So I've been in the UK for a month now, which now I think about it, is actually the longest continuous period I've been outside of New Zealand. That means England is the place I have spend the second most amount of time in. Now it is also the only other place that I have rented a house in, as we've both moved into a flat with 3 Aussie/Kiwi sisters et al.

Over the last week it has snowed several times, leaving the ground blanketed by a few centimetres of snow. It is also very cold (-3 or -4°C) so the snow isn't melting, just slowly compacting into a very slippery ice. It's highly likely that we'll be having a white Christmas this year.

I'm still looking for work, which is beginning to be a bit of a drag, especially with the lack of response I've had this week. This all changed at the last minute today as I've just confirmed two job interviews for next week. The first on comes on Monday and is for a job in central London that I'm actually quite excited about even though I don't know all the details yet. The other one is a place out in Maidenhead for a gambling company, which if I have to be completely honest is not getting me very excited at all.

This all hopefully works into my plans to go to Germany next week. I really haven't let myself get excited for the trip as I've been so concerned with job hunting, but if nothing turns up it'll at least be good to have a holiday from job hunting.

We had a day of exploring the neighbourhood yesterday and have made a few nice surprise discoveries. The first is that there is a Hell Pizza just 2 minutes down the road from us and it looks just like one from back home. So if I ever get homesick for pizza, I know where to go. Also, just down the road from that about 10 minutes walk is the largest shopping mall in London. Here's a picture of some of it:

The place is massive and constructed with luxury shopping in mind. There are your usual high street shops like H&M and Top Shop but go down one end to "The Village" and it's all luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co to name a couple. There is no 'food court' either, more a collection of islands which host a posh array of delights from Spanish tapas to a sushi train to Vietnamese pho.

The place is perfect to visit when it's so freezing cold outside, but a bit less fun when you don't have any money to spend. Here's hoping I get a job soon.