Cumberland, not just a sausage!
As Thomas Edison rightly said “genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”. Being a student however, usually means ninety-nine per cent partying and one per cent thinking about studying and there is nothing genius about that.
The jump from 1st year to 2nd year is like jumping from the top of one moving bus to the top of another going in the opposite direction. If you don’t calculate the physics first or time it just right there is a high chance of panic, dodgy footing, and inevitably, you may end up with a bus sized hit to the face. For some a bus sized it to the face isn’t even enough.
For me I have found this year an uphill struggle. Juggling 3 times as much coursework, higher expectations and a continual search for a placement for my 3rd year has been very difficult. In all honesty though, this academic year has been better by far and I would happily do it all again.
Searching for a placement has been the hardest thing for me to deal with this year. Finding a company that will take you on for 40 weeks when money is tight is not as easy as our lecturers make it out to be, especially when I personally limited myself to one place - sunny Bournemouth! Alas, good things come to those who wait and after months of calling around and stressing out, I have a placement! And probably the best placement I could ask for too.
So I start tomorrow with the Cumberland Hotel www.cumberlandbournemouth.co.uk and this blog is going to be dedicated to the work I am going to be doing with them. So if you are interested in the behind the scenes of working in a hotel, I will be working in a few different departments and will try and update this blog weekly.
If you would like to know a bit more about the hotel or what I will be doing then feel free to comment or check out their website (above). It’s a lovely art deco hotel, has 107 rooms and endless amounts of entertainment.
Wish me luck!
