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December 04, 2002 | 1:17 p.m.

I don't suppose anyone who lives in London or knows London at all can give me some advice? I might be going to an open day at Greenwich Uni in January, and I'm just wondering which train station is closest to it? (It's typical of me to consider moving to a city which I love the idea of but have only been to once and know almost fuck all about).

I'll buy a map nearer the time of course. I'm just considering possibilities at the moment - I think if and when I get there I'll find out just how sheltered I've been, having lived in a small rural town most of my life. I can count the number of times I've been in an actual city on one hand. I went to London the year before last, I think it was, on a school trip to the Pepsi Imax Cinema. I didn't really get a chance to see much at all of London itself, but I liked what I did see. I know I'll probably hate it pretty soon like everyone else does, apparently, but then everyone else hasn't lived in the excuse for a shithole I have to live in.

Oh, another question - how far is Greenwich from the centre? How long does it take to walk there, more or less? (From, like, the main... bit... Oxford Street, I suppose?) Everyone thinks I want to live in London because of the shopping. I admit that it is a factor, but not the main one. Distance is also important - that is, distance from home. I won't be able to afford to go back very often. Big plus. I love my family (how can I not? Have you ever tried not to love someone? If you can manage it, let me know how, please) but I can't stand to be in the same room as any of them. I think they feel the same about me too. If I occasionally go home for a weekend, I think my relationship with them will improve dramatically. I also need to grow as a person and no longer be an extension of them. Looking forward to that.

Yeah, that's about it. Any info much appreciated.

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