I feel as though I should update folks on the status of my in England, but I do not have any real interesting stories at this time. Therefore, I'll just answer some common questions here...
How are the accommodations?
Quite nice. I am staying in the Leeds Marriot about 7-8 blocks from the office. The hotel is nothing out of the ordinary though I do have two irons and two hair blowers which I find odd. I'm taking a break this week but starting this weekend I plan on making use of the exercise room and pool. How is the city?
The city is much different than any I've ever visited before. My knowledge of the city is limited to the City Centre which is the heart of the city. Given this, the best comparison I can make is to the streets of Disney Land. All the streets are small (but so are the cars), and the buildings look very old. American influence is everywhere: on TV (I've seen CSI, Friends, Simpsons, Sex in the City, etc), restaurants (My window faces a McDonalds, Burger King and Pizza Hut), and music (50 Cent seems to be really big). I have not made it out much yet, but I hope to change that soon. How is the work?
The work is not very complicated, but there is much to do. I am lucky enough to be limited to 45 hours a week right now, but while I'm at work I remain very busy. My role is not well defined so it allows me to focus a bit more on the things that interest me. How can you be contacted?
Email and IM right now, but in the near future I will probably get a mobile phone. The hotel phone is extremely expensive to call from (93 cents a minute for local calls or $1.90 for a toll free call). I will have a local Minneapolis number route to my mobile here which has free incoming calls (essentially making it free for someone to call me from Minneapolis), but I'll have more news on that when I actually get a phone.
Quite nice. I am staying in the Leeds Marriot about 7-8 blocks from the office. The hotel is nothing out of the ordinary though I do have two irons and two hair blowers which I find odd. I'm taking a break this week but starting this weekend I plan on making use of the exercise room and pool. How is the city?
The city is much different than any I've ever visited before. My knowledge of the city is limited to the City Centre which is the heart of the city. Given this, the best comparison I can make is to the streets of Disney Land. All the streets are small (but so are the cars), and the buildings look very old. American influence is everywhere: on TV (I've seen CSI, Friends, Simpsons, Sex in the City, etc), restaurants (My window faces a McDonalds, Burger King and Pizza Hut), and music (50 Cent seems to be really big). I have not made it out much yet, but I hope to change that soon. How is the work?
The work is not very complicated, but there is much to do. I am lucky enough to be limited to 45 hours a week right now, but while I'm at work I remain very busy. My role is not well defined so it allows me to focus a bit more on the things that interest me. How can you be contacted?
Email and IM right now, but in the near future I will probably get a mobile phone. The hotel phone is extremely expensive to call from (93 cents a minute for local calls or $1.90 for a toll free call). I will have a local Minneapolis number route to my mobile here which has free incoming calls (essentially making it free for someone to call me from Minneapolis), but I'll have more news on that when I actually get a phone.
I haven't asked any of these questions. I would appreciate it if you wouldn't put words into my mouth.
same here