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Thursday, July 07, 2011

Year One

July 6th, 2010, I got off the plane at Gatwick airport, collected my one suitcase stuffed full of my material possessions, and set out for a great adventure. After three years only seeing my dear for 2 weeks every 4-6 months, I crossed the pond to be with him full-time. With a shiny new MLIS in tow, I thought I was ready to start my career in a new place.

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Photo from last summer in Exeter

I love living in Edinburgh. I like wandering around the picturesque parts of town taking pictures. I love living with my love and seeing him every day. I love our flat and its location. I like my volunteer work, and the people I meet.

Getting off that plane last July, I'm fairly sure it never occurred to me that I'd still be unemployed a year later and looking for any work, any work at all, who cares about libraries. (Okay, I'll shut up about being foreign and jobless. Or maybe I won't. This is my blog, after all). Then again, I also didn't expect to be planning a wedding by this point, either. Surprises all around! I've got another job interview today - how fitting if I finally get hired just over a year after arriving. Fingers crossed.

The last year has been a pretty great adventure. Although I've settled into routines and don't go exploring as much, I'm still having adventures.

More knitting soon, I promise.

6 comments:

  1. Good luck in your interview *crosses fingers for you* Beautiful photograph :)

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  2. good luck - keeping everything crossed for you!

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  3. Good luck on your interview. Scotland looks so beautiful; my boyfriend's company is based out of Scotland, so I keep hoping he gets relocated there...but only if I can go too :)

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  4. Good luck on your interview! Fingers crossed.

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  5. Good luck on your interview! You are totally allowed to whine about being an unemployed foreigner... I hope you will be an employed one soon... and you are totally allowed to whine about that too, btw! ;)

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  6. I hope your interview went well!

    I figure that as long as you're LOOKING for work, you get to complain about not having any. Foreign or no.

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