First week down..
What a mad week it has been. Of course it is the first week of my job and I really have been thrown into the deep end of it all, in a good way of course! I have done a mix of office based stuff (getting to know where things are, basic laws and of course the many government policies of how not to do things) and some work outside with volunteers and seeing some farmers. It has been a lot of fun and everyone is very friendly as well as enthusiastic both about me joining them and about what they do. It is nice and a massive contrast to my previous job.

It is strange though because I have barely had a week to settle in and now I will not be back for another two weeks later! It was a bit short notice but my Line Manager has booked me into a training course in Northern Wales (about 6 hours away) and I will be there for the whole week but when I return I will be on vacation in Morocco for the next week (which I am really looking forward to!).

Right now the house looks like a bomb has gone off because we are going to a party tonight and it is fancy dress (the best sort of party) and it's cow boy themed. What is convenient is that it I have a lot of clothes that could be cow boy and with a few additions which I bought today I am going as Burt Reynolds the evil Sheriff which you always get in some sort of Western. Katie is going as a whore which kinda makes me her pimp I suppose.. should be interesting and you can imagine photos will be coming soon!

Speaking of photos I picked up my new car this morning, it is a very nice little Skoda (with a VW engine) and I am pretty pleased with it. It is very clean and although it looks rather small on the outside it is HUGE on the inside which is why I have named it 'the TARDIS'