October…
October 25th, 2008 by Jake
It's been a busy couple of weeks since my last post - let me fill you in...
I've spoken at a number of schools including: Marlborough College (my old haunt!), St. Gabriels (Newbury), Benenden (Kent), Edgebaston Girl's High School (Birmingham), Prince's Mead School (WInchester), Tonbridge School (Kent) and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (Bristol). QEH was especially enjoyable, as it was their prize giving and speech day, and the event was held in the Wills Memorial Building at Bristol University - the same room in which I received my degree last year.
I also spoke at the Barbican centre for a big corporate event for a Multination Media Company, and have just returned from 5 days on board MV Ventura - the 115,000 ton P&O flagship. We spent a lovely day in Gibraltar, before returning to Southampton across a rather rough Bay of Biscay, and all I had to do is chat about my adventures. It really is a hard life!
Coupled with a fair amount of Army bits and pieces (and I'm off to Sandhurst for this week to train some civilians on a leadership course), it's been frightfully busy, and the paperwork on my desk is growing at an alarming rate (bloody tax returns - need I say more!). However, quite a few interesting opportunities and projects on the horizon, and perhaps even Xmas is a rather nice warm place (free holiday/work!).
And they say that being an adventurer is easy... !
Prize giving at QEH in Bristol
I've spoken at a number of schools including: Marlborough College (my old haunt!), St. Gabriels (Newbury), Benenden (Kent), Edgebaston Girl's High School (Birmingham), Prince's Mead School (WInchester), Tonbridge School (Kent) and Queen Elizabeth's Hospital (Bristol). QEH was especially enjoyable, as it was their prize giving and speech day, and the event was held in the Wills Memorial Building at Bristol University - the same room in which I received my degree last year.
I also spoke at the Barbican centre for a big corporate event for a Multination Media Company, and have just returned from 5 days on board MV Ventura - the 115,000 ton P&O flagship. We spent a lovely day in Gibraltar, before returning to Southampton across a rather rough Bay of Biscay, and all I had to do is chat about my adventures. It really is a hard life!
Coupled with a fair amount of Army bits and pieces (and I'm off to Sandhurst for this week to train some civilians on a leadership course), it's been frightfully busy, and the paperwork on my desk is growing at an alarming rate (bloody tax returns - need I say more!). However, quite a few interesting opportunities and projects on the horizon, and perhaps even Xmas is a rather nice warm place (free holiday/work!).
And they say that being an adventurer is easy... !
Prize giving at QEH in Bristol
