IdecidedearlyinmycollegeyearsthatIwantedtoexperiencelivingabroadbeforeenteringintherealworld.Duringmysenioryearwhilemostofmyfriendswereinterviewingfor“realworld”jobsIwasinvestigatinghowIcouldgoworkinadifferentcountry.AtthatearlystageofmyinquiryIwasprettyopenaboutwheretogoandwhatkindofworktoundertake.MydesiretoliveabroadwassostrongthatIwaswillingtodoanythinganywhere.
SoonIlearnedaboutBUNACaprogramthatseemedtobedesignedpreciselyforstudentwithsuchinterests.BUNACoffersworkvisas(签证)forstudentsorrecentgraduatestoworkoverseas.OfthesixcountriesavailableIchoseEnglandbecauseofthelanguageandopportunitiesforemployment.
TwomonthsafterIgraduatedfromcollegeIwenttoBritain.ItraveledthroughoutEuropeforsixweeksbeforearrivinginLondon.IgottoLondononAugust241997withaworkvisabutnojoborplacetolive.Ihavetoadmititwasprettyscary!ThedayafterIarrivedIexperiencedmyfirstBritishholiday---aBankHolidayanationalholidaythateverythingisclosedfortheday.Itwasn’tuntilmythirddaythatIvisitedtheBUNACofficeandIlearnedallaboutlivingandworkinginBritainpayingtaxesgettinghealthinsurancetravelingaroundBritainfindingaccommodationsandmostimportantlyfindingajob.IwasmostscaredaboutfindingajobsincemyfinancialresourceswererunninglowandIneededtogetmypaysoon.
Itturnedoutthatfindingajobwasnotsodifficult.TheBUNACprogramisverywellknowninLondonandmanyemployersparticipateintheprogram.Asaresulttherearemanyemployersinmanydifferentfieldstochoosefrom.MyjobsearchbeganwhenIchosethreedifferentbusinessemployersandfaxedthemmyresume(简历).ThatfirstweekIhadthreeinterviews.IacceptedmyfirstofferworkingforMerrillLynchInternationalBank.TheMerrillLynchofficeIworkedatwasinabeautifuloldbuildinglocatedtwoblocksfromBuckinghamPalace.Thepeoplewereniceandtheworkinteresting.
ItwaseasytoadjusttolifeinLondon.AndthereissomuchtoseethataftersixmonthsexploringIprobablycoveredonlyhalfofwhatIintended.
小题1:Whentheauthorstudiedatcollegeshedecided_________.
