Before this I had been working hard in the evenings to find accommodation for myself and 2 other girls, ready for when we start back at university.
It was pretty tough because I had to consider the location and more importantly the price. I had a very specific price range given to me and this needed to include bills.
During the week, I had arranged to go to Coventry and see 6 houses. Each were very different and some a bit disappointing when we viewed them. After a very long and tiring day we still hadn't found the house for us all. Luckily one of the landlords had another house in the same area which looked good and was in our price range.
This was a huge weight lifted as I could finally stop worrying about my accommodation for September.
I would recommend anyone to plan this before you even think about taking a gap year, I had difficulties finding people from my course who had taken a year out and hadn't gotten any housing. I was unfortunate in the aspect that my previous house mates would be graduating and not need a house in September.
I also had some time to explore London and the wonderful sewing machine shop in Lewisham. It was cluttered and bursting of sewing machines, industrial, vintage, embroidery, all different makes and brands. It was my kind of heaven which understandably meant I also couldn't leave without buying something of my own. A rare German hand crank vintage sewing machine which would sew perfectly if I can find a replacement handle.
Right now I am just enjoying researching into my machine as much as I can and also looking at the other brands of vintage machine. I feel it is quite apt to own one now that I will be starting my internship at All Saints soon.
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