Hello people, care to guess where I am? Well to be perfectly
honest, I do not really know… I am on a train to Edinburgh. We went passed
Newcastle about 25 minutes ago and we are due in Edinburgh in about 35 minutes.
Apart from that I have no idea where I am…
So just a quick update. Yesterday I moved into my very first
house. Obviously not the very first house that I have ever lived in, but the
very first house that has ever been mine (well it’s not technically mine, but I
do rent it nonetheless). Moving house is always stressful, regardless of what
stages of your life you are in. As ever, I like to have a useful message in my
ramblings. This entry is no different. The most useful advice I can offer in
terms of moving house is, limit the amount of stuff you have! It’s amazing how
much stuff you can accumulate without even realising it! Especially someone
like me who has a ridiculous amount of stuff, and no apparent reason for most
of it. And so, when you move into a house or even in or out of halls for that
matter, the more stuff you have the more difficult, tiresome and tedious moving
is. Especially in my situation where no one in my family actually drives,
therefore I am forced to rely on the kindness of friends… My ridiculous amount
of stuff surprisingly does not entice anyone into helping me… And so, try to
limit the amount of stuff you bring with you to university. While it may be
very nice to have all of your home and creature comforts surrounding you, you
then have to move everything into a place only to move it all out again 9
months later!
As for me; why am I on a train to Scotland I hear you
ask? Well for the next three weeks I
shall be escorting 30 American high schoolers and their teachers around the
UK and Ireland for work. Just to iterate, this isn’t for the university but an
outside company. My role is somewhat stressful, long and underpaid but I handle
the program and the logistics. Making sure that the extensive pre-booked and
pre-arranged educational and cultural program is followed extensively. The
money may not be great, but it is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people,
see more of the country I live in and do some really cool activities, so that
compensates it.
FYI – this is a job I found through my universities excellent
job department, where a representative of the company I now work for (my boss)
came to my university and gave a presentation.
I’ll check it at the start of next month. Good bye my
friends.
P.S. A massive thank you to Denise who also works in my office
who helped me move house and put up with my massive amount of useless stuff in
her precious car.
^ Cringe or what eh?
Hahaaaa I bet you didn't think I'd actually read this, eh? Well I diiiiid! :D
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Carney!
Hope you're having lots of fun in Edinburgh!