maybe.
It's got to that point now when I just want to go, because I've said about 1000 emotional goodbyes (barely even an exaggeration) and I just want to get out there and do what I have to do! It's quite funny really because a couple of months ago I was freaking out about how I wasn't going to be able to do this and was going to be miserable the whole time but now it's the day before and I actually just want to get going! Maybe I'll feel different on the ferry but I actually doubt it. It's time to move on!
The only issue I've really had today is that I've been trying very hard to quickly get a letter of referral from NatWest and it's proving very difficult. Hopefully I'll be able to find a French bank that won't need one, as we've been told we absolutely HAVE to get a bank account set up by the 10th October if we actually want to receive a salary/erasmus grant/securité social/any money ever in the universe. So here's a plea to any French bankers out there: please don't give me hassle and just let me open an account. Maybe that would have been a better plea if it was actually in french. S'il vous plait...blah blah blah. You get the jist right?
So one more night in Brighton, with family and my oldest friend, and then off to Rouen tomorrow for the adventure to begin! Who knows when I will next have internet to update this but hopefully Karine's house will be tech savvy and I'll be able to blog from there with first impressions of the beautiful city that is Rouen.

À bientôt!