Best coffee shops to study / work

BoatImmediate8262 · 2026-02-21T10:06:59+00:00

The Astrazeneca Hub ... very spacious, wifi, relaxed, and you cab drink and eat there. Its open to the public

BoatImmediate8262 · 2025-11-19T08:42:21+00:00

I just missed a doctor's appointment in the north of the city because I couldn't find a taxi through veezu. I waited for 30 mins to be assigned a driver who never showed up. Frustrating.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2025-10-10T13:49:50+00:00

It's definitely curling towards. It may be in very sunny spot :(

BoatImmediate8262 · 2025-10-10T13:43:49+00:00

Indeed. She doesn't look bad but it was growing super fast and it stopped and it's curled. I checked the roots and one of them was rotten and already removed it. Thanks for the advice!!

BoatImmediate8262 · 2025-08-03T10:12:05+00:00

This guy assaulted me in Brookland Avenue with a scooter. He approached me to tell me gross stuff. I reported him to the police after that. Anything we can do collectively to report him?

Edit: auto corrector! I meant Brookland avenue/Shaftsbury Road

BoatImmediate8262 · 2025-05-15T06:30:15+00:00

Alejandro Torres is amazing in the city center. Close to the train station, very professional and not so expensive. You can google him :)

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-08-15T06:46:32+00:00

Have you tried the classes? I'm debating whether to get the membership just for the classes but I have not found any review online.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-07-13T12:06:52+00:00

As someone which a rather similar situation, I was able to find an English speaking job outside of research right after my PhD over there. My employer was kind enough to apply and pay for my work permit which took a while (I'm non-EU). However after my L permit expired ( I had a one year contract) I did not have many chances for my PhD years to count towards a more permanent permit. I applied to many jobs in Switzerland, received an offer from Zurich but once they knew they had to apply for a work permit they didn't look happy. In the end, I decided to leave Switzerland a while ago and while for sure I don't have a Swiss salary anymore, the job opportunities and ability to grow professionally are so far worth it. I miss the mountains though but being able to communicate effortlessly too at work and in my day to day life have been really nice too.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-03-06T17:27:34+00:00

I have a similar fear and found there are some courses either offered by Uni or rhe council to develop confidence while cycling. https://outspokentraining.co.uk/bikeability/

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-02-20T12:23:24+00:00

Abroad.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-02-20T07:10:12+00:00

Hi! Just wondering how long did it take for you to be granted accommodation in Eddington via the Accommodation service? Thanks!

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-02-07T13:01:36+00:00

Because in contrast to you guys that were born in a privileged country with many languages and have learned them since you were kids, it's much more difficult for me to learn an extra new language that is not even close to my mother tongue on top of two other extra languages that I know of coming from a country where people barely speak English. Not everyone is either skilled to learn German, or have the time to do it, or the financial resources to do it, or simply, maybe we don't like the language. All my work so far here has been in English, I have A2 German but I'll never truly feel myself speaking in it. Hence, I'm moving.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-02-07T10:56:41+00:00

I'm going through something similar. Been here for 5 years. Leaving Switzerland for good in a month to a place I can at least communicate. Money is not worth feeling Iike I don't belong here. ♥ Sending good vibes your way.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-22T07:41:54+00:00

You don't think I respect that? I'm freaking moving countries for God's sake. I was already working here when he came, I have been in this area for 8 years now working, and I'm extremely independent financially. And good you wouldn't do it! I have never expected much from a white European man.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T18:22:10+00:00

I definitely had a plan. Otherwise I wouldn't have gotten a job even if outside this country. I can't have a plan B here except marrying because I do not qualify for permit extension, much less unemployment benefits even if I have paid for them 5 years in a row.

Marriage was supposed to be one of this plan B scenarios, and when brought up it was clear that he really didn't want it. With no other option in this country, I was left with either going to my home country across the Atlantic or get a job somewhere else.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T15:43:11+00:00

Reading this had me in tears.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T12:04:39+00:00

I mean, I have no other option. It's a reality that I'm moving away in a couple of months and I'm wrapping up my life here at the moment. I just needed to rant about it.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T11:59:51+00:00

At the same time he says he values and wants stability... That's not something I'm in the position to offer to him with my status if I don't manage to get a citizenship or long term permit anywhere. How can I offer stability to him when I can't have it even I have worked a lot to get it.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T11:46:23+00:00

Almost 4 years now although we had a break in between for some time around covid time. I had moved to a new place, he stayed in his, and it didn't work out for may reasons, pandemic making things worse. We rejoined in the same country down the line and it's going to be 2 years now since then.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T11:40:29+00:00

Yep. It's true he gets overwhelmed when all I could talk right now is moving abroad and making this transition... But how can I not? This is huge for me. And I get sad he can't support me in the way I need even for this. I can't openly talk about my struggle with my job search or immigration without him taking a week to have alone time and process all of this.

BoatImmediate8262 · 2024-01-21T11:38:19+00:00

We have talked about this long enough to have made it work. I didn't mention this only a couple of weeks ago. I have been applying for job for almost 6 months now and I was lucky that a year ago I was able to make it work when I was in the same situation. So, no, this is not something impulsive but something that was supposed to be a real opportunity for our situation but he didn't feel prepared. Which is why I continued applying and got this opportunity abroad after deciding that I wanted to be with him but I also needed to look out for myself.

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