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Christmas on the beach, (s) New Year


HAPPY New Year to eveiyone back home. I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve - 1 certainly did. I have spent Christmas and New


Year in Florida, staying at Jon's grandparents' house with him and his sister. We are staying just outside West


Palm Beach and have the natural canal on the back doorstep. Also, because the building is being


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rejuvenated we have our very own pneumatic alarm clock. The first day I woke up ridiculously early, but was grateful as I had the most beautiful sunrise right outside my room. After settling in, Jon and I decided to


have a littie wander along the beach before collapsing in the beachside bar where I began to turn a little bit, pink. This was iater confirmed in the


shower when the water felt like • hundreds of needles penetrating my delicate pink skin. As Christmas approached I


introduced Jon and his sister, Brenda, to the joys of "Mad Frida/'.


Now it doesn't exactly have the


same effect over here as back home, but we got into the spirit of things the best we could. Before I left Connecticut my parents


had already sent over my Christmas present, but apparently Father Christmas had something up his sleeve when I woke to find a present under the tree addressed to myself. Turns out that Jon's grandparents bought me a smart little jacket. For the rest of the day Jon and I went


down to.the beach complete with Christmas hats where I once again burnt myself. Boxing Day was very much the same as back home, as I turned on the television and watched the multiple football games that were being shown, whilst following the Rovers score online. As a little day trip, Jon and I went


down to South Beach in Miami to meet up with two Brazilian exchange students from CCSU who were spending their Christmas there. South Beach is absolutely stunning.


... Rorida style


Paim and do a little pub crawl that ended up in a rooftop club. Between the three bars, two dance


floors, and stunning views of the city, I can honestly say it beats freezing under the town clock waiting for it to chime. With all the fishing boats


surrounding the area we decided to have an afternoon trying our hand at it. Jon's grandma is a keen fisher, but


. I've never held a rod before. It turns out that it isn't my sport as I failed to get a bite, let alone reel one in. On the bright side, however, I didn't


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but you may have to sell your house to afford a holiday there. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches flood the streets and a small drink cost double figures; still, a beautiful place to visit should you get the chance. For New Year's Eve, Jon, Brenda, and I decided to go into the city of West


share the contents of my breakfast with the other fishers - so eveiy cloud and all that... I got my grades back for the first


semester and was pleasantly surprised, seeing as I left most of my work until the last minute. Fiction A. Poetry A-. Journalism B+. Advanced Composition B+.


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goings on in America, visit www. connectwithconnect.blogspot.co.uk


easily accessed, this sub­ stantial farmhouse presents the option to generate extra income in the form of a camp­ ing bam, shippon, granary, .workshop and stables. Stepping into the spacious


bedroom, substantial double


dining kitchen, from which the garden can also be ac­ cessed via French doors, sit alongside a separate utility/ laundry room. Upstairs are a master


entrance hall of this lovely and traditional old farm­ house, one can access the main living room, with multi­ fuel stove and a window-seat to take in the beautiful views of the garden, which can also be directly accessed via an external door. A second sitting room and


SET within the picturesque and beautiful location of the Forest of Bowland, on the edge of Gisburn Forest and Stocks Reservoir, Dale House offers a truly rural lifestyle op­ portunity. Fantastically remote, yet


onward chain and is offered for sale at £599,000. For more details, call 01200 428691 or visit the agent’s website at: www.andertonbosonnet.co.uk


garden is surrounded by natural stone boundary walls and an enclosed yard provides an excellent and sheltered parking area. This property has no


abound in the form of a range of outbuildings comprising a stone built bam, converted for camping with a maxi­ mum occupancy of 14, which includes living space, fitted kitchen, two showers, two wc’s and two mezzanine sleeping areas above. The shippon features external stone steps leading to a granaiy/gym. A separate stone-built work­ shop is attached to the bam, which also features loft space for storage above. A classic farmhouse style


and a further three more bed­ rooms, with two bathrooms to fully accommodate this substantial accommodation. Income opportunities


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Latest RICS survey gives hope the very worst might be over.


House sales in the North West are now set to rise


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steady during December. Surveyors continued to report a fall in prices however the overall trend across the North West shows moderate im­


ors in the North-West predicted transactions to rise rather than fall over the next quarter. This positive outlook comes at a time when con­ fidence has been growing that the . market in some parts of the country may now be over the very worst. In tandem with this, prices held


HOUSE sales across the North West look set to continue to increase as chartered surveyors’ expectations for the coming three months remained positive, says the latest RICS housing market survey (January 15th, 2013). Last month, 29% more survey­


West continue to have a negative view of the price outlook between now and March, with 12% more re- sp


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to increase, the number of homes coming up for sale significantly decreased last month, with demand from would-be buyers also falling away. During December, a net bal­ ance of 8% more surveyors reported


spondents predicting further drops over the following three months. Despite transactions expected


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provement. With prices forecast by RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) to rise by 2% during 2013 it seems that the market in some ar­ eas of the country may have started to bottom out. However, surveyors in the North


spokesman John Halman, of Gas­ coigne Halman estate agents, said: “December saw the usual seasonal reduction in activity. However, the market is generally showing positive signs, especially at lower levels. We


again bucked the overall trend and saw significant increases in prices, while the North East and Wales saw the biggest drops. Prices in the West Midlands stabilised lastmonth; this represents the first time in over two-and-a-half years that prices have stopped falling in the region. ■ RICS North West Residential


a decrease in new buyer enquiries. This is the first negative reading since summer 2011. Across the UK, London once


•anticipate a small increase in trans­ actions during the year.” ' Peter Bolton King, RICS Global


be done to ensure potential buyers can access the market at every level. •Alongside this, there is still a clear need for more homes to be built.”


Residential Director, added: “As ' we start the New Year, confidence in the North West housing market does appear to be improving, helped in part by the impact of the Funding for Leading Scheme. Indeed, our members are predicting that trans­ action levels will continue increasing in many parts of the region and it may be that we are now over the very worst. “That said, more still heeds to


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