First day of work

Last night I went to a little intern mixer and got to meet some of the other Mountbatten Interns. They were all very cool, but all still younger than me. The gathering was in a cute part of London called Bayswater/Notting Hill. They were all cute little Victorian Townhome type things. Then we headed back to our bourough and ate at a place called the Angel. The food was reasonably priced and they had a lot of veggie options. I made sure to head home around 10:30 since I had my first day of work the next day.

I started work today as a Regulatory Controls Business Analyst with UBS. Another intern, Laurie, who also works at UBS walked with me. It is about a mile. I wore sneakers (aka trainers) with my suit for the walk there and then changed into my heels when I got there. Believe it or not, I actually got there on time. My boss is really nice and the girl who was training me was really nice as well. The only problem is that the job is too easy. It's just reports and stuff. The title may sounds fancy, but the work isn't. I will talk to my manager later to see if she can give me more challenging stuff. I think I can something a little more challenging since I am getting my MBA and all. The good part is that we get free tea (and not just black, but several herbal varieties and fair trade as well) and coffee (not the plain American stuff, but the stuff with foam). Also, they told me that tomorrow will be free fruit Wednesday and on Friday we can wear jeans--yippee! So I pretty much spent $70 on a suit to only wear it today. :(

I ate lunch with the girl who was training me at the cafe across the hall. She is from Sierra Leone and is very mature for a 21-year-old. So, the cafe actually had pre-packaged veggie sausage and sprout sandwiches, if you can believe it! There wasn't enough "soysage" in it, but it is still better than just having the ham/cheese or turkey/cheese option.

I got off work a little early so that I could register for a General Practitioner (GP). You have to choose one by your residence and they only have certain hours that you can do so. It only took 5 minutes to register and the earliest appointment I could get was in November. Oh, and she gave me a pee cup to bring to my appointment. I sure hope I don't lose it before November. I still don't understand the British health system and there sure are a lot of rules.

Sorry, no pics today. I have been busy running around like crazy and trying not to get lost. Well, my other two roommates should be moving in soon and I have to get ready for bed, so I will try to write more tomorrow.