Im here for a good time... AND a long time...

Hey guys,

Well my first week is over in San Francisco, and its started to sink in that I am here for a year, not a holiday. I have been getting myself used to the city and trying to find my way around. All I can say is at this point, San Francisco is a beautiful city, in most parts, some of it is stinkin of piss and roaming with homeless people. Its weird, I mean I have seen bums before, but they are everywhere over here.

Well instead of getting ahead of myself and start telling stories, I will start from the beginning...

Well the first few days I had it easy, I was able to meet everyone and get myself settled. I found a few shops over here, but nothing like back home, there is no Tesco's/Sainsbury's subsitute, only wallgreens. Its like a chemist, that sells bread and milk and eggs etc. It's ok for now. I bought myself an omlette maker (photos to follow) and a george forman for like 35bucks (thats like 20quid in our terms) which is pretty decent. I also have been gettin up early and going for free breakfast, and takin a few bits and pieces from there to keep me throughout the day, but as I have said I have met new people and I was out with them a lot too, which means fast food!

There is so much places here that serve so much unhealthy food, McDonalds, BurgerKing, KFC, Pronto Pizzera, etc etc. Its been hard for the first week because I am still trying to adjust, but I am determined to join the gym and keep the weight off, there is a 24hr gym on Van Ness (2 blocks over) which I will join as soon as I can. Speakin of food, I did manage to find a place near work called Safeway which is like a Tesco's Express, it has good food, so today I got myself chicken, meat, cheese, fruit etc for quiet a good price, (I even picked myself up one of the gift cards which means money off!.. check me out.. im domesticated lol) well that is near work, which brings us nicely onto the subject of why I am here in the first place.

Work - Well for those of you who don't know I work for Extranomical Tours, (feel free to visit the website but dont click on it unless you are going to book a tour because it costs the company money everytime someone clicks the link- something I learnt). So my role, basically I have been thrown in at the deep end, I have arrived right in the middle of peak season and everything is crazy in work. I worked from 8-5 all this week and I have Sunday and Monday off, I have learnt the inner workings of the business but if I tell you I would have to kill you. All I can say is that it will take me a bit of time to dot the i's and cross the t's but I will get there. A lot of things like Google Analyitics and Keywords which basically allow the website to be shown on the likes of Google etc, (and for thoes of you still awake...) oh and there was a break in the day I started, apparently the 4th time that month. The guy who works across from us got his $7200 camera stolen, (not a happy bunny).

So full time work hurts at the minute, I am going to combine it with working out and having fun, see what my concokshun tastes like. Oh and yes, I am still able to drink, but in the apartments and once bought by the bigger boys lol. Dont worry, not on a work night.

So that brings us to the end of my first week here. I think what I am going to do from now and again is to post personal messages to people because now that I am working in the mornings I will not be on msn to talk much, so if your name is not posted here, (take it I dont like you) lol na... just drop me an email or something and I will be sure to keep in touch...

Mum and Dad - Don't worry, I am showering and shaving daily, I bought some good food which will do me for the next week, work is fine and I am doing the best I can be. I have done all the paperwork needed, i.e bank account etc so don't worry, I havent been able to get an Iphone because they are not doing them over here on pay as you go, so I am thinkin of an Ipod Touch, it has wi fi and a bigger amount of room for music, but I will see, my money is still quiet good, I am not spending it on rubbish. All in all, everything is great. I will try and get in touch whenever I can, love you.

Jack and Julie-Anna - Keep talkin to me on msn, even when I am not there, its the main point of contact. Jack sell any of my stuff and I'll kick your hole. Be sure to bring the laptop over to Granda and Granny and let them read this, keep them up to date too and keep the work up, Hi Jane. Julie-Anna you can have my TV but the day I'm home you will be giving it back. Miss you guys.

Granny and Granda - I miss you and all hope you are keeping well, I am ok over here and I am keeping busy, I will be sure to talk to you as soon as I can, remember Derek has my email address so anytime you want to contact me, just ask him to send me an email and I will reply as son as I get it. Love you

Kenny - Keep in contact man, missin you and the frames, no craic over here without snooker and you mate. Keep your head down in work and remember about night class! speak soon.

Eddie - Good luck in Uni and make sure u keep in contact with me, let all the guys know I z Hi and FEELYAAA lol.

Colly, Tayto, Kelly, Andrea, Steven, Paul and anyone else from Uni reading this - Keep in contact and make sure to keep me up to date with all of the business, Colly's a tosser.

Love you all and will update this again soon,

Love - Jamie