a blessing in disguise

in form of a demotion? who would have thought! but let me start from the beginning.
it is may 15 and today is my 32nd day in henley - making it a whole month in england. i have to say there were days were i wasnt sure if i was ever gonna last this long. :) not to give excuses or anything but my predecessor only lasted a month as well and my colleague's predecessor only lasted about 3 weeks. We call them 'the lucky ones' because they got away.
For today let me introduce you to my two colleagues, my fellow sufferers.. ;)

First, there is Franziska, 23, from Northern Germany. sweet girl, great co-worker, very professional and efficient at work, kinda reminds me of myself at that age and the best thing is we have a very similar taste in food - so after traveling the world for i-dont-know-how-many-years i have finally found someone i can actually share a plate with!
Like the other night we went out for dinner together and were both trying to decide between two dishes as it turned out they were the same ones so we simply ordered one each and shared them and the same thing went for the side orders. So cool! And makes eating out soo much more fun.
Then there is Sabrina, 26, from Eastern Germany. Very nice girl as well, and a bit of a travel buff like myself..., but other than that i or we cant really get a read on her. i mean, we know things about her like that she is sort of a buddhist (its more like her philosophy rather than her religion) and she's a vegan - sometimes. but you know, those are just facts, they dont really tell as who she is and that's exactly where we are having a hard time trying to figuring her out.

But now let me tell you about my demotion. Not that i was surprised really. Basically it's just that i was downgraded to regular Receptionist. Which, truth be told, is what i applied for in the first place. i knew, that i wasn't/ am not ready to be a Head Receptionist. I mean, I'm only just beginning to find my professional feet again. I guess, when they asked me about being Head Receptionist, my predecessor had just handed in her notice and so they thought they might as well give it a try.
I am telling you, even though it naturally stung a little to be put down a paygrade, i mainly felt reliefed and at least one chip less on my shoulder. :D
enough for today.
i hope you are doing well wherever you are and may HIS light shine brightly upon you this day.
in his grace
hanna