University #4...


About a year ago, I saw a funding thing to go to The University of Pennsylvania, with funding, and I decided not to apply. I remembered about it this year, went to the website, and have missed the deadline by two weeks. I was all ready to apply, but maybe I should apply next year and save up for it...I really want to do a Postgraduate course abroad; to really make the most of it, and 'go out in style' hehehe :D The course I chose if from Wharton, and is an MA in International Studies, but starts in May?! How weird is that?

It would be the fourth University I would go to, if I was to remember to apply next year, and to be successful; I have already studied at The University of Central Lancashire, The University of Derby, and the IUT de Meaux. I was told last year that the Admissions peoples for UPenn are looking particularly for graduates from '2nd class Universities' so that's better for me :) I only got a 2:2. Here's a link to the Wharton page...:http://lauder.wharton.upenn.edu/

I have been researching American Universitites for weeks, and all I need is the money to go really...the fact that I have lived abroad twice must stand me in good stead in application. I should probably get off my arse and open a seperate bank account for travelling/studying funds.

Get in....if I go to China as well it will look super for me...I need some new printer ink before I apply for that, but my application is all ready and written up to post...and the closing date is November 22 :D

Work was bollocks yesterday. But, at the moment I'm looking at it with 3 months to go, unless I don't get in for this China thing.

I need a contingency plan. I am going abroad no matter what, no matter who tries to stop me or no matter what gets in my way. I have already turned down China and Mauritius in the past, and the travelling bug has bitten me rather badly in the ass.

Last night was muchas fun...

I love beer.

Last night I went out from work, with work. Was random as hell. It was for 'Little Dave''s birthday...I must have had about 15 beers plus...and all I can remember is wrestling with Rob on a picnic bench in The Courtyard, slagging off Mark in The Conservatory (after he'd left) to our manager, ordering more Corona, holding hands and twirling with Nick, leaving my coat in Fab Café because I was too drunk to remember where I had left it, giving Adrian some money in the Joe, Nick getting weird chicken stuff, and some other weird things. Thank God for digital cameras! I turned up for work still drunk after an hour and a half's sleep and sobered up around midday. Quality.

Not much else going on really, just work, it's going seemingly well at the moment although I have no idea when my next day off is :s

Nanjing...


Wow...I could be living there in less than six months...scary fact really...
I am applying to work in China, to leave in February, to teach English at various Chinese Universities and Aviation Colleges, on behalf of Rolls-Royce and The University of Derby, where I have just graduated from. I wanted to go in August (cohorts leave twice a year), but things 'came up' and I withdrew my application. However, that gave me time to get myself known by the interviewer and I've already had a mock interview with her so hopefully that stands me in good stead.

I have always wanted to visit China and am fascinated with its culture, it would be a dream come true if I was to go there, but time will tell. It may not be meant to be :(
It would be perfect for me though. I have lived abroad before and thrived on it. At the moment I'm a graduate (as of June 04), working in a shop full-time not really going anywhere - this is a year out but I've not managed to save any money as yet!

Better get on with my CV and covering letter then...I'll find out if I've got an interview in about a month...and I'd better get a contingency plan sorted too, there are a lot more applicants than last time!!

Kimmeh x

Okay, so I'm slack!!

It was inevitable that I was gonna set this up and forget about it. I didn't, well, not permanently anyway. Argh, now I have too much to write about since last time so I reckon I should leave a chunk of it out and you should ask if you get confused. For the record, I work in a shop. I was a salesperson but I was so crap at it that they created a new position for me. I am now 'Customer Services', but I actually do recruitment and training and stand about quite a bit. Yeah, it pays okay for what it is. Bah.

Okay well today I worked. Argh, that's boring. There really is nothing out of the ordinary for me to ramble on about apart from I've not being going out so much (have to save the pennies for seeing my new man at weekends now). Oh, I'll tell you about him. He's ace. We met at Tribal Sessions in Manchester about 3 years ago through a messageboard and my friend Kam, who I also met there. Yeah, Pete's ace. He's a year older than me (not the 2 that I prefer but it's all good), he lives all the way over in Liverpool though. But he's really nice to me and looks after me :) It's been about a month since we started seeing each other, and it seems to be going okay. Right, I don't wanna jinx that.

Erm, it's dark outside...

Kim x