Work Work Work

Well it has been quite a while since my last post. Be that as it may, there really hasnt been much happening here in England worth writing about. Shift work is thouroughly disinteresting, and it has become a matter of trying to get though the day to day. When we arrived at the Wavendon Arms, the pub was going through quite a tight spot. We have been working extremely hard in trying to turn fortunes around and in this we have been somewhat successful. The front of house service has been completely turned around, but the kitchen still needs a lot of work. We have started to completely fill the restaurant twice over on the weekends, but the weekdays are still pretty quiet. We have a little bit to go, but we are almost there after a month of work.

The people I work with are pretty cool. I live with them and see them almost every day, so its no surprise that we are becoming pretty good friends. The people that live in my house are Dean, an aircraft engineer from Darwin, the twins, Ashley and Danielle who have just completed 3 months at a summer camp in the US, Brandon who has moved here from Cape Town and Thomas from
Slovakia. Along with the locals, Jon, Hannah , Olly and a multitude of others, form the rest of the core group that run the pub. I share a room with Dean and Brandon, but I get on the best with Dean. Needless to say we all have a lot to do with each other and these people form the general social circle with which I hang out.

While working at the Wavendon Arms is quite tough (not so much the actual work that has to get done, but the whole monotany and seeming pointlessness of it all), there are lights at the end of the preverbial tunnel. First and foremost, of course, is the backpacking with Rishi at the end of the year, which is what all this is in aid of financially. It is this that really does keep me going and the prospect of the amazing adventure to come. I will also be travelling to Spain soon to visit Kezia who will be finishing up her travelling in Europe. With these things to look forward to, I am able to push on with the work here at the Wavendon.

I was fortunate enough to make the trip into London to visit the British Museum this week. After a months break from anything to do with ancient history, going to possibly the most prominent of all ancient history museums was a real treat. The whole place is absolutely HUGE. I had no idea how long it would actually take me to get through it. I set aside an entire day, but I only managed to get through about 2 thirds of the Greek and Roman section in 5 hours. It was almost comical. I thouroughly enjoyed being around ancient history again, and returned to Milton Keynes recharged.

I hope to make other trips in and around England soon, as sitting at home here in Milton Keynes is rather pointless (even though it does have the benefit of saving a ton of money). I will hopefully be visiting a number of universities while I am here including Kings College in London, UCL and the University of Sheffield in order to scout out possible post-graduate options. I also want to visit Stone Henge, the Lakes District, Edinburough and Ireland. I probably wont be able to do everything, but I can always give it a go!

Until I have something else worthy to report!

Chris