On Friday night, the agency I am working with in London threw the best social I have been to, in a while! It was at a posh bar just south of downtown, and ALL drinks and food were complimentary. It was a great environment to meet other teachers and best of all, network with different consultants. I finally met Mike (whose mom is a client of my sister's in Toronto), who set me up with the job at his agency. It was nice to finally touch base with him, as he has done a few favors and pulled a few strings to get me in so quickly. I ended up meeting a couple who have been over for almost a year, on leave from the Niagara school board, and get this, we were all at Brock at the same time! Pretty cool! I also met a few Aussie's and some English peeps. Good fun and everyone was friendly.
My networking paid off, as I have had 5 days of work this week! It's a great feeling for both me and my bank account! Next month's rent and student loans will not be a stress.
Saturday, I got a ride with little Jessie's godfather to Wallingford to see Catherine and family. It was good to see them, as it had already been a few weeks since the last visit - not acceptable! The kids continue to grow and its so exciting to see them grow! I told Oscar a few weeks ago that I was taking a plane to go to Canada soon, and as we were walking on Saturday, he randomly told me that I was "going", I quickly said, no I'm not! But then he reminded me I was going on a plane to Canada! Too cute.
We spent Saturday enjoying the lovely weather and Sunday we went to another little village on the Thames to check out a house and walk along the river. It was a gorgeous day.
As I said earlier, it's been a busy work week! I've been at all different schools this week - the furthest down in east Surrey, and 2 within walking distance. It's been good experiences in different settings and with different types of schools. I will say this - my experience teaching at the school in Oxford for a prolonged period has definitely helped me more than if I hadn't had that experience.
Anyway, off to relax - need to get some cycling in at some point! The race is coming up WAY too quickly...
Much love! xo
