Sorry to state the obvious but the weather here is glorious! A single day like this in England and everyone would be calling in to work sick, rummaging around to find that holiday pair of shorts from the bottom of the wardrobe and trying to find some where that hadn't immediately sold out of ice cream!
Since we've arrived, with the exception of the very first day which was rather windy (El Nino) the day time temperature has stayed within an extremely pleasant 27-30 degrees C! Americans however use Fahrenheit to describe the temperature on the television, so I have to check on my phone to start being able to translate it a language I can understand.
Daily blue sky and the feeling of the sun on your skin has not got old yet and I want to ensure I don't start taking it for granted. David's favourite joke is to comment "oh... it's a bit cloudy today..." sarcastically when there is not a cloud to be seen in the sky, at least a couple of times a day.
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| A few clouds.... a very rare sight! |
Happy People
I've started my own social experiment to see if everyone is as chipper as I have so far encountered, so now, if I pass someone in a doorway or meet any shop person, I offer a smile and maybe a 'hello' to see if I get a similarly friendly response. So far (with the exception of a somewhat grumpy Chinese lady who works in the tobacco store nearby) I've had a 100% positive response rate! The down side is, here 'hello' very quickly turns into a full on in depth conversation about the weather/ where you're going/ where your from etc, etc, and sometimes breaking up the conversation isn't so easy!
Apartments
We've been looking at apartments to rent and although we've looked at lots of different areas, it's very difficult to know where to choose, when everyone has an opinion and you have no experience of you own. Hence, we've decided to look as close to David's work as possible as one thing that is not an uncertainty is how bad the morning traffic is, so a commute that can be done on foot or bike is a big plus! This means we will most likely be in Culver City which is where all the film studios are based and is a trendy and vibrant area with significant recent investment both in retail and property in the area. I particularly like Culver because it has lots of great restaurants in close proximity and it's really central for getting to most other parts of LA.
We've mostly looked at apartment complexes so far but this weekend were going to look at some privately rented apartments/ bungalows to get another perspective. We do need to find something soon though as we need to be out of the office apartment by the 14th May!
Possible work
I've also been spending a lot of time on the internet looking for suitable horsey employment. I've found a ranch which is not exactly close at 70 miles away, but google says in good traffic I can make it in just over an hour and it seems particularly perfect for me as it's a ranch that rescues horses who have been effected by cruelty or who are being sent for slaughter. They're looking for a natural horsemanship trainer to work with some of the horses who can potentially be re-homed, which is exactly the kind of job I've always dreamed of, but also they do Equine therapy with veterans suffering from PTSD! Talk about my dream job! So far they seem very interested in what I can offer and might be able to do something part time for me, so I'll be heading over to the ranch next week to find out more....
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