And it became worse...

Yes, it has been a good while since I wrote but I just saw a movie and felt inspired to blog again. After my last post things did indeed become worse. I decided to go to Manchester to stay with two internet friends. I thought it would be god for me. It would mean some place to stay for free while I charged my batteries to go out on the field again.

I had met these two people once before and it was a disaster then. No personal chemistry at all and after that I was sure I would never see them again. I guess you don’t think rational in desperate times. As soon as I was picked up I knew it would be no different this time around. The trip from Machester Picadilly felt like it took forever but I though it would be alright once we arrived. How wrong was I? Well very wrong.

Once there the flat was horrendous. It had no floors just the foundation. The only furniture one could sit on was one bed and one sofa. There were no internet connection whatsoever in the flat (necessary for me because of my job searching). On top of this they had two cats. I knew it beforehand and had ok’ed it. I am allergic but cats are usually fine or rather usually were fine as long as I didn’t touch them. Well, my reaction didn’t wait. Runny nose, some trouble to breathe. I called my friend and said “I need to get out of here” and I got some advice on how to make it happen (we’ll get to that).

Then they bring out my bed. The most uncomfortable thing I ever slept in. I did manage to go to sleep however and when I woke up and heard one of them was also up I faked a phone call. Then announced that someone from London had called and wanted me for an interview and that I had to leave the same day. I just couldn’t tell them the truth but my guess is that they also felt relieved when I left. It took a while but I got a ride to the train station and was dropped off there.

Trust me I have learned a lesson. I didn’t really have to go that day and I did take in to a hotel that night which felt great. Then and there I decided I would go back to Sweden for a while to save me some expenses for a few weeks and return to London when I was ready for another try.