Blogs from Fulham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

We arrived back in London after a great trip to Spain and felt like we had been slapped in the face. What followed were an interesting couple of weeks of hostel hopping during which we discovered the following about London: 1.The hostels are really dodgy and expensive, especially when you are doing the “hostel hop” every night. 2. Nothing ever happens quickly; always expect the worse. 3. Public holidays seem to slow the process down even more, especially when there are two in a month and you are unemployed. 4. Roast chicken and stuffing sandwiches from M&S taste good but are likely to have repercussions for at least 12 hours after consumption. 5. Flatfinder is a BIG waste of time and money unless you want to live in a house with 12 people in Willesden ... read more

Sooooo....the girls took the day off, I was off work already (yay for the 3-week holiday following the celebrations :D) and spent the night out, so got home just in time to shower and leave to meet the girls at the restaurant. Day started very well...lunch + cocktails then straight to the next door pub! It was 1pm still and we were drinking, chatting, drinking, chatting...drinking, dancing, texting...I had an aussie flag on my cheek for the girls, so had to go with my brazilian jersey, which made a bunch of people come up to me to ask if I were br or aussie and some of them had lived/visited Brazil, so it was very cool! Anyways...not much to say actually! We just hung out at the pub, met some new people...and by 8:30pm I ... read more

So the Holiday Season is over, no snow on the ground (c'mon, if it's gonna be a winter holiday, we could've had at least a bit of snow, huh?!)... 3rd Xmas away from home! Not that I care, I never did, but I miss home right now...actually, I miss the SUN!!! I've never liked to be tan when living in Brazil, but now on my 2nd european winter...PLEASE, GIVE ME SUN!! TAKE ME TO A BEACH!! Anyways...xmas was alright...worked on xmas eve, spent the following morning with the family opening presents and having breakfast, went to the girls for lunch and drinks, then we all went to the Slug for partying...with all the other "orfans". WORKED on boxing day :S New Years, oh New Years...spent it WORKING while watching Reality Bites...how ironic! But alright..worked til ... read more

Jumped on the overland to Putney Bridge. Jumped off. Ran in to the local Tescos grabbed a litre beer. Crossed Putney Bridge. Got stopped by a Bobby who told us to finish our beers and throw them away. Walked through a park past an old church, ran into more police. They told us if they were us they would take those beers and finish them behind that building over there! How cool is that, back in the states not only would we all have been fined but we would have all had Open Container violations on our record as well as a pending court date! Cops over here are able to keep things in perspective. Went to a pub called the Crab Tree, grabbed a pint. Went to the game, which was nothing on the Chelsea ... read more

Strangely enough, after 7 weeks off, I welcomed September’s start to the 2006/2007 school year. The travel I had done had managed to burn a rather large whole in my wallet; and if my liver was worth salvaging, it was going to take time. Finding day-to-day supply teaching in London was easy, and thankfully ensured a return of steady cash flow - essential in this stupidly expensive city. Ive opted against permanent work since the fulltime position I held in Leeds drew all the longterm responsibilty that came with it. And report writing would only get in the way of weekend travel. For the first four weeks my work has been interspersed between two North London Schools, both uniquely different. One of my workplaces is a “nice” Boys school in an otherwise rough area. Epic tales ... read more