Tuesday, May 14, 2013

London Life

I've been trying to keep a journal throughout my travels. I wanted it to become a kind of memory bank so in years to come I could be like "Oh YEAH! I remember that salad bar" however it has pretty much petered out. I keep playing catch up, you see. I'll sit there at the end of the week and write down all the things I did.  Kind of like backfilling a diary. Exactly like back filling a diary.

The thing is, I can type infinitely faster than I can write. You should SEE my type. Dazzling. Typing also provides me with editing abilities and it is literally easier for me to open up a notepad document than it is for me to rifle through my bag and find that little green journal, source a pen and then eXpReSsSs myself. "So then just type, Kris" you say in a bored voice - well no! I don't particularly want my computer to have a record of my life either. Feels ... wrong.

"You've got a blog" you sigh. True I have this blog and I do say a lot of what I do. However it's hardly very thorough. Man where does this leave me? A bunch of idle thoughts and stock photography I guess. This blog is only going to have stock photography.

(I'm not taking the watermarks off either)

I've been in London for about a week now while I've been trying to sort out my life. I lost my headphones yesterday. Or maybe they were stolen?

Work:
- Applied for five teaching agencies - received four phone calls in the first hour. One company called me four minutes after I sent the application. London is gagging for teacherssss

- The companies I've signed up to are now constantly trying to call me and offer me long term positions which I don't WANT. I just want to work as a substitute for a bit. That's why we had an hour long interview teaching agenciesss - so you can work out what I wantttt. I made it pretty clear you guyssss.

- Still waiting on particular documents from Australia before working can commence. I'm currently stuck in this holding patterns before anything can happen. The companies still keep calling me though! Most days even! I've just stopped answering. Responsibility!


Living:
- I inspected a few places in London but my price range was about 500 pounds a month so I'm not exactly going to be living in a studio apartment over looking Big Ben, ya hear? I've found a place in Wapping which is by Tower Hill. You know the Tower Bridge? That's like a five minute walk away.

       - Pros: nice place, nice area, within price range, no contract, well connected, nice house mates.

       - Cons: room is tiny, nice area but a bit boring, house mates not really into the 'fun' lifestyle I try to subscribe to.

- I move in on May 23rd. They wondered how I was going to move my stuff and I was like "Guys ... all of my worldly possessions in Europe fit into a back pack. Calm down."

Phone:
- Am currently on a prepaid option but it's not the best. I should probably jump onto a plan at some stage but it can only be a 12 month contract because I don't like being restrained. Can't be tamed!

- My iPhone is still functioning. It glitches very frequently, often resets, is an apple product (roll eyes) but it's functioning. I've been playing Candy Crush Saga but I REFUSE to connect it to Facebook or pay any money at all.

(It's not even an iPhone)

Bank:
- Can get a bank account with my Australian passport but they need proof of address which I'm still waiting on. My house mates are all bankers. Not in any kind of selfish/useful sense for me though.


That's pretty much life right now. I'm in Brighton but the weather is terrible which puts a bit of a downer on things. I'm going to go EAT THE WORLD.

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