I am possibly the worst blogger as I keep forgetting I've even started one! Sorry for those of you who have been reading so far.

So a lot has happened since I last wrote. I've settled nicely into my new home (it's been a while since i've been able to call somewhere home that didn't involve my mum slaving over the stove creating a wonderful home cooked dinner and providing me with daily cuddles) 

The weather is some what colder here than the joys of London pollution warming up the streets. ( I'm quite glad to think I won't be filling my lungs with London's grey air for a while)

The houses here are very simple and plain as they were previously used as army barracks. However living in a simple village where there's no evidence of hierarchy in the way in which people live is quite comforting. In the village of ballykelly we have a few local shops and our nearest town is limavady. Travelling to Limavady is about the same distance as travelling from Staines to Sunbury. It's very behind in the times here, we don't have chain shops, just little boutique shops, cafes and charity shops. Which again I like very much.

I officially joined the local library yesterday and went to the jobcentre for more applications and information about "signing on" DUN dun dunnnnnnnnn!!!! 
Where we live is a very protestant area (I still can't get used to the sections of Ireland and all the problems it has caused in the past) I can tell this just by the amount of union jack flags casually waving in the breeze along side the red hand of ulster. 
From what I can tell there are many meanings to this and for any of you northern Irish lot having a browse at this please feel free to enlighten me as I am a complete "newbie" to understanding the culture of the north. From what I can understand it is loyalist's who adopted this flag back when "the main troubles" were about as a symbol to them as "freedom fighters"... which again I don't understand as the protestant community want to be a part of the United Kingdom. This subject is something that interests me a lot so if anyone has any information on it please feel free to comment!

I think it's terrible that in England we weren't taught about anything that happened in Northern Ireland. If it weren't for me having a fiance from the north of Ireland I wouldn't have Known anything about the terrible things their country had to suffer. In 1972 over two dozen innocent victims were shot by British troops. The victims were un-armed and more than 4 were just 17 years old. "One man was shot and killed while assisting a victim and waving a white handkerchief; another killed with his arms raised in a surrender position." 

After visiting Derry many times and settling in with my family here I have to say I am not in the slightest proud to say that I am British. 
Was anyone around when this happened? Was it televised in London? Or was it kept quiet? I'd like to know others views from England about this. 
Thanks for reading guys, the next update won't be such a negative one I promise.