Hazel Swan has arrived in North Yorkshire...
Well, it's been almost exactly a year since I arrived back on British soil after my travels and adventures of 2010, and my life is upping the ante again, so I've decided to restart writing my blog. In the last 12 months I have been living in Lincoln, and working at the Volunteer Centre (as I had done prior to world adventures). After having done this for 6 years, I decided it was time for a change and am just about to embark upon a new adventure...
24 hours ago I moved to North Yorkshire, the most rural place I have ever lived. I have come here to work with some friends to set up a campsite, it's more than a campsite, but that is where it begins.
So, I have quit my job, rented out my house, left the place I know and have lived for the last 10 years (Lincoln) and moved to the middle of nowhere. I'm not sure it's quite sunk in yet that I 'live' here, it kind of feels temporary still, but I'm sure it won't take long until this is where I call home. This is my new house...
Since arriving last night I have already eaten Austrian dumplings with roadkill grouse in, which was a first for me, and home grown pig. My car had a bit of off roading today and everyone apart from me drives a 4x4. I feel like I have arrived in the country.
'The Bivouac' is my new home, and place of work - www.thebivouac.co.uk. My role here is evolving, let's call it 'organic'...as time goes on and I get stuck in I will find out exactly what my responsibilities are, but at the moment they look like they include things such as interior design, community projects, wedding and events promotion and planning and various other bits to help get stuff ready and set to open in April 2012...looking forward to getting stuck in.
I did a bit of exploration of my surroundings today, this mushroom was situated by the reservoir which you can see from The Bivouac land, the trees in the distance are the druids temple (I think), or there abouts.
I'm living with Sam, Beth, Martha and Elsie Hardwick, in their loft. Here's a couple of my new housemates...who insist on calling me by my full name, I'm hoping we can work on being less formal over time...
And finally, my view from 'the office' (well, kind of).
Not bad on a sunny day...looking forward to discovering what rural life entails and experiencing new things. Tomorrow I start the new job!
Let the adventure begin...I'm looking forward to reading all about it!
Good luck Hazel - it sounds like fun and the setting looks lovely! Looking forward to reading more x
Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures!! X
Well done Hazel Swan; welcome to your new adventure... with road kill, giant (and possibly magic) mushrooms, and two short housemates, who - let's be honest - make up for their size in noise.