The Sphere Effect

Sorry everyone, I know it’s been forever since I put an update here.

I am in London finally - and I’ve been here for a week. Currently staying at a Hostel in Hammersmith (for those of you who actually know where Hammersmith is).

I’ve started the tedious and timeconsuming job of trying to find a job, and I have discovered a remarkable thing about London. Everyone in customer service in London is RUDE!! I have yet to come across a nice person, except for aussies in Hostels.

If you go into a store in London and ask to buy something, they look at you as if you are the rude one for interupting their train of thought for something as mundane as work. And just try to get a recruitment agent to return a phone call or an email. It is quite incredible.

Turkey was fantastic. I have to say that being at Gallipolli for the 90th ANZAC day Service could be one of the greatest highlights of my life. It was absolutely exhausting however, as we didn’t sleep for 36 hours, and had to walk about 16 miles. A good part of the night we had to spend standing up as they couldn’t fit 25000 people sleeping on the ground on the small place that was the commemorative site.

I heard that there were some bad reports in Australia of the day, and that there were riots and drunk people and lots of rubbish. I just want to say that I think that’s a load of bullocks!!! There were no riots, no alcohol and it was remarkably peaceful and family like. The turkish government provided no bins whatsoever, and most aussies and kiwis collected their rubbish up in green bags that we’d brought ourselves and left it there for collection. Then we watched the turkish gypsies come in and rip through the bags, throwing everything everywhere in the search for food. It was very sad.

The rest of Turkey was also pretty amazing. I had no idea just how much religious history is packed into this small country. I imagine it would be close behind Israel in it’s historical and religious significance across the centuries. There are so many untouched ruins, that it’s mindblowing.

We also did some fun things like having massive mudfights (unfortunately no pics as everyone was covered in mud and unable to take pics), sailing all day on the Aegean Sea, tubing down a freezing cold river, having a real turkish bath, and battling the maniacs in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

But all that’s over now and I’m in London just trying to find work. It’s a bit difficult as I can’t find a place to live until I find a job. Very expensive living in a Hostel so I hope I find work soon.

Anyway, I’ll try to keep this up-do-date a little bit more often soon. Please write to me. I miss everyone so, and it’s a little lonely here by myself