Set free

So the last two weeks have basicly been an extension of orientation week. With no idea of when we would start work or when uni even began we spent the weeks semi exploring Changsha, buying things for our new homes and drinking! Drinking a lot. One night at mine Doug and boyo came to mine for drinks. Oh my did we drink! A lot! It is clear that I can now handle beer and lots of it.

Anyway quickly just to point out boyo has now become my good friend and that's it. This drunken night we agreed we get on too much as mates to ruin it with anything else. He wants to sleep with the entire population of china and then some and there would be nothing more in it. And to be completely honest it worked out for the best. Especially with this whole Sarah leaving business. He's been a total darling, like seriously, promising he'll look after me, basically move in when he's not working and even cook me dinner. What a babe. So agreeing to be mates was like the best drunk idea Iv ever had lol. We are te 3 drunk amigos.

Anyway back to extend orientation week. We basicly spent the two weeks seeking out as many expat bars and food holes avaliable! We found bagels with bacon and Phili!!!! In love doesn't even cover it! We found cider and we found a full English breakfast place! I definitely think I can survive a year in china. 

We had a drunken night in hooligans. I fell down, literally arse over tits! (Cider bar)

Another night I got very drunk again! In crave (bagel place)

And then the first weekend set free in Changsha we went to a Drum and Base rave! My god I felt 19 again and it was so good! And so many people came out to play

Even after we got locked out of Doug's and got a 5 man squished taxi with cat evie and Shaun back to mine and Sarah's it was fun! Just having friendly faces around makes it all worth it.

The week that followed is when it got hard. Sarah finally made up her mind that she was leaving and it was like she just came back. For two weeks I had watched her revert into her self and become anything but her self and watching someone you love do that is not a nice thing. So as much as I was devastated she was going I couldn't begrudge her it. I hated seeing her down and it was like the light had been turned on again the second the decision was made.  So to keep busy we headed to xiagtan to see the boys and girls and say good byes and look our for gurney (we didn't see him) and had quite night just catching up. Sleeping at Noel's was like hell on earth I seriously feel for the boys it's not actually fare the conditions they are living in. I would of had to go home. But on a brighter note they are both loving there lessons and there kids. We walked into beasht lesson and the kids got so excited lol! He's clearly a brilliant teacher but you could see this during orientation week.

Once Sarah passed on the sad news everyone was gutted! But they told her it was the right thing if she wasn't happy and I conque too. They all promised too look after me too which was lovely of them. 

Then this brings us back to plan departure/relocation with Lorraine and Sarah.

Last night we had fairwell and hello  drinks with everyone 

and I managed to only cry once (I think) woop! I think I need to get it all out my system which will happen Sunday no doubt but until then the odd dribble isacceptable, I'm just happy that she's happy. I'm just going to miss her  A LOT!!!!!