Day 2 &3: Finding my way

My first few days have been packed with things to see and do!

I found out Wednesday that my interview with Can Of Worms would be Thursday at 3 p.m. so I had plenty of time to sleep in and try to find directions. Wednesday night, Laura Mary and I went to Ultimate Burger, where we got massive hamburgers and I ordered my first beer in London. It was so exciting! After dinner, we stopped my the grocery store to get some basics and then went back to the room. The strange thing was that it was like 9 o' clock and it was still bright outside! It looked like what 6 p.m. looks like at home. Needless to say, staying up until 11 or 12 to talk to my family and friends won't be a problem because I definitely won't be trying to go to bed when the sun could still blind me.

Yesterday (Thursday) I slept in so late! 11 a.m.! For those who don't really know, I just physically can't sleep that late normally. It was kind of a big deal to me. Then I got up and tried to map out the way to get to my interview. I figured I would go to Holborn station, change at Piccadilly and get off at Elephant & Castle. The tube was surprisingly easy. Everything was a breeze. I didn't have to wait for a train and I knew exactly where I was going.

Once I got out of the station was a different story. I gave my self 2 hours to get to my interview. And long story short, I was still five minutes late. I was trying my hardest not to have to use my map and look like a dumb American, but in the end I swallowed my pride and finally found my way.

Can of Worms is a very small publishing company that mostly specializes in travel books (like crazy stories like climbing Everest, not just general guide books) and childrens' books. They also publish books by request from organizations or schools. They don't do it for a lot of money which I think is kind of noble in a way. Anyway, Helen, my supervisor and probably the coolest person in London, told me I'll be doing publicity mostly. Writing press releases and emails, attending events and such. It's pretty exciting. I'm really nervous though because I'm just learning how to do all this and now I have to do it for a real company and I just don't want to mess up. I think if I just pretend I know what I'm doing, it will just flow from there. No worries.

Helen walked me to a different train station, one she said is not "f**king filthy" after my interview. Along the way, we discussed the weather (one stereotype about the British she said is completely true), American customer service, travel and alcohol. If this doesn't seem strange already, picture her (MY BOSS) wearing a short blue, flowy dress with tights underneath, and metallic combat boots. She looks young, maybe in her early 30s but still, this will be an interesting job.

My flatmate, Mary and I went to our first pub lat night. We ordered fish and chips and our first pints of Guinness. It was pretty good. Then we came back and watched Glee :)

Today, the rest of the group gets here and we have another orientation. Later this evening is a walk along the Thames as a group and dinner. After dinner, there is a party at Can of Worms that I think Mary and I will go to. It is to get to know everone in the "yard", or the surrounding shops.