As my first day at Chester zoo is closing in I am in the process of moving from Manchester where I live with my partner to Chester. I have spent the weekend packing up and saying a temporary goodbye to friends as well as my cat.
I have packed up all the essentials including multiple winter jackets as there is a definite chill in the air.
I have yet to meet any of my housemates or the interns at the zoo. I hope to make lots of friends and have a feeling its going to be a challenging yet rewarding year.
I am aiming to arrive around 4pm to the house and my current flatmate in Manchester has kindly agreed to drive me and my stuff to Chester. Thank god or else I would have to cart my stuff on a bus, train, tram and then another bus!
Arriving and initial thoughts...
I have finally managed to get to Chester and have moved all my stuff into my room. I have met all my flatmates which include Amy, Laura, Kalisha and Mark who all seem lovely. After meeting the many animals at the house which include :
- Four dogs - a GSD, a Golden Retriever, a Collie and a standard Wire-haired dachshund
- 4 cats, 2 chinchillas
- lots of tortoises (30 at the moment – 7 different species)
- 2 Parma wallabies
- 1 sheep
- 2 cockatoos
- an axolotl
- 2 bearded dragons
- 1 Leopard gecko
- a couple of Cuban Tree frogs
- over 25 chickens
- a Tenrec
- a rabbit
- 7 Blue Spiny Lizards
- a couple of budgies
- a huge number of exotic rodents, mostly Acacia Rats, Spiny mice and Harvest Mice
This all means lots of new names and faces to remember which at the moment seems a little daunting but with time Im sure ill be rattling them all off.
After a little dinner the 5 of us watched Rio the movie and snacked on Haribo, Gummy bears and popcorn with a cup of hot tea in the other hand after a long day of travelling and unpacking.
I'm really excited to receive my uniform tomorrow and officially be part of the Chester zoo intern cohort!
Its a 6:00 wake up time tomorrow so I must get to bed. I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them up.
Thanks for reading!
