Life after Brexit

It has been a while since my last post but too many things are happening. Brexit affects us in many ways, psychologically and financially as well.

#First of all, me and my boyfriend were attacked by drunk English people in front of a pub, with the "Go the fuck home" sentence that could not be said for many years.. Then at workplaces, foreign workers are insulted, advised to go home. Nice...

Secondly, GBP value decreased.. A lot. I can feel it when converting, for example sending money home.

Thirdly, everything has become unsure. People do not dare to plan. We do not dare to change jobs, or quit jobs as we are afraid what comes next, we may be sent away if we become unemployed for some reason. I am not sure if I want to live like this for long... All my friends say we should stay until we can apply for citizenship. Half a year and I can apply for Permanent resident, and after that a year for citizenship. Ok, maybe I'll do it just in case... But my enthusiasm about my future here vanished...

Right now I am registered with two agencies, plus finished my catering job hopefully forever. Not a nice feeling to be insecure though... But I cannot do what I hate anymore. I had to break the line of catering jobs in my CV in order to get a better job one day. So here I am, at the age of 38, still studying, learning new jobs and skills...Getting tired...

That is all...Brexit is everywhere... Creating a gap between foreigners and English people. The future is hanging in the air...

It has been a long time since my last post, but there seemed to be no interest and I lost interest. Mention should be made, I hardly ever open my computer, rather just use iPhone or iPad. Always in the rush.

I am still doing the catering job, but also I had the opportunity to work at a Special Education needs school. I loved it, This is something I would love to do. Sadly, it is only supply teaching assistant work, but I am hoping for the best from September. Until, I am trying to apply. Today an NHS application job, and I will try my best for something stable and better paying. I am fed up. I do not understand why they need 12-15 pages application forms at schools, it takes forever to apply for a job. Even for the NHS jobs I set up accounts for certain sites and I just log on and quick apply. All I need to write is the motivational letter. No hassle...

I would need at least an extra day off to be able to apply for jobs, plus study to finish my last exam. I will have too see how I can sold it, as my other half is not well-paid at the moment, so I cannot afford to loose money. |Also, Brexit hanging in the air..I am not sure if I want to stay an how long I want to stay. We already have been insulted, and my other half beaten by drunk English foreign haters, and at our workplaces there are always comments about us should leave... Fed up... Great disapointment.

Again, I am writing instead of applying. So I will keep this short as sadly my days are not 48-hours long.... We'll see if there is any interest anyways...

Have a nice day everybody.

Bye interest :(

Seems like I have proved to be boring and not interesting as nobody reads my thoughts any more :( I must admit it is not a nice feeling as I was so excited at the beginning that quite a few views happened in the first few posts. Maybe just because it was a new blog. I don't know how it works. I will try to keep writing, and we'll see. Maybe it will be my own diary online :)

I am just so busy doing a casual temporary catering job, hate it, but pays my bills. I do hope I will be able to teach from September, it just seems such a long time. I am surviving in the meantime.

I got tired so I will keep this post short. Not as it matters... :)

Bye everybody

EU or not EU?

This is a topic that is stirring up everybody nowadays in this country, and probably in the whole EU. I have to admit, it gives me an unpleasant feeling as I do not know what will happen if. I have talked to many English people, colleagues, friends, even my landlord and landlady. So far I only met people who will vote to leave. So that's it. But what happens next? How are they planning to do that? How to regulate work permits and how to deal with foreign workers already working here for years? Many questions. Obviously, they cannot kick out everyone straight away. that would mean that hardly anybody would stay in catering, hospitality, superstores, car washes, etc. There are not as many British people as many positions will have to be filled. And even from all of them, a great percentage will not be willing to do these jobs...

I was thinking about this a lot. What would I do? One of my colleagues asked me if I was going to vote. I said no, as it is not my country and personally I would not be happy if any foreigners voted in Hungary to decide about the future of my country. I will just go with the flow. But when they ask what I would do, I say I would make conditions. Like language test to start with. Anybody who is choosing to live here permanently should learn and reach a certain level of communication in English language. Now you can say it is easy for me to talk. Yes..But I have learnt it. I have chosen to live here as I speak the language. My other half came here with a few words. Then he went to free language school. He woke up on his days of to sign up early in the morning, went home and went back as classes were still held in the afternoon. Hell of an effort. In his free time he sat at the local pub, he knew somebody would always sit next to him to chat (people up North are extremely friendly). He bought a pint for the person and chatted. And then we moved to London, and from kitchen porter he became a chef as he could communicate by that time. That is what we need here. People who are willing to integrate and can be useful members of the society.

Another thing. Simply benefits should not be given without a history of employment at least of two years. Yes..Even for British citizens... Ah well, this would create tensions..I am not talking about health conditions... Simply about bloody social benefiters. As when you have operation you have to sign you have been paying NI for minimum of two years.. Same should apply for benefits.

Today I am extremely tired but this topic woke me up a bit. I am a bit stressed, however all my friends say it will not happen quickly and those who work here and not on benefits will not be effected, only newcomers... I am really curious...

Any opinions?

I kept a bit more quiet as I have got a job now, plus exam coming, plus I am applying for NHS jobs all the time, which takes a lot of time. And also I see that the interest for my blog kind of died... I hope it will be still on for a little bit.. It is not nice writing for nobody.

