Oktoberfest

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London living

In between checking out some ‘day trip treasures of the UK’ we did in fact visit some treasures of London itself – as we have been told many times ‘when you become bored of London you are six foot under’. Shortly after we had been offered a couple of lovely houses ‘after you transfer a deposit into my account – just so we know you’re serious’ we were a little over the search and ready to pitch a tent and call Hyde Park home. So finally we moved into a cosy little apartment with Jamie and Mel (fellow Victorians) in Hammersmith on the main street where every night brings something different (with three pubs in 200 metres of our flat it makes for some interesting late night (head) cases!) The London Dungeon, Tower of London, National Museum, Brick Lane, Jack the Ripper Tour, China Town, Camden and Borough markets have been some of the main tourist attractions we have ticked off and now we are beginning to feel like Londoners at heart!

After settling down into ‘Hammer-Town’ it was time to remind ourselves that nothing in life comes for free and finally put our hard earned teaching skills to the test in what is proclaimed as the toughest environment of all!! So far the ledger weights itself to the positive experience with most schools proving to be very welcoming. The only difficulty has been in the pronunciation of names and the ability to identify some long haired students as males. Oh also - the long tube rides (by far the BIGGEST expense) have given Bee time to read four novels already!