- Signed my work contract
- Paid for my travel insurance (thanks, Mum!)
- Signed my apartment contract
And not yet booked flights. I was getting pretty pissed off last night as it was looking as if I was going to have to fly from Belfast to Gatwick, then Gatwick to Zurich, leaving Belfast early morning (around 8am), arriving at Gatwick at about 9.30, then fly from Gatwick around 5pm.. ugh. But, hoorah, Aer Lingus seem to fly direct from Dublin to Zurich IN THE AFTERNOON! which is great, because that way I'd arrive around 3pm, and my apartment is only about 45mins from Zurich. So, I'll be able to collect keys etc pretty easily. I'm just hoping that I can sort out furniture soon-- I've already emailed the current tenant, to ask her about buying her furniture. It would make my life ridiculously easier, I have to say.
The other issue is deciding when to actually leave. I have to be in Zurich on August 25th for a workshop day thing, which I think will be incredibly boring, as I imagine it's about teaching methodology and blah blah blah. I already am qualified to teach English (as of Monday..), but I guess it'll be useful to go over some of the basics? Meh, I don't know. Given that my 21st birthday is on August 19th, I'd rather not go until a day or two after that. I want Jay to come over early morning of my birthday / previous evening too, so that he can accompany me to Switzerland. I think I'd go mental if I had to go over by myself. Plus, it'll make getting to know the area more of an adventure. And if I am forced to buy furniture, at least I'll have someone to help me sort everything out, or make a little bed out of clothes, until I buy a mattress or something, haha.
In general, I am pretty terrified about the whole thing (I don't think I've quite got my head around it) but, on the plus side, it will definitely be useful for me, in that it will definitely help me decide if teaching is for me.. and I might even learn a nice dialect.
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