And so it begins...

[the_vulture]

I've just completed my first week at the new school. It's seems okay, so far. I'm off to a better start than I was last year. Whether this is because of experience on my part or that I've simply got a better lot of kids, I'm grateful. I don't feel at all overwhelmed like I did during the start of my first year of teaching and I've weathered the usual first week nonsense fairly well, so the experience does count for something. Courtesy of carpooling for part of my route, I've cut my commute to a reasonable amount of time and expense, leaving me able to maintain my current residence (allowing me to stay with a good rental rate and a great flatmate). The only hassle now is learning how to cope with travelling from room to room to teach my classes (which is currently a bit of a logistics nightmare at the mo') instead of being able to set up all my lessons in just one class like I did last year.

Aside from all that, I've received my leave to remain, which is good until 2008, and I've finally got broadband hooked up.

Yep, life seems pretty reasonable, so far.

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Western Canadian city gets a seismic nudge west

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Pacific Coast city of Victoria, British Columbia is on the move, literally.

The Canadian city of about 75,000 people has moved 3 millimeters (0.12 of an inch) to the west in the past two days because of a seismic event that occurs in the region about every 14 months, the Geological Survey of Canada said on Tuesday.

Geologists recorded the shift while studying the "tremor and slip event" -- a movement of the Earth's crust that could provide clues to when the next big earthquake will hit the region.

The seismic event that starts in the U.S. Olympic Peninsula and moves into Canada usually lasts between six and 15 days but cannot be felt on the surface, according to geologists.

Victoria's westward relocation will only be temporary since the provincial capital on Vancouver Island is being pushed east toward the mainland for most of the year by the shifting of tectonic plates, according to the Geological Survey.