So I've been here a week, completed my first week at work and am yet to see a single drop of rain. In fact it's pretty much been sunny all week, which coming from the Scottish summer has been a bit of a shock. Wandering into town today I thought I might expire, I was so glad that I had remembered to put water in my bag.
So the first week. A lot of information given out across the first couple of days, and I mean a lot. I had to go out and by a filebox for it all and more folders so that I could keep it all sorted out. By far the biggest revelation was meeting the other grad, as neither of us knew the other was coming. It turned out that we had both put our money on the other during the interview process which was pretty funny. On wednesday I got to spend a day wandering around London being a trainspotter, standing at the end of platforms watching trains go in and out and watching the signals change.
Everyone seems very friendly and the office dress code seems pretty relaxed for the women, black trousers and some form of top seems to be the norm. I feel a bit sorry for the guys as they are suits, shirts and ties, although that does remove all element of choice and thus stress from the morning routine.
In terms of other things to do Derby seems to be well stocked. Lots of rowing clubs, but I'm putting that off for now as last weekend's outing caused an old injury to flare up badly. To fix this I've put myself onto a recovery regime which so far consists of yoga, pilates and lots of stretching. One yoga session and I can already feel a massive improvement, I'm excited about the start of pilates to really improve things. Oh and I signed up for an indoor duathlon at the gym, as I don't really care for swimming. Need to work on my running speed and get on the weights to boost leg power for the cycle. Got nearly 2 months to prepare so I'm pretty confident and excited.
Monday brings the start of work proper, 8:30 to 5, for the next 10 weeks, with the exception of a couple of courses and meetings along the way. I'm excited to finally find out what my job is, as so far when people ask what I'm actually doing I have to say I have no idea.
In terms of food, creative meals are taking a back burner at the moment as I try to find my feet here and sort my life out, but fear not, I have some plans for exciting fish in salsa and some breads too in the pipeline.
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