Trying to blog every day is going well so far; I'm 2 for 2. That's definitely an achievement. Don't worry though, I'm sure it won't last long. Next week I have three 5am starts at work, broken up by a 9-5 shift. The joys of summer sales! I'm actually just biding my time until September, really. I'm going to apply for the Graduate Fast Stream scheme at the Civil Service. I have my heart set on becoming an international diplomat. It's what my dad did, and it meant I got to grow up in Germany. I loved going to international schools, you get to experience such a diverse range of people and cultures. There's a term for people who were born in one place but grew up in different places due to their parents' jobs, and that is 'third-culture kid.' I'm really glad to have encountered that term as I found it really reassuring. I never realised how many people also struggled with the question, "where are you from?"
It seems like such a simple thing really. Most people answer with where they were born, or where they live. Sure, I can do that… but that's one cross-section of my life at the moment. I was born in Manchester, England. But five weeks later my family went back to Tanzania in Africa, where my dad had been posted. Then we lived outside of London for a few years, before moving to Hamburg in Germany, followed by Düsseldorf, and then Vienna in Austria. Then we moved back to England, just outside of London again, and now I live in Lancashire. I tend to just tell people I'm from Manchester these days, and if they comment with, "oh! You don't really have the accent!" then on their head be it when they get the long version.
My dad got to affect policies abroad and help British citizens in foreign countries. Most importantly, he got to travel. I'm sure you can tell that travelling is inherent in my entire existence, hence why I'm chasing that passion. I never stayed anywhere for longer than 4 years until I moved to Lancashire, so I feel the need to change that, and what better way to do it than follow in my old man's footsteps?
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