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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Devon » Newton Abbot February 1st 2007

So, I have left my job at the MDA (as of yesterday) and although I am sad to leave all the great people I worked with, I am so very excited!! My flights are booked and the plane I'm catching leaves heathrow on 20th February for Hong Kong. I'll be staying in Hong Kong for 4 days then flying to Sydney, landing on the 25th. I'm gonna be staying in Australia for about a year, hopefully. I plan to work in Sydney for about 3 months then travel up the east coast with Oz Experience finishing at Cairns over about a 2 month period. The plan from then gets a little blurry and there will be a large amount of 'winging it', but hey that's all part of the fun!!! All I know is I will ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cumbria » Keswick February 1st 2007

Home stay weekend is a big part of the Butler "experience" here in the UK and Ireland according to Ruth, Cathy, and Katherine, the three women who run my program who are kinda like everyone's young chic mothers. As I mentioned before I got my assignment the second or third day I was here and my family seemed like they would be the exact opposite of everything I had written down on my description sheet. I realize I don't know exactly what I wrote down on that fateful day back at UConn sometime last fall but I never said anything about being religious or liking children, two major aspects of my English family's life. As the day came closer (last Friday) I got more nervous but felt reassured as everyone else in my program was basically ... read more
The Only Lake in the Lake District
Very Pretty
I Saw a lot of These Guys

Europe » United Kingdom February 1st 2007

Feb. 1 So today I have been in England for a month. I can’t even believe it……I really feel like I’ve been here for ages already but when I look back at it I realize that its just been a few weeks…..4 to be exact. I actually got a little homesick today --- not b/c of the month thing but it is an odd coincidence. Actually it was talking to mom (sorry if it makes you feel bad- I love you)……she was just telling me all about seeing TC at the Fox and how he did so well and she was also telling me about OYP doing Millie. I really was happy to hear that everything was going so well…..I just couldn’t help but feeling like I was missing out on a lot of things. It ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London February 1st 2007

Oh... The weight of my backpack, or is it my 'independent travellers daysack'! And... I haven't even set off on my travels yet, but I've had sights and tastes from all around the world at 'Destinations' aka 'The Times Travel Show'! The day started with an early alarm clock... I'm not used to those any more (I AM talking pre-7am, not 9am early)! A drive to Diss.. Not the largest of stations but very friendly staff... Including the small café/shop from which the most enticing aroma of bacon butties was emanating... I resisted and ate my banana sandwich (I’d known I wasn't going to get up early enough to eat cereal.. There's no point pretending!). Onto the train (on time!) with plans to relax with my latest (probably not THE latest Marian Keyes) but I got ... read more
So many choices...
Could you...

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London February 1st 2007

Had my 1st Contact Meeting, where they talked about bank accounts and other things, took about 3hrs so pretty comprehensive. Other news is that I went job hunting in West End on Tuesday and handed about 15 CVs out. Should get a job soon. I went into a place called the Lab on Tuesday and met Sarah, an Aussie manager who's been here 4 years. Although she didnt have a job available, i had a great chat about other bars in the area, as they all seem to know each other. So i gave her my CV and thought nothing of it. She texted back that night saying happy b'day, which i didnt tell her, and to come there thurday about 6. She gave me a £10 bday drink! and then took me to Ronnie Scotts ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Heathrow Airport February 1st 2007

Heathrow - thanks go to BA cabin crew for turning up...... read more
Nintendo fun


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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London February 1st 2007

Although I like to think of myself as an excellent correspondent, I know from the many, many comments from many, many of you that I can fall a bit short of the mark from time to time. The suggestion has come to me from time to time that perhaps I could set up a blog (with photos) so that you could all at least know where I am or where I have recently been. I have taken your advice and here we go. Being a complete computer ignoramus, it may take me a while to get the hang of everything that I can do on this site, but bear with me. I hope that by keeping this more or less up to date, I will feel less far away to so many of you. Comments and ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London February 1st 2007

Hi All, Am sitting in a little internet cafe in Hammersmith with my friend Katie! Caught my first Tube alone today so I am officially a Londoner so Katie tells me! I was going to attach some photo's but these computers are slightly behind the times and don't actually have a USB plug! Never mind! The flight was pretty good over here actually. I even ran into a girl I went to Pembroke with (in the year above) on the plane! Mark H - apparently she knows your girlfriend!! Bizarre who you run into... Katie was brilliant yesterday and dragged me to quite a few different places! I will pop some pics in the next blog! We checked out a Exhibition that had Monet, Van Gough, Renoir etc. Was really good to finally see the real ... read more
Big Ben with Katie
Westminster Abbey
Drinking beer with my £20!

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London January 31st 2007

Tuesday was officially the last day of my Absolute Africa trip - very sad. I was up early to write my jounal before we all checked out of the Manor & walked back to Ashanti Lodge to unpack & clean out the truck for the final time. The entire front grassed area of Ashanti was covered in clothes & souvenirs as the group discarded excess gear & tried fitting everything else into our packs. After checking into the dorms, I headed off for a few hours at the internet before returning to Ashanti & getting ready for our last group dinner. We walked to a game restaurant & I had the Eland Steak, which was a bit overcooked & nowhere near as tasty as my trusty Swakopmund Springbok, but yummy none the less. With dinner finished, ... read more
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