Hard to believe I've been here in Wales nine months already. In many ways, it feels like two weeks.
The Eire update is still to come. The long bank weekend here at the end of May was an incredibly trying and exhausting one at work. Even given three days off following it, I had no energy and consequently caught a bad head cold that is only now fading away. A co-worker (the superwoman of our housekeeping department) said it was the worst she'd experienced in two years. She had four days off and spent them exhausted as well. (It was a perfect storm -- hen and stag parties, small children and cribs, a broken service elevator -- five days of nonstop craziness at the hotel.)
However, because of the gift of three days off in a row, I managed to get away for a day trip to Merthyr Tydfil, a town in the Valleys about an hour's train ride away. I'm getting back intoa work/play rhythm and hope to get some serious blogging done within the week.
And, the sun has come out as well. One thing I've learned since being in the U.K. is that if the sun is shining you don't sit inside a library in front of a computer. You get outside and bask and work on your tan!
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