Hooray for Today!

This morning I looked out my window and I saw two pigeons fly from the roof of the hotel and alight on a statue of Victory. The auspices were favorable.

Okay, so that didn't really happen and there isn't a statue of Victory near the hotel, but our day did have an auspicious beginning. While I was getting ready for my interview with the librarian, and John was getting ready to view another flat, we got a call from the rental agency that the owner of the flat we viewed yesterday has agreed to let to us!!! John hurried over to the rental agency to pay application fees, and I proceeded to my interview.

I am very excited about volunteering at the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library. There is another American working there through an agreement with the University of East Anglia. She and the librarian were both very nice. I had tea with them before the interview and chatted about a few different things. They started talking about pubs and I told them the story about our cab driver the other day. As soon as I mentioned the Romany they both made a face. I pressed on with the story about how the cab driver said people would tell us not to go there, but...etc. etc. They seemed quite amused.

When we got back to the Memorial Library, one of the other librarians was waiting with a message. She said Anglia News had been by. They have learned that Sarah Palin has ancestry in Norwich and wanted to interview an American at the library. The librarian asked me and the American library employee if either of us wanted to talk to the news. Now, before I moved here I had some concern that people might try to talk to me about American politics and I would look kind of stupid because I just don't follow politics too much. It never occurred to me I might have the chance to look stupid on television. I told her "no." The other American was also not interested.

Once we got down to business I learned that the kinds of things they are interested in having me do include: creating a small collection of American children's books for the Memorial Library to use in programs for children at the library and at schools, and presenting programs for children at the library and at schools. I should get to do some storytelling and some great librarian work that will keep me current in the profession.

Of course, John and I could use an income. So I've started applying for some part-time jobs at the University.