The Capital (Then: April 2008)

I move to London in April 2008. And I am miserable straight away! After working for 6 years on cruiseships in the entertainment my life had been a whirl of travel and parties and friends. Meeting exciting and interesting people was easy and there was always something going on.


Now I was back to everyday life and finding it impossible to adjust. I had got a job at the BBC inspired by my journeys around the world and that every port had a story to tell. I decided that I wanted to become a Documentary Maker and I would pursue a career in this and work my way up the ladder. But the reality of working in an office and the sheer normality of everyday life was a huge shock to my system.


Having no clue about the Geographics of London I randomly picked a shared house to move into advertised on gumtree. I find myself living in Stretham Brixton, quite possibly one of the dodgiest places in the UK.