christmas in a castle

We’ve been very busy gals this week in Edinburgh but decided to sit down for 10 minutes while having a hot chocolate at The Elephant House in Edinburgh (where JK Rowling wrote most of her Harry Potter books).

Anyway so we have been out meeting quite a few people and on the job hunt this week. I have decided temping is the way to go - it means that I can tell them how long I want work for (say, 6 weeks) then they’ll give me something that suits. That way, I can travel, work, travel and fit the work around my plans.

I started a temp job today with a scottish student association in a multi cultural office - Scottish/Aussie/English and now Kiwi office.  They seem really cool and social, am heading out for after-work drinks with them tomorrow night.

And the other exciting news is that on Monday we are working in the Highlands over Christmas in a castle!!! We were reaaalllly hoping to get this job with Haggis Adventures as we didn’t really know what to do with ourselves for christmas without knowing anyone here, so why not work and play in a castle. We met with the guy at Haggis and he liked our enthusiasm so he picked me and Alley as part of a team of 5. Our job will be to welcome people from all over the world who are spending Christmas away from home and make sure they have the best Christmas ever. Serving dinners & breakfasts and also joining them for a wee dance or two.

lucky us

The company covers our transport to/from the castle and other locations in the Scottish Highlands, feed and water us, give us the chance to work with a great bunch of folk AND pay us for the privilege too - ideal for us. It costs each person $700NZD to go for the 3 day tour and we get it all for free (and paid for our work). So we leave on Monday for 4 days up there. Then we will be back in Edinburgh just in time for Hogmanay for New Years!

I am loving it here still, despite the fact its really really cold. Brrrrrrrr.