Archive for September, 2009

I did enjoy my two weeks in London so much that I want to pack up and return there.
The cost of living was high because the rate of pound is high but the atmosphere
and the sites of interest were well worth experiencing.

I spent my first week in a homestay accommodation in Wimbledon. The family was
very nice but the first encounter with British eating habits was a cultural shock. Breakfast
is practically non-existent, cereals with milk and a toast is supposed to keep me up whole day?
Other teachers and students also grumbled about it. But dinner was big, filling, though not
as delicious as expected. The course was great, I got some tips to use in my lessons and had a chance to meet
teachers from other countries.

The second week I spent sightseeing and breaking my bank because some sights were spontaneous.
I spent L50 on a day trip to Bath/Stonehenge but I did enjoy it. Stonehenge was disappointing but
Bath with Roman baths was nice. I also took a guided tour to Parliament, Westminster Abbey set me back some L15
and so did Parliament (L12?). I bought London Pass with a 7 day Travel card for my second week
and in the final run I saved L70, which is great.

Tomorrow starts my first week of teaching. If everybody does pay, I will have made L900 at the end of this month.
It’s great for a starting month considering I had to lower rates due to financial problems we all know about. However,
my rent for my classroom is going to go down a bit because I asked for that, and they said yes.

I have some pics form my trip on my website www.angliskai.lt so please come and have a look.