Hexham

Still waiting on references from Sandra and Angela, but theyve both definitely agreed to do them. Have started the applic for the MEB (ESCP-EAP) but wont start the next stage of the application for a few weeks until I have copies of all my certificates etc. Have done 3 and a half weeks at Xtreme Information Ltd, move to P&G in 3!

Currently trying to plan another trip down to London on the 17th for a long weekend to meet up with Sarah, Jerry snd Vicky McKamy from Washington DC. Hopefully going down to Manchester in Novemebr for the Great British Salsa Exerience. Cant actually pay for these things until Ive had my first payslip! Also already trying to plan a trip out to Gran Canaria during carnival next Feb with AO friends,the other former GC language assistants and uni friends. Moving into the new house asap after the 22nd September, will spend all of next weekend decorating it.

Have booked my German classes (and an intensive revision course) and as soon as move back to Heaton will start going swimming and to the gym regularly and get back into salsa. Since have been back up here, Ive seen Man on Wire at the Tyneside cinema, had paella evening (I cooked), cleaned most of 181 Hotspur Street, watched the Devils Advocate and Sleepless in Seattle (will watch Meet Joe Black tomorrow), finished Prison Break (about to embark on Greys Anatomy), made a roast with Mary, panicked about Marys dying cat (hes still not acutally died but he keeps on threatening to), met up with Kate who was up visiting for the weekend from Sheffield, been to the Laing and down to the Quayside (we had hot chocoloates in the MalMaison bar!), met up with Julia in Cafe Neon and Caffee Nero quite a lot, been for a meal at the Spice Cube, and been out for work drinks/food at the Charles Grey, Puccinis and the Union rooms, but I didnt go to Vanessa's leaving drinks at Bar Bacchus since Ive never actually met her!

When you put it like that, it acually sounds like quite a lot but its really not when you spread it over 4 weeks. Would like to go to see The Duchess at some point, watch the Great North Run, do some serious shopping once I have some money, and in a few weeks when job and house-miving has settled down, would like to do daytrips to Tynemouth and Stanhope, also plan to visit Kate for a weekend in Essen in December for the Christmas markets if I can afford it, as she ll be doing an AIESEC intership out there by then...