Sunday Recap: January 18

This week has had its ups and downs. The work week has been pretty flat and normal but as it drew closer to the weekend things changed.

Jamie amazing Jamie went to Anfield and queued for me for tickets to the Liverpool vs Chelsea game this coming January 20. It's the Capital One Cup Semi-Final and my seat is in the Kop end. I am both excited and terrified. Chelsea is the biggest club I will have seen Liverpool play against at Anfield so that is very amazing.

On Friday after work I went and watched Wild in theatres and it inspired me quite a bit. It was a sad movie that hit at parts of me, making me homesick for the mountains and I missed my mom a lot after watching it.

Leaving the movies I headed over to Lucha Libre on Wood Street and enjoyed an amazing burrito.  also had my first footballer spotting when I sat about five feet away from Everton footballer Leighton Baines. All starstruck, I tried not to stare too much.

On Saturday I planned more of the Ireland trip with my sister Shawn over skype. We managed to book a B&B in Dingle. I am very excited for March to come. Only 47 days, 11 hours and 15 minutes as I write this now until I get to see my sister and mother in Paris. We are going to have such an amazing adventure.

I started reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt and it has quickly grown on me. Hope I get more time to read this captivating book.

Today, I headed into town to go to work. Yes, work on a Sunday. Poor me. I had been asked to do stock take and if I had known now what I do I would have said no to it but I said I would work it. I got in an hour early so headed to Leaf on Bold Street and enjoyed porridge and a nice pot of tea.  I went to work at 11 am this morning and will not bore you with the struggle but ended up leaving work at 9:15 pm. A very long day. On my lunch break I did manage to enjoy Yo! Sushi and also a sblendid milkshake which was expensive but tasty,

Anyways, hope my next Sunday Recap is a lot better.

Sunday Recap: December 7 2014

Can I just say its crazy to think that there are only three more weekends left in the year.  Christmas is swiftly approaching but due to my deadline of December 9 for shipping to Canada I have been on top of the ball with my shopping. I only have one more card and package to send off tomorrow and then I'm done.  I am doing a secret Santa at work so will need to pick that up and wrap it up for work on the 15th. The past week has been pretty uneventful. I went and saw Interstellar on Monday and found the film well done and interesting.

I've currently been reading Hector and the Secrets of Love by Francios Lelord, the second book to Hector and the Search for Happiness.  It has been good so far and I usually try to read on the bus on the way to work.

When I'm not reading my book I've been listening to Miles Kane's album 'Don't Forget Who You Are,' I'm really enjoying the lyrics and beat of it.

I decided to work yesterday for a little extra money in the bank for the coming trip in March and really enjoyed the experience of seeing how the weekend staff works as well as how crazy the store was on the weekend. Christmas jumpers were flying of the shelves and we are sold out in some. This week we get to wear Christmas jumpers to work all week so I had to get one myself. Very happy with my purchase. Hope this week flies by. 

Today I also made Moroccan Lentil and Vegetable Stew which hopefully will be nice and tasty throughout the week.

Books In 2014

April
Harry Potter 1-3 by JK Rowling
I was Doctor Mengels Assistant by Miklos Nyiszli

May
Harry Potter 4-7 by JK Rowling

June
(Unclear as to what was read)

July
(Unclear as to what was read)

August
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carrey
The Twice Born by Pauline Gedge
The Seer of Egypt by Pauline Gedge
The Kings Man by Pauline Gedge

September
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Where She Went by Gayle Forman

October
Hector and the Search for Happiness by Francois Lelord
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Love With a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche

November
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Whatever People Say They Are That's What They're Not by Beb Osbourne
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

Reading now:
Hector and the Secrets of Love by Francois Lelord
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Do you have any suggestions on books to read?

Movie I watched today...

I watched the Book Thief which is based on the novel by Markus Zusak. The book is about a young girl named Leisel Meminger who is given up by her mother to a foster family. The story is based in Germany prior to World War II and tells the story of how her interactions with her new family, her neighbourhood and the young Jew who comes to hide in their basement. As the title of the book reveals, Leisel steals a few books.

I really enjoyed reading the book and am glad I was finally able to watch the movie version of it. I thought they did a very good job. The scenes in the book that they left out in the movie was not very noticeable luckily.

Book: Live & Work in Britain

So I took this book out from the library in my quest for more information.

Live & Work in Britain by Nicola Taylor

The parts on the working holidaymaker (what the Youth Mobility Scheme was called ) is very small and I am not sure of its accuracy now. The book was published in 2008 so there can be a lot of changes made to the system since it was published.

The first part mentioned about the scheme is this:

"The working holidaymakers scheme allows young Commonwealth citizens the opportunity to come to the UK for an extended holiday which they may help fund by working in the UK up to a maximum of two years. To qualify you must be a Commonwealth citizen, be aged 17 to 30 inclusive and either be unmarried, or married to a working holidaymaker who is taking the holiday with you.

During the period of stay, you may take employment incidental to a holiday but not set yourself up in or run a business. You can choose when to work and when to take your holiday breaks, but you are not allowed to work for more than a total of 12 months out of the 24. You must also be able to prove you have enough money for your accommodation and living expenses for the first two months after you arrive, or for at least one month if you can show that you have arranged a job in advance."

So I am not sure about the whole working only 12 months of the 24 because I have not read that anywhere else. I think this might just be old information.

The website for the UK Border Agency states that "You will be able to live and work in the UK for 24 months under the youth mobility scheme."

Books

So I read through the two books, and would have to say the Gap Year Guidebook definitely helped me a lot more than the other one. I found How to Work in Someone Else's Country to be more orientated towards people who are moving abroad through companies and how to handle those situations versus going abroad and finding work there. I did enjoy reading on how to acquaint yourself with the locals and other suggestions it had. The Gap Year Guidebook had a chapter on working abroad which I found very helpful. The book is from the UK so has a bit of info about taking a gap year in the UK but that is based on someone not leaving their country so it does not have much info in the regards of the Youth Mobility Scheme.

The Gap Year Guidebook

How to Work in Someone Else's Country

This has a list of books recommended in a travel book. It also lists a bunch of useful websites.

Better luck with the next books that I check out. Got to stay positive.

Love Paige xoxo