Blogs from Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

So…. We are re furbishing all the windows at work. We have to cut the timber moldings and ropes out and take the windows fully out of their frames to sand and paint them. We were faced with a bit of a situation the other day. A situation that you could not comprehend really working on the building sites in Melbourne. It was this… What the bloody hell do we cover the window openings with to stop the SNOW blowing inside? That’s right… It snowed in London town and it was fantastic. It started on the Friday morning. Jess and I had not checked the weather report (we never do really). We opened the door at 5.50am to walk to gym and bang! We were nearly snap frozen right then and there. Partly because we were ... read more

Our first Christmas in London was very Christmassy, even though it didn’t snow. We got into the festivities throughout December by viewing all the lights around the city, making decorations, going to the Christmas markets and attending a ridiculous number of Christmas parties! On Christmas Eve Nick, Abby and I went ice-skating at the Tower of London. It was absolutely gorgeous all lit up with purple lights and Christmas music playing. We had a real ball! Nick skated like a pro – he did a 360, jumps and even running man! The rink was slowly melting from all the mild days we’d had, so we were skating through puddles in parts. We all left with rather wet bums! On Christmas day we had a brilliant big breakfast prepared by Nick followed by present opening, during which ... read more

With my internship at its culmination, I have come to realize that I have progressed through each of the five stages of an internship. From the beginning I felt a sense of anticipation given that I want to pursue a career in law, but my internship focused primarily on marketing. The nerves kicked in upon arriving in London. I was so anxious about getting lost on the first day that I left an hour and a half before I had to be there. The anxiety continued as I read the company ‘Bible,’ which specifically detailed office protocol, social accounts, and the stages of the company’s work. During the first week I felt like a fish out of water with all the new information. My anxiety got to the point of twitching hands while making tea. All ... read more

Now that I've been in London for approximately six weeks, I thought I'd talk about how comfortable I feel here. While I was riding the tube to work today I had a chance to think about my time here. Although time is flying by, every minute I am learning and becoming more of a true "Londoner." When I see people at King's Cross with luggage I automatically think back to when that was me: confused and freaked out. Now I walk to King's Cross and know exactly where I am going. I've gotten into a rountine everyday as if this is my permanent residence. People here mind to themselves and tune out the world with their iPods, so naturally that's what I've done. I've also discovered that it's very easy to navigate this city. The tube ... read more