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Wednesday 30 June 2010

This week in my little bubble ® …

OK … so I am a self-confessed saddo and in the last week have been to see Bon Jovi live not once, but twice in the o2 arena. I have to say though that they were amazing. I have seen them perform in the past and I think that they get better with age, believe it or not. The set contained old and new material and they played for more than two and a half hours. The atmosphere was electric and on my second visit on Saturday (the closing night) my seats were only 12 rows from the front – an unforgettable night for sure.

Sunday however wasn’t quite such a happy day. After driving back to Essex we ended up in the pub just in time to see the whole nation’s hope washed down the drain in the world cup. Don’t worry, I’m not going to dwell on it, we all know it’s horrible and we all know it was bound to happen… It’s over now, so breathe.

The beginning of my week has been quite a sad one. The end of my second year is feeling more and more official as I prepare to start work full time for the summer. I had to say goodbye at the National Maritime Museum where I have been working as a volunteer since February. I will really miss working there as it has been such an interesting experience and I’ve learnt a lot about my future work industry. I am hoping that I will be back there in September though, depending on my timetable.
The rest of the week will be spent working in the office and getting everything ready for my holiday next week – yay J Myself and my flatmate are off to sunny Spain for a week so expect a nice travel-blog to appear the week after next to make you all jealous haha!

¤ Take care for now and enjoy the sunshine! ¤

Wednesday 16 June 2010

Working For Admissions

Working for the university can be great fun and gives me lots of really interesting opportunities. So far this week I have been to a community event in Eltham, a college in Southgate(North London), a college in Colchester (Essex), in the office and tomorrow I am headed for a college in Tonbridge (Kent).

I don’t usually work weekends, but this week the chance to work at a local community event, representing the university arose. So myself and Mag attended all day in the blissful sunshine. The ‘Eltham Great Get Together’ and other similar events in the area, are designed to be a free event for families to entertain, educate and inform. Stalls there included education, employment and careers organisations, health-based information, crafting and more. There was also a large range of entertainment such as music from local groups, Charlton Athletic Football Coaching, stunt bike demonstrations, hula-hoop workshops and lots and lots of bouncy castles (apparently they are only there for the children, much to Mag’s disappointment). It was a fun day out and I think I will go to it again next year whether I am working it or not.

Monday morning was a horrifically early start, having to leave the house just after 7. As I set off in my girl-racer car my journey came to a stop far quicker than I thought. Someone had broken down just inside of the Blackwall Tunnel and I got stuck in the queue for it for about an hour. Then, just the other side of it the A12 was closed by the police because of a security risk at one of the local tube stations, resulting in another hour of delays; just proving that it is SO much more sensible to use public transport than drive in the city of London. Once I got to the college, my day got much better as I managed to help a few people find alternative routes into university when they feared they were not up to scratch.

Tuesday, and I was on the road again. Back to the ‘homelands’ of Essex this time. I used to be afraid of giving presentations when I first started university but after working for the Education Liaison Unit and giving presentations about higher education, I no longer feel the stress and nerves I did before. I had one of our new recruits with me to help her train to do the job and by the end of the day, she seemed to relax into it and I’m sure in no time at all she will be just as hard to shut up as the rest of us in the ELU (we LOVE to talk :)).

The rest of the week looks set to be just as busy, but in my opinion, that’s only ever a good thing. I like to keep busy, it keeps me out of mischief and with the experience I gain and the fun that I have, I plan for my schedule to stay this packed for as long as I can make it happen. After all, university is for making the most out of every opportunity that comes your way.