Since The Tourist-y Bit

So, the last post told about what happened a few weeks ago, but what have I been doing since?

Honestly, nothing of interest, really! Most days I would be at BUNAC, the agency that helps those in the SWAP program over here find work and lodging. They provided free internet, job listings and ads for flats (That's apartment in Canadian). Within a considerably short delay, I've already found work at the customer service department for Habitat, a furniture company that has stores in England, France and Germany. I essentially take care of anybody in France who is still waiting for their couch two months after they ordered it or that need to return something. It's not that great, but it's something while I look for something more serious.

I've been in youth hostels for weeks now, so the next logical step is a nice little flat to share, I'll be doing that all day tomorrow.

However, the most interesting thing that's been happening is, in reality, the people I've met. From all over, they flock to London for something and in the brief time they share together, they share in the disbelief that of all the places they could be at this moment, they are here in London. All come from different walks of life: well off Americans working in finance, charming French women who come for a weekend, Turk-born Belgians fleeing a non-existant government and looking for work, young Japs wanting the time of their lives before the inevitable wife/kids/desk job combo, Israelis wanting to unwind before mandatory military service, Canadians either on the first or last leg of a trans-european journey, Italians who can barely speak English, wanting to change that, Australians from Perth looking for excitement 'cause Perth is just too damned boring, university students, football fans, neo-bohemians trying to be poor (but their parents won't let them), artists, musicians, socialists, republicans, anarchists. This ragtag group of people, all trying to fit into the mosaic of English life, a palette as bright and colourful as the day is long.

The important thing is that they all enjoy a drink, some tunes and good company, it helps a lot.