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Ok, I'm leaving for more than 8 months. It needs some preparation!
Here's my list, for now:

• Send police clearance from Switzerland
• Book flight
  
• Make ISIC card
• Make a certified copy of my birth certificate
• Make a certified copy of my maturité
• Print out my relevé de notes and/or, if received;
• Make a certified copy of my Bachelor of Arts
  
• Ask my mentor teacher about the "letter from a headteacher"
• Ask my mentor teacher about the medical certificate
• If asked, go to the doctor to get a medical certificate
  
• Ask my bank to write me a recommendation letter
• Make identity pictures
• If asked, phone my school
  
• Find the DVDs of: Les Visiteurs and Paris Je t'aime and François Silvan
  
• Find some good French music
• Find some French magazines/newspapers
• Find maps and brochures from Paris
• Find some brochures from Switzerland
• Find some easy texts/stories/books
• Bring presents for MT and host family
  
• Make photocopies of my passport, ID card, and all the important stuff
• Cure my laptops
  
• Ask about insurances
• Mobile phone matters
• Take something to prove my Swiss address
• Pack
• Change money
• Put some money on my PrePaid card
  

My work as an assistant and more...

Hello people!

It's been such a long time! Well I spent one whole month in the Far West (yes, yes, in the US!). It was fantastic by the way, but I couldn't post anything on here while I was saying "howdy", you see?

So well, let me tell you about my schools a bit more. You already know that I'm going to "teach" in two schools: Soham Village College and City of Ely Community College. I will mainly have lessons with year 10 and 11 classes, which means that my pupils will be between 14 and 16 years old. I will mostly take out small groups of students for oral practice. Yay, that's exactly what I wanted! :D

I'll work 12 hours a week and my timetable will be fortnightly: one week in Soham, one week in Ely, etc. I like that I think. This way I won't have to travel between Soham and Ely in the same day! :)

I won't be allowed to wear jeans, which means I had to buy some "trousers for women" (I didn't have any! God... I love jeans!). Anyway, I'll find plenty of things to wear in my wardrobe I'm sure :P

As for my accommodation, well I told you I was going to accept the school's offer, and I did. I will live with a single mum in Soham. She looks nice! I will pay £350 a month, all bills included, and will have to provide my own food. I don't really mind though, because I have to learn how to cook! If I don't like it there, I'll find something else, but for now I'm sticking to that. I'm happy to have an address in the UK because it will help a lot for the bank account and CRB check (British police clearance)! :)

I start feeling a bit anxious about the whole thing but I'm really looking forward to it!