Blogs from Europe - page 10043

Ok. The first entry is hard to start. I guess the beginning would be best. I do not suggest that you go on vacation with your family and only have 8 hours to recover from that and then take off on your own to a completely different continent. Speaking from experience, that is a very difficult situation. My flights were good over here (all three of them). I didn't actually get to sleep until the last flight from New York city to Brussels. When I landed here, it was 9am. I had a whole day to go through before I could sleep. Sunday (May 25), my first day was a blurr of exhaustion. I was so tired but I didn't want to fall asleep early in the day because I had school in the morning. My ... read more

Madrid City Last weekend Patxi (who worked with Mario in Japan) came to visit us from Alicante. We spent the weekend like real Spaniards, eating a big late lunch, then going for coffee, then having dinner at 10pm! Very busy, but a great weekend and nice to be shown around by the locals! One day last week, Mario worked at the Madrid Botanical Gardens, so I got a ride in and spent the day walking around admiring the beautiful architecture and appreciating the sunny day! xxxm&m... read more

I suppose it just wouldn't be right if each year didn't get a little bit more difficult in my five year long battle against the evil company. In February, about a week before I left for Scotland, I called my HR contact to see if my position might still be open this summer. Unfortunately, I received this email about two days later: Dear Prospective Intern, Thank you for your interest in participating in the Summer Internship Program. We will be undergoing substantial global restructuring, reshaping, and repositioning of its organization in the upcoming months. We regret to inform you that due to the many complexities of this global process, the organization will not be in a position to sponsor and support a summer internship program in 2008. Once again, we appreciate your interest in Maersk Inc. ... read more

Tuesday 27th May 2008 Hi Folks ! As I prepare to leave Ashleworth and head towards the FOD (Forest of Dean) the promised improvement in the weather seems a little optimistic. Last couple of days have been cold, wet and windy and this morning I had to decamp in the rain - which as those of you with experience of such joys will recall is not altogether pleasant. On the road by 9am and drove west through Glos towards FOD. On the way I diverted to some remote spots on the west bank of the Severn where life seems to have changed little in the past 100 years. Having decided to camp near a village called Goodrich just over the border into Herefordshire I decided to take in the eastern half of the FOD. Well ….. ... read more

Our first real vacation in 3 years, and what a place to spend it in! We headed to Kamari beach on the Greek island of Santorini. There we learned what it was like to be lazy again. We spent the first 3 days laying by the pool or next to the ocean soaking up the sun. We'll take as much sun as we can get considering our skin hasn't seen it in 3 years (and definatley won't for another year--yeah for Englands weather)! One week just wasn't enought, but we did get a good tan started. We stayed at a wonderful hotel called the Bellonias Villas. They also have the best pool on the beach with a spectacular view. It was nice being able to switch back and forth from pool to beach. The beach was ... read more