Updates

Duddingston Park South, my new digs. We moved on 22/05/2009 and will be here for the next six months or so. Can I say that it is home-sweet-home? Well, to a certain extent, it is definitely more of a home than Caddon was. The four of us, Mauricio, Rocio, William and I, are enjoying our time at the flat even though the first few days were a challenge; we had to figure out how to turn on the gas and electricity. Then, there is the fact that the flat wasn't cleaned when we first moved plus we had to get our own furnitures...the first few days were a nightmare.

To illustrate, the picture below was taken right after we cleaned the flat and unpacked all our stuff. It took us a week to actually recover from the move. Of course, there was the flooding of our kitchen due to the washing machine. Sigh.

(Will is the one on the floor)

Anyway, now that we've settled in, we've been experimenting with food - Mexican, Taiwanese, and Singaporean dishes plus some other types of Western style. We've also been exploring round the neighbourhood. It's a great location, if a wee bit far from Heriot Watt. Five minutes to the East is Fort Kinaid which is this big shopping area with lots of brand name retailers. Then 10 minutes NorthEast is ASDA, a giant supermart, good for cheap food and items. 10 minutes to the West is Lidl, a another supermart. So, shopping is not a problem.

What excites me most is the easy reach of some beautiful places - Portobello beach (okay, it's not white sandy beaches, but it has a charm of its own), Duddingston Loch at the foot of the hills of Holyrood Park, Craigmillar Castle (I've yet to explore) and more. So, I think we managed to get a good place.

Now, all that remains is to work on my dissertation (and get a job).