Now I’m sitting in the back of the training room. I served as an arbitrator during “Kevin’s Challenge,” a take-off on a TV game show, University Challenge. It was really fun and the class got into it with lots of enthusiasm.
New tidbit: it’s toe-mah-toe, but poe-tay-toe. Dunno why, but I find that interesting.
Kev is reviewing how to get out of a hair grab, but he’s making me smile. He’s from Liverpool and it sounds (to my American ears) that he’s saying “her” grab. He does speak very clearly, and I understand everything he says, except sometimes during breaks when he’s just chatting with someone and talks very fast.
Later: Had a good, filling lunch. Was thinking how cool it is, I’ve been here three weeks tomorrow and I’ve already been to Cork and Dublin, Ireland, the Isle of Man, through Wales, and on a ferry on the Irish Sea. I’m still in awe that I’m actually here.
Last night I read an email that said someone from my department in the US left the company. That means there’s no writer left, except the boss of the creative department. I hope they remember they can still use me to write and copy-edit while I’m gone.
Later: Dan J. and I finally connected via phone and it was good to talk to him and update each other on what’s going on in the respective offices. I hate that my mobile phone doesn’t work on the island. After I told him how much I loved it here in the UK, he reminded me that part of the deal was that I’d return to the US office when I finished this project.
Later still: Kev worked hard today. Then tonight we walked a mile or thereabouts to an Italian restaurant—Paparazzi’s. Excellent food and we had a Sicilian beer with our meal. Yum.
Another good day. But I’m looking forward to getting back to my little flat.
POSTED 3 February 10 PM UK time
posted by Jerilyn Dufresne, author @ 15:59
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