Wk2 - First Aid, Phone Calls and Five Nasty Hangovers.

How does the week go by so quickly?!

Here I am again, wondering what I should tell you all (I actually only have one ‘follower’ (THANKS KATE!) but we live in hope..). The pressure to make this blog even remotely interesting is intense – because if nobody else reads it I, at least, want to be somewhat entertained when remembering what I have been up to this term.

I am in fact a very different person writing to you than one week ago. I am now a qualified Emergency First Aider. Over Monday and Tuesday evening I completed 6 hours of training (giving CPR to plastic dolls and wrapping each other up in bandages) and sat through some gruesome descriptions of breaks and fractures. I never want to hear the word ‘crepitus’ again..( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepitus) – to say I am squeamish is an understatement so I’m pretty impressed with myself.

I work on Tuesdays. I love speaking to enquirers on the phone,helping and advising them about the courses we offer and what qualifications they need – however, Wednesday was MMU’s University-wide undergraduate Open Day so most phone calls went a bit like this..

‘Hello, Course Enquiries, Rachel speaking’

‘Oh hi, I want to come to the Open Day tomorrow but the website say’s it’s full.’

‘Yes, that’s right. Unfortunately, we’re not taking any further bookings for this event. There will be a Mini
Open Day in December, which you can book onto
through the website after these Open Days have passed.’

‘Oh right, so I can’t come tomorrow?’

‘No, we’re expecting the event to be at total capacity I’m afraid.’

‘Oh, oh right, OK. Well OK then. Thanks. Erm, bye.’

One word…awkward!

The event was busier than it has ever been. We had over 9500 visitors! Luckily, I wasn’t working on Wednesday (I don’t always duck out of these events, I have done my fair share over the past couple of years!).

No, Wednesday is my football day.

Wednesday 20^th October (next week) is the first day of the BUCS season so we used this session to have a 1^sts vs 2^nds match. And the results were fantastic! We have two excellent teams this year and will be pushing for promotion in both divisions. After the match I had a meeting with our potential sponsor – I won’t say too much until negotiation is finalised and contracts have been signed but it is looking very promising and I am very excited.

On a typical term-time Thursday I spend the day in University. I have two 2hour classes and plenty of time to prepare for next weeks sessions or complete any exercises or reading/research that needs to be done. Yesterday I also had to squeeze in returning two very almost overdue library books, popping into the activities office at the Students’ Union and holding a committee meeting with my five very hungover committee members – aaaah Thursday hangovers ♥

So, as I write this it is Friday. I realise that I have told you a lot about my extra-curricular activities and not so much about my course or all the hard work(!) I do put in. That is because I am planning a big weekend library session.

Things on my list to complete:

1. first draft of project proposal (in time for meeting with project supervisor on Monday).
2. make some progress with CV writing.
3. find at least 3 graduate schemes I may want to apply for.
4. upload this blog!





Next weeks blog will be full of more course-related news and excitement including my progress with the MMU Professional Passport scheme that I have decided to take part in, my first hand-in of the year and cracking on with essays due in November.

Until then dear reader.

Peace out.

Photo 1: http://www.sig-tec.com/contact.html - via Google image search - accessed 17th Oct 2010
Photo 2: http://www.instantreversephonelookup.com/how-to-find-cell-phone-owner - via Google image search - accessed 17th Oct 2010
Photo 3: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/students-and-graduates/professional-passport/ - accessed 17th Oct 2010.