Donnerstag, 23. Dezember 2010

The last month, 2010 and GETTING HOME!!!

Good evening everyone!

I hope you're all looking forward to christmas and that you're all where you're meant to be now for Christmas (or heading there now or tomorrow). I'm DUE to go tomorrow...

More on that later.

So, if I remember correctly, I wrote to you on the 19th Nov last time on here. That means that I've been a bit lazy and that you've missed a few goings-on since then.

I think the first main thing that's gone on with me is that I've moved place within the last month. Approximately 4kms away, this new flat is on the ground floor where I have a bigger, warmer (although it ain't that warm now) ...room, with a TV, sofa, wardrobe, table etc. Simply, it's a LOT more than I had in the last place! ACTUALLY, the last place I was in was honestly a complete rip-off for 430Euros a month.

Whatever, I'm out of there now ...All is well here in 'Hamm'. I'm happy. Only time I'm not happy ...is when the FUCKING BABY upstairs starts screaming this block down. Yeah, it would happen to live above me, init! It's favourite crying time - 5-7am! Great! My flatmate later advised me to get earplugs - She does.

I will say this though, he/she can be good for when I need to get up early as I'm not a fan of it.

A bit about my new flatmate: She's all right. 38 and works all day, everyday. Love it! That means I get complete peace in the day. She's chatty and helpful and she likes my boyfriend, so that obviously goes down well.

On the school front, everything's still the same really. Kids still cute most of the time but f***ing rude the other half of the time. As I said on Facebook once, I've finally started speaking to the 9 year olds in German after 3 months of refusing to. It's all about confidence, isn't it. Now I just don't care. It makes life easier and I think they prefer it too. Obviously, I still speak a lot of English to them which is what I'm there for.

Since last speaking to you all, I've taken a number of lessons ALONE. 9 year olds, 13/14 year olds mainly. I guess all kids will try their luck but I haven't really had any major behaviour issues. You've just gotta think of good threats and be nice back to them when they do what they've got to do.

So, on the 2nd December the Deputy Head of the school invited a few of the other teachers and me round to her place for dinner and a drink. It was very a lovely evening and she has a lovely, spacious apartment. On that night, Hamburg was under a blanket of snow and her living with decorated to hilt with Christmas decorations and stuff. So that helped to make it very fitting for a Christmas get-together and meal...

...Meal's finished and the wine starts flowing. Now I had a feeling all eyes would turn to me to get the lowdown from the latest addition to the staff. You know the questions, "Do you have a girlfriend?", "Are you seeing anyone?", "What are you into? Blondes? Nice arse? Nice tits?" -Well, their faces were quite a picture when I turned around and said "Erm, DUDES."
OK, well I didn't put it exactly like that but I came out nonetheless. Awkward but they were fine about it. The questions then were just asking whether I'm seeing anyone or not. Much easier questions to answer...

Speaking of questions, one of the questions put to me during that dinner with the teachers was "When you go out of the town, Leo, are you going out for the girls or just to be with ya mates?"

Well, there have been a couple of CRAZY ones with the mates out on the town over the last month. Despite the sub-zero temperatures, we've been as raring to go as ever.
I think the most important thing that needs to be said is that I've actually found a club that blasts out the DnB all night. Not every week but every 4 or so. It's a good night and the Fischmarkt is there on your doorstep when you're done at 5 or 6am. Shame, the tube station is a good 20 mins walk away when you're both drunk and freezing your nutz off. We took a taxi last time.

Other nights out just include the gang being too drunk - Drunker than usual. Things not being remembered after a shitload more shots being downed!  I'll look forward to further nights out in Hamburg in 2011...

The Apprentice: Great series this year. I really enjoyed it. Won't say much about it, apart from the fact I did want Stella to win. And I'm happy that she did.

As I write this, this evening of the 23rd December, I think I really am the last of the assistants left here in Hamburg now. My flight back to London is due to leave here tomorrow at 11.25am. Just my luck that I'm due to fly into Heathrow with BA. Usually, Heathrow handles it a bit more - I thought! Anyway, so I'm HOPING that it's goes fairly swimmingly tomorrow. It's got to the point where I don't even care if it's delayed, long queues, even if I don't get a window seat. Just care that it's going. Because if it isn't and I can't go any other way - THEN I WILL be in Germany for Christmas which will be REALLY SAD!

It will be snowing lightly in Hamburg tomorrow (not in London), but I trust Hamburg airport more - I don't trust the British ones

I'm looking forward to coming home to see all of you there. I'll try to see as many of you as I can. I'm not there for long though - Only until Jan 2nd.

I will take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope 2010's been kind to you. I've had a good one. Here's what I've enjoyed throughout this year going fron the start of the year through to now:

1. Family christening in Wolverhampton (Feb)
2. 21st Birthday with Sophie in Finland. Crazy/rememberable night with included waking up in a random woman's flat (Feb)
3.  Gradually coming out to everybody (Mar)
4. Raiding fridge with Enrique after party (Mar)
5. Meeting my baby and spending the summer with him...falling for him in that time (May 2010-)
6. The Circle Line Challenge (June)
7. World Cup 2010 (June/July)
8. Notting Hill Carnival (Aug)
9. Every 'farewell' night out before I left London (Aug/Sep)
10. Altenberg (Sept) - Seriously GREAT times. Like freshers at uni again
11. Hamburg!!! (Sept-)

...Until next time people!!! xxx