Where are the Tourists? / Time for a Degree

I am now just one day away from fulfilling two working weeks at the tourist information centre in Åsele. The workload is pretty uneven - right now it is most answering the phone and replying to email enquiries from tourists. It is a great job though, but I have to say I look forward to the more stressful days.

But where are all the tourists? Potentially they all are in the US as you get more money for your money as a European. Most likely it is just because their holiday period has not begun yet.

I went to the local gym yesterday. A nice place which sadly has not performed well enough financially. Rumour has it that it will be sold to the owner of a local supermarked who will re-open it in the town centre.

Placement
I will be very surprised if I am anywhere but Northumbria when university starts in September. I am really looking forward to finish my degree off, and as I have good and valid work experience from my life before the UK - it might be as well to save one year by not doing a placement.

Another enlighting experience is that I probably match graduate requirements better than placement requirements. One respected tutor at the university told me that I would probably get bored on a placement. A well respected Dutch multinational rang and told me that I was "very interesting" and that they wanted me to re-apply after graduation.

There is still hope.




Today Simon has:

Listened to BBC 6 Music
Read some in Marketing Management by Kotler and Keller
Noticed that this may well be a confusing summer

My Itinerary/Summer Tour 2008

I am not sure if I can deliver on that headline, but I had to put it as title just because going on a tour sounds fancy!

I will be back in Åsele late Sunday night.

Newcastle - London on Friday night

London - Stockholm on Saturday afternoon

Stockholm - Sundsvall on Sunday afternoon

Sundsvall - Åsele on Sunday evening

You are all welcome to pop by and say hello to me at the Tourist Info Centre in Åsele where I will spend most of my summer. I really look forward to it as it is such a nice job!

I will not go on placement unless I get an offer from a company in München.

Now I have a couple of days to sort myself out. Tomorrow I am gonna hand in my last assignments which I just finished.


Today Simon has:

Listened to too much of Avril Lavigne's Let Go B-Sides
Read his own assignments
Noticed that he has lots of small things to sort out before the departure

Career

Well, I am going to be absent from blogging for a few days, as it is in the middle of the exam period. Wish me good luck.

I'll be back in the Old Country by the very end of this month.

No placement yet, I get the impression that companies want me for their grad scheme instead.


Today Simon has:

Listened to Geordie and Jamie. They are indeed great people
Read Marketing Research by Burns and Bush
Noticed that he can't think about much else than airlines... well, who needs girls anyway?

Church of Sweden - Watch This!

I like the little I have seen of the Archbishop of York. I truly believe Christians should play an active part in the society, even though an Archbishops primary role is to do this.



Today Simon has:

Listened to Céline Dion
Read The Economist
Noticed that he has not read the Times that he bought yesterday

Manniskor gor inte resor.

Men resor gor manniskor. John Steinbeck.