News Flash - I'm not dead!
Serious massive grovelling appologies for the lack of recent bloggage. I've got lots of excuses but none of them is particularly valid.
So, for the last month I've been mostly getting paid for socialising with American college students. It's a pretty tough job, but I guess some poor soul's gotta do it! Natrualy, I've been playing a fair bit of poker, but more on that later.
I've also just moved house (within Oxford). We were living in a very student-dense area which was pretty vibrant, but it also atracts some fairly dodgy characters. We were living right opposite a graveyard which saw a fair amount of drug related activities as well as attreacting some of the local Inidan and Pakistani gangs. In the 12 months we spent there we gave statements for what, if it were ever to go to court, would probaly be attempted murder right opposite our house. We also had riot police arrest someone in our front garden at 5 in the morning and to top things off I was started on twice by different taxt drivers - nice! Our new place is rediculusly nice - it just shouldn't be allowed for students to rent such a nice place. The only down side is the lack of late night eateries and drinkeries!
This is the second year that I've been involved with an American university's Oxford Sumer Program(me) and it really is a fantastic job (see bottom of post entitled "Results!" for a brief run-down of my 'responsablities). Yet again they've been a great bunch to hang out with and what's more they've let me take all their money playing poker with them!
I think I'll stick the poker stories from the last month in another post, so check back soon!
So, for the last month I've been mostly getting paid for socialising with American college students. It's a pretty tough job, but I guess some poor soul's gotta do it! Natrualy, I've been playing a fair bit of poker, but more on that later.
I've also just moved house (within Oxford). We were living in a very student-dense area which was pretty vibrant, but it also atracts some fairly dodgy characters. We were living right opposite a graveyard which saw a fair amount of drug related activities as well as attreacting some of the local Inidan and Pakistani gangs. In the 12 months we spent there we gave statements for what, if it were ever to go to court, would probaly be attempted murder right opposite our house. We also had riot police arrest someone in our front garden at 5 in the morning and to top things off I was started on twice by different taxt drivers - nice! Our new place is rediculusly nice - it just shouldn't be allowed for students to rent such a nice place. The only down side is the lack of late night eateries and drinkeries!
This is the second year that I've been involved with an American university's Oxford Sumer Program(me) and it really is a fantastic job (see bottom of post entitled "Results!" for a brief run-down of my 'responsablities). Yet again they've been a great bunch to hang out with and what's more they've let me take all their money playing poker with them!
I think I'll stick the poker stories from the last month in another post, so check back soon!
posted by Pinky @ 1:18 PM
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