Job Hunting, Flat Hunting...Beer hunting.

I've been in Cork for a week now, and I'm not really all that much closer to finding a job. I've met with one agency (another meeting tomorrow with another) but as I have a "no call centre" policy at the moment, the job prospects have looked fairly thin on.

I rang up about a part time bar job (which I wanna do as well as an office job) and was told that as I havent poured a pint in an Irish Pub (only the UK) it wasnt worth even talking to me as its done "so very differently" over here. What bollocks! I reckon I was fobbed off for being English - with the worst part being I'm not even English!

As far as finding a place to live, it seems that the only decent places so far are for females only, or want someone for a year plus - clearly I'm neither! Looked at a couple, but so far no luck. Thankfully Kim and her flatmates havent got sick of me sleeping on their couch yet!

I have been having fun here in Cork though. Went to an improv comedy show last night which was hilarious, and went a pub to watch the Ireland V Wales match in the Rugby six nations which provided some great atmosphere. I will be happy when I get a job and somewhere to live sorted though!

So many things to get sorted when you first get here, and almost got them all done. You have to get a Garda (police) ID card within 3 months of arriving - at the bargain price of 100 euro! Why not have 2? Then you need to get a PPS number (Tax File/National insurance number) but only after you have a permanent place of address....you can end up going round in circles! The only thing left for me now is to open a bank account (and the job and a home thing) then i can return to some semblence of a normal life...