Week 1
Just so you know, I've sent links to this blog to everyone I thought of in a five minute period, but please do pass it on, it's open for anyone to read.
OK, so now all my friends are truly dispersed everywhere I thought I could keep you all updated on my *wild* life via the geeky medium of blogging. Little update for all those I haven't spoken to so recently:
I graduated, I'm now teaching English in Edinburgh for the summer.
So, graduation ceremony; it was Saturday 1st July and too hot for gowns and furry hoods, but I kept mine on all day just to prove (to myself) I really had done a degree. I got up earlier than I'd have liked to, processed to Senate House pulled Laura Preston's finger, bowed to Onora O'niell and, was congratulated by Terri Apter then 'bang' I'd moved from the dangerously limminal status of 'Graduand' to 'Graduate', and was free!...
...to pack.
8 hours later I was in the car to go back to London, where I unpacked and re-packed my life and got on the 9am train to Edinburgh. Within 24 hours I'd moved from Graduand to Teacher, not bad for a day's work, eh.
So, that brings us up to speed. The first week here has been pretty hectic. The centre is a summer school where we cater for up to around 250 kids. There are about 20 members of staff. I'm a Teacher/Activity Leader (or in management speak T/AL). This means that I teach two lessons a day and most of the rest of my time supervise &/ run activities with the kids. By most of the rest of my time, I do mean I'm working pretty much 14 hour days. Disadvantage is I now have no life, advantage is I now spend no money. Extra advantage is I earn enough to maybe even save a little for my forthcoming trip to Berlin.
Anyway, that's my life in a nutshell. I'm now this moment on a rare afternoon break, so might go and sleep or something, will keep you posted on furthur developments.
> Cambridge friends; I miss you all terribly. I'm very bad at writing e-mails at the best of times, but I'll try to be in touch with you all individually at some point.
OK, so now all my friends are truly dispersed everywhere I thought I could keep you all updated on my *wild* life via the geeky medium of blogging. Little update for all those I haven't spoken to so recently:
I graduated, I'm now teaching English in Edinburgh for the summer.
So, graduation ceremony; it was Saturday 1st July and too hot for gowns and furry hoods, but I kept mine on all day just to prove (to myself) I really had done a degree. I got up earlier than I'd have liked to, processed to Senate House pulled Laura Preston's finger, bowed to Onora O'niell and, was congratulated by Terri Apter then 'bang' I'd moved from the dangerously limminal status of 'Graduand' to 'Graduate', and was free!...
...to pack.
8 hours later I was in the car to go back to London, where I unpacked and re-packed my life and got on the 9am train to Edinburgh. Within 24 hours I'd moved from Graduand to Teacher, not bad for a day's work, eh.
So, that brings us up to speed. The first week here has been pretty hectic. The centre is a summer school where we cater for up to around 250 kids. There are about 20 members of staff. I'm a Teacher/Activity Leader (or in management speak T/AL). This means that I teach two lessons a day and most of the rest of my time supervise &/ run activities with the kids. By most of the rest of my time, I do mean I'm working pretty much 14 hour days. Disadvantage is I now have no life, advantage is I now spend no money. Extra advantage is I earn enough to maybe even save a little for my forthcoming trip to Berlin.
Anyway, that's my life in a nutshell. I'm now this moment on a rare afternoon break, so might go and sleep or something, will keep you posted on furthur developments.
> Cambridge friends; I miss you all terribly. I'm very bad at writing e-mails at the best of times, but I'll try to be in touch with you all individually at some point.
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