Twenty Years ago today

By Team | July 1, 2013 |

The streets are paved with gold…

Twenty years ago today I stepped aboard the National Express bus from Taunton to start my new life. I had a new job as a fitness instructor at the Scandic Healthstyles Club in Victoria, London. 

I had a 12-8 shift, a rucksack on my back and nowhere to sleep planned that night. I arrived at my new job hot and sweaty, took a shower, tried on my new uniform and got stuck in. 

After work, I got a room in a local hostel for a week, until I could find a place to rent. Oh, the joys of being young.

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