Genesis

This time in 5 days I will have left England behind for a year living and working in Canada. And I decided the web needed one more blog.

So I decided a few months ago to get away, do something different and take a bit of a chance. After a fair amount of effort arranging visas, travel plans and raising a bit of cash I'm finally on the brink. I arranged everything via BUNAC, a company that help students (and non-student bums like me) with this sort of thing.

So what started with me taking a chance is now a couple of bags, a visa letter, a place to stay for a few nights and, er, that's it.

I haven't had that moment yet where I panic and wonder what the hell I'm playing at so I've been able to have a loose plan for arrival:

1. Get through customs without any jokes about fruits or vegetables
2. Get a Canadian mobile phone
3. Get a place to live
4. Get a job

I'm just guessing here but I reckon number 4 is going to be the tricky one. Did I say guessing? I meant this time in 2 weeks I will be offering all my possessions in exchange for a job interview.

Anyway I'm hoping to keep this up to date with what's going on (saves me phoning home at least).