I've got a flat in London! Which means that it seems i'll be here for a wee while atleast....already freaking out about how cold the winter is going to be. the air is fresh. the nose is red. i need to buy some warmer shoes!
After Albania, and a quick crusie around Italy for 10 days, I made my way back to the big smoke. I was supposed to spend longer in Italy and do some work on an orchard but my back gave out at some stage during my travels and I had to cut my trip short. All good though, I got here just in time to get my CRB and NZ police check sorted and get some work for the last 4 weeks of term. I've been here for almost two months already....time has flown.
I spent the first month cramping Kates style, crashing in her room. Two weeks ago I found an amazing flat and am loving having my own place (as I'm sure Kate is too!) - if not freaking out a bit about the commitment of having an actual house and it seems theres no means of escape now!
Supply teaching is....interesting. Theres good days and bad ones. Good classes and hellish ones. I'm hoping to find a longer term job as soon as poss so that I can get into a daily routine, and get to know the kids better. Its tiring getting to know the kids names by the end of the day, and then having to do the same thing the next morning!
Ideally a long term position from now until March will pop up, but realistically it looks like it might be a long term job until July! Who said I was only going to be over here for a year? I'm definately going hard with my savings though. The goal is, after 6 months hard slog I'll have enough money to do the rest of my europe travel, and then some to take home for setting up again back there......We will see!!
