David and I finished our first "working" work week. The first week was all training, and this past week we spent with our work units half time, and the other half shadowing other units. Everyone continues to be very nice and helpful. The manegement seems to have some understanding that moving a family around the world is a big deal, with many complications and things to do. They are being very supportive and flexible.
It turns out there there are about 10 of us "Yanks" working for this agency. So, a colleague who has been here for a few years has invited all of us for a Thanksgiving meal. So, we will work all day, and have our traditional dinner in the evening. I wonder how many of us will make it to work on Friday.....
The boys have had a mostly relaxing week with Grandma. They ventured out one day to find a bookstore-- they've read everything they brought. It turned out be quite the adventure, landing somewhere they hadn't intended. They found their book store, AND theire way home! People are very helpful when you ask them how to get where you want to go.
One evening, we went to the O2. It is a HUGE arena, plus a lot of other things. It was built to commemorate the millenium in 2000, sat dormant for a few years, then a developer bought it for 1 pound, and has developed about half of it. It is THE concert arena in town, where all of the big names perform, and where Michael Jackson was to perform 50 concerts. There is also a small "town" with a street full of restaurants and exhibits. The British Music Experience is there (but closed when we got there). Zane made a music video, and we played some video games (free).
We plan to play "tourist" again this weekend... more updates then!
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