So this week has
been brilliant. As I think I mentioned last time, on tuesday I got to
go to bristol zoo. I seriously love my job- going to the zoo for the
day, and getting paid for it, whats not to love?!
The zoo was amazing, and yes I remained mature and controlled on the outside while on the inside I was very excited about the animals. I would list all the animals that I saw but I think you can all imagine what animals were there (and if not you can probably google it). There are definitely perks of going to the zoo with year 3's- you get to go into the class room thats decorated like a rainforest where the teacher lady brings out animals that you can hold and touch. For our school group, the kids held cockroaches (I still don't understand why they are in a zoo, but apparently they were from Africa or something so that means that people want to see them... I don't get it personally) but I was soon made happy when a snake was brought out, it was the first one I'd seen in 4 years, and it amazed the kids that we don't have them in NZ. The last animal we got to pet was a Lesser hedgehog tenrec (yes I did have to google that to remind myself) but oh dear me it was the cutest little thing ever!
The zoo was amazing, and yes I remained mature and controlled on the outside while on the inside I was very excited about the animals. I would list all the animals that I saw but I think you can all imagine what animals were there (and if not you can probably google it). There are definitely perks of going to the zoo with year 3's- you get to go into the class room thats decorated like a rainforest where the teacher lady brings out animals that you can hold and touch. For our school group, the kids held cockroaches (I still don't understand why they are in a zoo, but apparently they were from Africa or something so that means that people want to see them... I don't get it personally) but I was soon made happy when a snake was brought out, it was the first one I'd seen in 4 years, and it amazed the kids that we don't have them in NZ. The last animal we got to pet was a Lesser hedgehog tenrec (yes I did have to google that to remind myself) but oh dear me it was the cutest little thing ever!
Other then the zoo,
the rest of the week was spent working at the school. I'm really
starting to get to know the kids at the school- I can now tick some
of them off the lunch time register before they tell me their name
(woah there amazing memory). I also got to play an hour of netball
with the senior girls because they were a player short, so I was
volunteered, and actually had such a good time!
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| He was my lunch date at the zoo.. He didn't seem to be too pleased about it.. |
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| The hedgehog thats not a hedgehog.. Sorry about the rubbish photo but it wouldn't sit still |
I also got to play
dodge ball multiple times this week (again, I get paid for this!!)
and while I am horrific at the game, that doesn't stop me from
getting overly competitive and very frustrated when my team kept
loosing (probably because I was on it...)
Wednesday Night's dinner was amazing. It was a medieval feast, and god it was amazing! There were three types of meat, three cheeses, grapes, beer (ginger beer, but still) and the plates were a kind of amazing bread plate, so its safe to say I was in a food coma soon after I finished.
Wednesday Night's dinner was amazing. It was a medieval feast, and god it was amazing! There were three types of meat, three cheeses, grapes, beer (ginger beer, but still) and the plates were a kind of amazing bread plate, so its safe to say I was in a food coma soon after I finished.
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| Sunrise on Wednesday morning - one of the perks of the wake-up duty |
Right, so you all
should be proud of me. I am currently sat in my Sarah and Martin's
living room in London, and I got here all by myself!
This may not seem to
be that impressive to some, but for me this was a massive
accomplishment! It involved catching four trains, navigating my way
through the London Underground with a suitcase (admittedly a small
one...) and over 4 hours of travelling, but I did it! This weekend
all the boarders went home for the weekend, so all the boarding staff
got the weekend off! So instead of waking up in my dorm and spending
the day at the school, I woke up in London and spent the day
shopping. I may have spent a bit too much money, and there may not be
any room left in my little suitcase, but I have finally spent the
money I got for my birthday in JULY. To justify my spending, I
actually did need a lot of the stuff I got, but not all of it (there
may have been some impulse buys... oops). And again, I navigated my
way across London all by myself (4 trains I think) and managed to
stumble across the most amazing cookie shop in London (I'll
definitely be going back as soon as I can). I battled the crowds of
Oxford street and even braved Primark and got some crazy cheap
clothes! Lunch was the amazing cookies, sat by marble arch in the
brilliant sunshine (even though it was a bit cold..). I made the
clever decision of heading back home before rush hour on the tubes-
funnily enough I didn't fancy carrying my 6 bags of shopping across 2
trains without getting a seat..
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| Sunday walks along the river are pretty perfect, even when its overcast and cold |
Sunday was a little
more relaxed – a ferry across the river from Surrey Docks Farm to
Canary Wharf, and then a wander around the area before catching the
ferry back. That was pretty much it. There was an amazing roast
lunch, and some fantastic chocolates afterwards, but except for that
the majority of the day was spent watching various things on TV. It's
my weekend off, don't judge me (and after the efforts of saturdays
shopping, I needed a day of recovery)
Monday was my day to do a bit of exploring.. I had a little sleep in, and then headed out all packed ready to head back to work. I managed to see Buckingham Palace (I was too busy to pop in for a cup of tea), walked down the Mall to Trafalgar Square, had a rest because my I was exhausted because I hay have bought too much and my suitcase was freaking heavy.. From Trafalgar Square I wandered down to the Houses of Parliament and saw Big Ben and the London Eye, which was swarming with tourists (which I have decided I am not because I didn't need to look at a map once, and I live here now, so therefore- not a tourist). And on that massively modest note, thats pretty much all I got up to this week! I hope all is well wherever you are in the world, and that I didn't bore you too much, although if I did, you can always stop reading ;)
Monday was my day to do a bit of exploring.. I had a little sleep in, and then headed out all packed ready to head back to work. I managed to see Buckingham Palace (I was too busy to pop in for a cup of tea), walked down the Mall to Trafalgar Square, had a rest because my I was exhausted because I hay have bought too much and my suitcase was freaking heavy.. From Trafalgar Square I wandered down to the Houses of Parliament and saw Big Ben and the London Eye, which was swarming with tourists (which I have decided I am not because I didn't need to look at a map once, and I live here now, so therefore- not a tourist). And on that massively modest note, thats pretty much all I got up to this week! I hope all is well wherever you are in the world, and that I didn't bore you too much, although if I did, you can always stop reading ;)
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| While most people take photos of the Lions in Trafalgar square, I take photos of massive blue chickens instead |
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| I was going to pop in for a cuppa but Betty was too busy, and I had too much to do.. |
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