busy!

(I meant to post this yesterday but just as I was wrapping up he internet ran out of time in our room!)

We are here, going day by day with limited internet access. Yes, we are surviving, and no, it's not easy. Boy, were we spoiled with our iPhones back home. Buying wifi access in the room costs £12 ($18) for a day.

We were thinking about going to London yesterday and Hillsong Church today but that didn't work out. We slept in until 10:30 yesterday and took the bus into High Wycombe and today we went to church with a coworker. I am really glad we didn't overdo it and eased into our public transit experience. It's a lot more complicated than we thought! There isn't just one public bus service, there is a rail and the Tube is separate as well. We are just learning how they work so I wouldn't be surprised if we got lost on the way to London (even though my coworkers say its easy). The Underground tends to go under construction on the weekends and a lot of stops are out of service.

After church today, my coworker took us around the neighborhoods of High Wycombe to give us an idea of where we might want to live. We have been house hunting on rightmove.co.uk and for the first time we were able to weed out some of the areas. Mainly, the city centres. We feel like even the small towns are too busy with cars and motorbikes zooming around. I know it will just take some getting used to, but that mixed in with closeness and crammed style (my midwestern American roots showing there) is not comfortable to me. Do we want to be close to a rail station in town or in a more secluded country location?? It has been really hard to narrow down anything and we know the sooner we get into a place, the better.

Today we sent messages to the letting agents to begin going deeper into the process and hopefully we can start touring places this week! :)