An update!

Oh, hey there - long time no see, eh? Yeah, sorry about that - I got so far behind with updates that I decided to push this blog to the back of my head and leave it there to gather dust. But, no more! One of my 'resolutions' this year is to finally get this space up to date and keep it that way, so get ready for an influx of posts. First I'll get up a photo diary of my weekend in Amsterdam that I've literally just got back from (it was amazing by the way!) and then I'll finally get my posts from Mexico up - about time, am I right? I'm also going to move all my travel based posts from my main blog onto here as part of a rebrand/reshuffle (congrats, you're the first to know!) and hopefully, I'll be updating over here a lot more often! 

Until next time,

Isobel x

HOT HOT HOT

Why hello there, long time eh? Apologies once again, I can't say that I haven't had much excitement to post about - because I've had visitors our of my ears - but those plus exams have made for a busy Isobel! My family came to visit me for my 21st birthday at the end of May, and a week later lots of my friends came to visit so I have plenty of photos to post. I promise that once my last exam is over and done with next week, I get on with posting those! 

The weather has been beautiful - we had one week of cold and rain just before my family came, but since then it's been nothing but blue skies. The temperature it generally hitting 30 degrees everyday, making for a rather jolly time to be had by all. I am a bit scared though - it's predicted to get up to the late 30's by the end of the week. I know, I know, you're all sitting there questioning why on earth I would be scared of 35+ degree temperatures, but I can assure you that 35 degrees in the middle of a city is quite a bit different from the 35 degree beach holiday that most of you are probably imagining. You know it's about to get hot when even the Madrileños are leaving town - the streets are emptying at a rapid rate, and I don't blame them, I'm sure it's much nicer by the seaside down south. Luckily I'm on exam leave, so I can hibernate in my room with my fan at full blast if all gets too hot, but I can assure you that if it got this hot in London, people would be dropping dead on the tube! Anyway, I'm off to top up my ever-developing tan - I swear I've never been so bronzed in my life! 

Until next time,

Isobel x

Aaaaaannnddddd I'm back.

Yes, I know, it's been a while. What can I say? I've been enjoying the comfort at being at home, in a country where people speak the same language as me and where the food is delicious. Actually, it's all been a bit of a whirlwind. I got back from Voronezh on the 14th, spent a rather dark Christmas in Kent (power cut!) and before I knew it, I was on a plane headed for Hong Kong on the 28th. I got to spend a week or two there, catching up and enjoying the (slightly) warmer weather before heading back to England, but this time getting off the plane and heading straight to Bath at 5am... fun times. Then, exactly 2 weeks later I was on my way back to Kent to take care of the final preparations before heading out to Madrid this Sunday. If I'm honest, I feel a bit like a gypsy - living out of a suitcase and not knowing where I am half of the time! Nah, it's been great - enjoying English food and relaxing, all ready for the big move. 

In all this excitement I forgot to upload a few photos that I meant to share from Russia - including our graduation party and our last few days there. I think that I've just been putting it off because I couldn't be bothered to write - so it might just be a photo diary with a few captions here and there. Anyway, it all feels a bit like deja vu in my bedroom - a complete shamble of packing and unpacking - I've basically just accepted that my room will be a complete mess until I leave on Sunday. I'm trying to do the same thing I did before going to Voronezh - packing early, leaving it a few days, taking it all out and going through it again and repacking it. It really is the best way to filter down your luggage and only take what you need. Anyway, I'd better get back to packing and sorting, and sorting and packing. Hopefully I'll update you before I leave the UK, but if not, te veré en Madrid!

Isobel

xx

18 days and counting...

I don't really know how to start this all off, to be honest I have been putting off writing this post for a while now in fear that it will get me all worked up and panicky. However, before we start, I will warn you that despite being a languages student, I am actually not that great at writing. Yes, I can tell you about what I've been doing and where I've been, but I warn you now, it will not be witty or charming in any way. It will simply be an overflow of my thoughts accompanied by some (hopefully) great photos that allow me to get away with my dull commentary. 

Anyway, the countdown has well and truly begun - my entire summer has been blissfully spent thinking something along the lines of "Oh yeah, I'm moving to Russia... in a few months". Until now, things have not really felt very real. Well as of 7th August (exactly a month to my departure) things have been seeming very real. If you know me through by beauty blog or in real life, then you will know that the 20kg luggage limit is freaking me out a little. I'm not exaggerating here, I have actually spent sleepless nights trying to convince myself that I only need to take one moisturiser - and it hasn't worked yet! What's more, Katya and I (one of my best friends from uni) have actually decided that we will take 5 nail polishes each, and converse before hand as to insure that we don't take similar colours! It's actually reached a new level of insanity! 

Besides having to live 'light' for the next few months, I am kept awake at night making more lists than you can imagine (my family have actually started to make fun of me!) Being based in 3 different locations (Hong Kong, my family house in London and my flat in Bath) makes life significantly more difficult when it comes to organising oneself. To add to matters, I am currently in beautiful Australia (which I am by no means complaining about!) but I feel a bit like a sitting duck. I can't really do anything here to prepare (and if you know me and how organised I like to be, you will know how much this is killing me!) However, once I hit the ground back in HK, the whirlwind will grab hold of me, so I'm trying to enjoy the calm before the storm here in sunny Australia, no matter how antsy I become. 

Right, I think I have subjected you to enough of my rambling today, but before I leave, let's do a quick status report;

Russian visa... check!

Russian revision.... (very) slowly but surely

Handy packing app downloaded... check!

Until next time!

Isobel

(18 days and counting!)