Today was a day mostly dedicated to taking care of business. It turned out to be kind of a joke, because we thought we needed to take the tube down to Baker Botts to meet up with our landlord’s secretary to get the keys to our apartment. In actuality, we just needed to walk about 6 blocks from where we started our journey (at Pepperdine). So $16 (dollars, not pounds) later, we ended up walking and walking to the place we should have been . On the plus side, we did get to see some other parts of London. And we talked with a really funny, friendly tube worker, who was super excited to tell us about London and the particular pass we’d purchased for riding the tube.
Today was also the day I had to go back to work. It wasn’t as smooth as I’d hoped, with phone issues causing a bit of complication. But ultimately, I got it all worked out and jumped back into the job. I have worked 100% remotely for over a year now, but I can already tell that the time difference and international phone call factor is going to lead to some complication. I’m sure I’ll be able to work with it all though, and I’m really thankful that I’m able to keep doing my job from abroad!
I’ve been jotting down some funny British phrases and their American equivalents. Here are a few that I like:
Wheely bins – trash cans with wheels for rolling out to the curb
Donkey work – leg work
In or out – for here or to go
Rocket – a type of lettuce, looks like Arugula to me
1 comment:
it is arugula. i've been watching jamie oliver a lot and he uses a lot of rocket, so i looked it up a few weeks ago. :)
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