Happy Halloween!

Being a lady of leisure, I easily mix up my days and dates- and didn't even realize today was Halloween! Oops! Upon realizing this morning about what day it is, I promptly changed into my selected costume- the Starbucks dwelling lady of leisure outfit- jeans, trainers (athletic shoes), long sleeved shirt, and a jacket for the autumn weather. For a touch of splash I even put a brush to my hair to look decent for my barista friends.

Joking aside- we are into week five and I have news: I got a job offer yesterday. It is to be a graduate recruiter at Credit Suisse. http://www.credit-suisse.com/uk/en/ It is a strong bank, and I would be working in the investment banking group hiring analysts. I am still not sure if I am going to take it. I know, I've been complaining for weeks that I need a job, and I get an offer and I'm not sure... Without going into the long saga that is my brain working in overtime.... There are a ton of pros to the job, along with some cons- so I'm weighing it out and hoping to buy time while waiting to hear on another job I'm interested in- one with Alexander Mann Solutions. http://www.alexandermannsolutions.com/ I hope that in the next week I'll know and no longer have to go on interviews... All in all I have interviewed 13 times in the last 5 weeks. That is a lot! I feel like one of my candidates from my old days at EY. It is no fun being on the other side!

Many of you who read JP's blog know he is in Amsterdam for a few weeks. So, I fly solo now- fun! (note sarcasm). This is a new lesson in self sufficiency. I have kept myself busy - I joined a gym (very nice gym- the Virgin Active...) and am keeping busy with all these interviews. This weekend JP comes home and we are going to Bath for the weekend with another couple from GEP- that will be super fun.

The London Film Festival concludes tomorrow and we got to enjoy a couple films. We saw Grace is Gone on Saturday afternoon. If you are a John Cusack fan like I am, you will like it. Warning though- it is a tearjerker. It even moved JP, which we all know is not an easy feat. Then last night I took another GEPer - Chris- with me to the east side to see a movie called City of Men. You can check out the other films and trailers for these films on the site: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/lff/. The film I saw last night was on the east side of London- let's just say it was not a nice neighborhood. I walked by myself on some interesting streets at a quick pace- and made it safely. I had an escort back to the tube station. There is definitely a difference between the east and west side of the city. Seeing movies here are fun- they are usually in old theaters and you can drink alcohol in them (well, you can really drink everywhere here) and you also select your seats when you purchase your tickets. You don't have to show up to the theater 30 minutes in advance as a result. It is nice.

The weather is turning and it is definitely autumn (they don't call it fall here). It has been clear this week, just a little chilly. Soon enough it will be Thanksgiving! I need to figure out how to cook a turkey - never done that before. Any suggestions send my way.

Thanks to all of you who keep e-mailing me and keeping in touch. I get so excited to get your emails. Hopefully one of these days I can get a phone set up in our flat so I can actually call people and not feel so disconnected.

Until next time, enjoy the week!