Nice evening everybody.

Keeping up

I always wondered what normal would be concerning how often one has to write to a blog. Well, I think the conclusion is that there is no rule :) I am busy finding a job, applying to positions, stressing about money and everything all in all. I know I shouldn't. But that's the way it is when someone moves to a new place.

Right now I cannot properly enjoy the seaside, I cannot concentrate on the beauty of living here, and I am far too stressed to study, and my exam is coming in June. But even for me, there are some breaks, like today when I switch off and treasure what I have got. And now back to reality.

It is late but I will apply for jobs. I will also record it to Universal Job match, in case I need it for my Job Seekers interviews. In the meantime it seems I will have a private student, which is great for me and she might be able to help me with temporary jobs until my teacher career starts. In July it seems I will have a course and if they like me it could be "the beginning of beautiful friendship" :) When I first entered the language school who offered me job I felt like last time in 1999 when I met Imre and the team of my first language school. Kind of I belong there. Hopefully I do.

One of the worst things happened since the move that I have lost two friends again. Mainly because it has proved they are not friends... Should have known when two times we arranged meetings in London and the disappeared, phones switched off, etc... Now one of them (they are a couple) fucked up my reference, I am still without a job with the teaching agency because she did not sort it out properly... Never mind... I have learnt again that I am only important for myself.

That is all. I will write more when I have more time. Seems like I will never catch up with my own life....

Arriving

One of the most exciting times is the first week at a new place. It is both full of excitement and stress. Everything is new, you have to learn the dynamics of the new place, where to find certain places, like post office, library, shops, etc. It takes a lot of time, not to mention the moving and packing part. For me there is always the stress whether the moving guy will be there in time, will have enough space in his van, and if he will help at all with loading. We had cases before when the moving guy turned up with the child seats in the car still, no extra storage space and still he charged us double price because we had to go to rounds. One guy never turned up, just texted us an hour before moving...  This time we were "lucky", the guy simply came two hours earlier without notice... Otherwise he was fine.

One of the most hated jobs for me is unpacking. Boxes everywhere, vacuum bags all over and a great mass in general. This time I invested in good quality plastic boxes, so everything looks better and whatever |I don't need I can keep in them and it looks a bit more organised and definitely neater. We are also lucky because we moved to a big house, which we only share with a couple (the owners) and their son who is leaving to uni in September. Plenty of space and first time ever abroad I have the luxury of two rooms. As soon as I sorted out my stuff, it will be such a nice feeling. It already is... Simple things like having your own bathroom and toilet. Neat and clean. No need to wait for them when you really need to go. Living in shared houses is really hard for years and years. As a couple, even more challenging.

So here we are, finally living by the sea, my dream has come true. Still not fully private rent, but we are quite separated, so I can survive sharing the kitchen and the washing machine :)

And the bonus: dogs :) I could not keep a dog myself, but these people have three in the house so I have plenty of love to spread around :)

It is a strange feeling to live at a place which is a holiday location, I constantly feel like wow. I love the sea :)

This is it for now. I have got the frustrating duty to go and spread more CVs... That is the other really stressful pat of moving. Finding a new job. Again, my other half was luckier... We'll see what the next two weeks bring for me.

Have a nice day everyone.

Job Search

I do apologise, I could not write for a while as I am in the middle of changing life and living place and all in all, everything. Not easy...The stress, the logistics, arranging every single move you make. In our case, going for viewings, job interviews, as we are moving from one county to another and we decided that for the first time, we want to do it planned and at least one of us wants to start at a new job straight away. My other half is a chef, it was easier for him, so all sorted. As I am planning to make a big step and change from catering to teaching, it is longer, but the clearance process is nearly finished and I do hope to find something soon enough.

I often think back to my last fifteen years and all the moving I have done.From Hungary to London, from London to Hungary, from Hungary to Canada,from  Canada to Hungary,from London to Hungary, from Hungary to Manchester, from Manchester to London,from London to Surrey and now from Surrey to West Sussex. Surely I have got the routine. I know how to pack, I know how to arrange moving, I have a list in my head what to change straight away after moving (address with bank, ebay, amazon, HM revenue, etc.) This makes it easier. Thanks to London I have learnt to be aware with landlords, deposits and things like that. Still it is getting harder and harder every time mentally, and job search is harder when one wants to make a big change.

In general, both for NHS jobs and teaching jobs, it takes around 1,5 hours to complete an application form for a position. You cannot send a CV. Every single place requires its own forms, checks and so on. It is nearly a full time job to look for a job. One cannot really do it while working in catering. So I  am taking the risk and leave a gap between employments. If I am lucky I started in time with the agency and I will be positioned somewhere soon after we arrive. But for this I had to start nearly two month in advance....
if you live in your own home country, everything is easier, job seeking as well. or maybe I was lucky. I never had to go through that many checks, applying for hours for one single position. maybe Eastern Europe is designed differently. Maybe I was just lucky to start at a very young age at a language school which based my reputation and I was well-known afterwards. I do not know. But it is a great pressure for me psychologically. We'll see how it turns out.

This post might not be the most consistent one. I am in a rush and I have too many things in my mind. I just did nit want the blog to die like my previous one. i will be more regular when I am settled again.

Be back soon. :)