The waiting is over!

It had been two days since our interview, and still we hadn’t heard from our sponsor! It was now the weekend and I had to leave Jack and head back to my home town for a few weeks. We felt so confident we had done really well in the interviews, although the more time went by, the more I thought of things we may of not excelled very well in during the interviews.

It was Monday morning, and I received a text from Jack: “Have you heard the news? We got the jobs!” I was so delighted, finally the agonising wait was over, and all our preparation had paid off! J Later that afternoon, our sponsor, Maggie, emailed us all the literature, including contracts and visa applic

ations. It seemed like A LOT of work and a lot of documentation to organise. It was even more difficult to gather everything together and get things in order on our own.

Our employment is due to begin at the beginning of August, although we have to arrive in Hong Kong for orientation and training from August 17^th! Jack was visiting friends all that week, and I was busy organizing a lot of things. I don’t cope very well with stress; Jack tends to have a calming affect on me, with his laid-back attitude. Although he wasn’t around to do this for the duration

of the next three weeks! I did a lot of running around, sorting out all the relevant documents required for obtaining a visa. We also didn’t consider the vaccinations, which we would be required to have, and the time in which we had to have them! I think this was the biggest strain, as we had to use private doctors with most medical requirements, costing more than £300!

It is recommended that anyone visiting Hong Kong has polio, Hepatitis A and B vaccinations. You must also have proof that you do not have Tuberculosis, as well as having a vaccination against it. This whole process can usually take anything from 6-8 weeks, but luckily, I had the choice of a fast track program at my GP surgery, which meant I would be covered in just 3 weeks! Having to use private clinics for a TB scan and vaccination meant that this process would also be a lot quicker, at a cost!

We have now set off al the relevant documentation, and have booked our flights! We will be stopping off in India for just over twelve hours, so Jack will be very happy, as he has always wanted to visit India. We depart on the 14^th of August, and arrive on the 17^th, so we have a lot of airtime to look forward to.

I am due to disembark my train in London now, so I will leave you with an image of the city I will soon call home.

Image from flickr