I arrived in London on November 1st, at 8am. I made a friend on the airplane (Paul from Manchester) which was a nice way to start off! I stayed with Edwin, Linda and Gillian in Pinner (a suburb of London) where I very much enjoyed their company and hospitality. I was invited to their "Black and White" formal dinner event to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their synagogue, which was lovely. They have a very interesting situation at that shul, where the Rabbi commutes about once a month from Israel!
My first week was a bit difficult because I've run into a few barriers to working. I am not sure if i will be able to work (as a Speech-Language Pathologist) while I'm here. I'll keep you all posted if there are any developments on that front. The week was spent wading through red tape, doing a bit of sight-seeing in London, and dealing with some stuff at my work in Richmond (I'm glad I'm on leave right now!).
I made another new friend (Paige, an ex-pat from Toronto) through another friend (Jesse Y, who I went to high-school with and now lives in Dundee, Scotland!).
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