About 7 years ago I was faced with a choice to have children or not…. I really thought about this choice over a couple of years as I turned 30 and in the end decided that I wasn’t really bothered. I didn’t recognise the feelings my friends describe as they spot every baby in the…
Author: Jenandbobo
Me... basically my favourite things to do are drink wine and eat pasta!!! If I can combine these with travel and my strange ability to end up with the oddest jobs then even better.
I live in a little wooden house that indulges my passion for dark wood floors, vintage chandeliers and a large garden. My partner and I share the house and garden with two elderly cats Lilly and Oscar, three dogs Ollie Bobo, Jack Jack and Mistress and a hive of bees.
Six months into my gap year
Living in a culture and country that is different to my own has been a huge experience and it has stretched me in many different ways. There are two main things that I have learnt, on a personal level I have achieved so many firsts and gained confidence in my ability to be independent and…
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To begin my adult gap year I had to find a job, I was sitting in bed reading the paper and there it was Station Leader in Antarctica….. I could do that…….. the selection process was brutal, psychological testing, phone interviews then a five day camp with 16 high achieving, type A personalities all competing…
have you ever tried to take a step back and felt the edge go under your foot.
The last 18 months have been terrible…………. exhausting, upsetting, stressful, nasty and full of negative energy. It was my own fault I took on a job that I was passionate about and thought that I could change the world, I poured my heart and soul into it, made enemies, changed culture and tried my hardest….
Jen Wressell 