SPOILER: if you fall asleep easily DO NOT read the following
post!
A week in the life of Julianna Patterson-Blight is what we
shall cover today. What do I do on a daily/weekly basis you may be asking your
self? Don’t worry; in this post I will assuage all your fears about my daily life.
Monday
On Mondays I have one module that starts at 10am. I normally
wake at 8am to shower and get ready in order to get to the Tube station by
9:15am-9:30am to get to uni on time. Mondays are special because they are the
only days that I don’t have to go to my internship. It’s more of a relaxed day.
After module, around 1pm, I leave uni, make my way back to the Tube station and
make my way back to my flat. Sometimes after my module is over, I grab lunch
with my friends, but it really depends on the week. As for the rest of the day
it’s pretty chill. I’ll watch some Netflix, veg out on Facebook, and if I’m
really lucky do some homework.
Tuesday
Tuesday, more like the day straight from hell. Tuesday is by
far the most stressful day of my week. 9am I am at my internship doing whatever
random task my boss wants to throw at me. By 1:30pm I am making my way to the
Tube station in order to get to campus by 2:30pm for my Business module. From
2:30pm-6pm I am in class trying not to fall asleep or play on my iPad. From
8am-7pm I am on the go, one place to another with barely enough time to breathe
in between.
*Thankfully uni is
now over and I can breathe all I want to on Tuesdays*
Wednesday/Thursday
These two days are very similar. I wake at the same time,
leave for uni at the same time and make my way to work after uni at the same
time. It is a day full of modules and internship. The only thing different
about Thursdays is that I get to see Dr. Philip. Every Thursday at 7pm I make
my way to Virgin Active Fitness Club and hike down to the basement for my
weekly visit with Philip. Not only is it helpful for my back, but for my soul.
He is such a kind person and I just feel so much better after seeing him. I’m
glad to have made such a good friend.
Friday
Thankfully, I don’t have uni on Fridays, but I do have to go to
my internship all day, 9am-5pm, which is really 8am-6pm when you add in the
hour commute from Shoreditch to Tooting. I really didn’t mind working all day when Mao, the
other intern, was there, but know that she has returned to Japan I am really
lonely. Friday nights are mostly nights to relax and catch up on some reading
or television from the week.
Saturday/Sunday
I can’t really tell you what happens on the weekend because
it changes from one week to the next. Sometimes I lay around my flat all
weekend, but others I go out with friends to museums or just walk around the
city. I love the weekend more since having this job because it seems like the
only time that I actually get to myself. But it’s also the time when I get to
see my friends and I love that as much as having alone time.
Where do I live?
I live in Shoreditch, which is in East London. It’s a nice,
eclectic part of the city with a lot of clubs, restaurants, and independent
shops. I really like it, but sometimes I wish that I could be a little bit
closer to the heart of the city and a little bit farther from the other
American students.
What do I eat?
Now that is a tricky question. At the beginning of
my trip I would eat a variety of things, but now that I am back to my
gluten-free diet I eat a lot of meat, veggies, and fruit with some yogurt mixed
in. While there are a lot of restaurants that accommodate a gluten allergy it’s
usually more expensive and it’s the sit down restaurants. That is not to say
that I haven’t found some great “fast-food” places that are gluten-free. My new
favorite is Pod! It’s all about organic, chemical-free foods and all their
dishes are gluten-free or have a gluten-free substitute, such as gluten-free toast
for their breakfast sandwiches! And it’s fairly cheap, which is a plus. On the
weekend I’ll go out with my friends and depending on who I am with we go to
different kinds of restaurants. If I’m with Rocío we will either go to a
Mexican, Argentinian, or Italian restaurant. If I’m with Mao we will have
either some Asian food or Italian. With Sonia or Callie it is American or
Italian. Seems like Italian food is really the universal type of food.
Well time to wrap it up. All this talk about food has made me hungry. Maybe I shall go make some food. Who am I kidding, I don't cook!
Cheers!
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