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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 1:14pm On Sep 01, 2020
mimilyrics:
Download it via the link below
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers
Thank you for coming to our rescue.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 1:21pm On Sep 01, 2020
protonz:
switching can be somewhat of a suicidal attempt, except u have the financial support to foot the bill and ur heart has to be fixed bcus definitely there wud come a time you would be wondering if what u are doing is actually worth it...

am talking from my experience oo sad

i pray it ends in joy for me sha..

by now i should have been receiving my NYSC allawee , but i decided to defer my BSC to pursue Nursing RN


It will end in joy, just set your heart and eyes on it. Eyes on the ball my friend.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by sommychekwas: 1:55pm On Sep 01, 2020
Soknown:

Thank you for coming to our rescue.
good day dear, please I was able to pay for myself and husbands ihs and visa fees but it got to my son's own and his IHS was showing $816 , am I still on the right path.
@mimilyrics @justwise please help
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by mimilyrics: 2:05pm On Sep 01, 2020
How many years are you paying for? What visa route?
sommychekwas:
good day dear, please I was able to pay for myself and husbands ihs and visa fees but it got to my son's own and his IHS was showing $816 , am I still on the right path.
@mimilyrics @justwise please help

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by ProJectAnatot(m): 4:27pm On Sep 01, 2020
Soknown:

Thank you.
1. I am not sure of the 'time eligibility' for your Profession but for Nurses, you can apply immediately after finishing school.
2. It depend on how many exams that you have to write before you get licensed, For nurses between £2-3k.
Thanks for the reply.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 7:39pm On Sep 01, 2020
sommychekwas:
good day dear, please I was able to pay for myself and husbands ihs and visa fees but it got to my son's own and his IHS was showing $816 , am I still on the right path.
@mimilyrics @justwise please help
This doesn't look right. I know IHS has been scrapped for Tier 2 health and care Visa. What Tier of Visa did you to please.
Friends that applied recently, can you please help her with information.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 8:24pm On Sep 01, 2020
My last day at work in ESH was a night shift, which went very smoothly. I was the nurse in charge and should be the one that would hand over in the morning but i told my colleague to go ahead and present the hand-over. The reason; many colleagues would be focused on ' he is actually going', or 'is today actually his last day' while i am reading the hand-over so i saved them that stress so that they can concentrate on the information that could help them deliver effective care in their shift. After the handover, the nurses would come out of the staff room to get the bedside hand-over which is also important. I remember one episode, it was a day shift. I went in to hand over the reports to the night nurses in the staff room and within that 15-20 minutes. A confused patient has left his bed space and the ward. When i wanted to hand over at the bedside, voila, nowhere to be found. No one saw him going out. I had to stay behind to call the security to comb the hospital premises, when they could not find him we called the police.
Thankfully the police was able to find him outside the hospital premises and brought him back. Well, i know you want to ask, why can't we allow him to go, he was confused and observed to be non-capacitous. which puts him in harm's way.
I also remember one patient, which was very confused that seized my medication trolley while administering evening medication, he wanted to smoke on the ward where we have open and running oxygen and other gadgets, he seized the trolley and wheeled it to his bedside. Is he right to do that? No. Can i force him to give the trolley out? No. I had to call the security to get my trolley back., with a strong warning not to ever attempt such again.
So after the bedside hand over, I went to the ward manager to sign my discharge documents, got my own copies, and final goodbyes, hugs, and kisses. The end of an Era.

I continued to follow up with my new letting agent on the status of the house in Grimsby in respect to the safety checks, and on the first of March, the agents said, during an inspection, the electrician found some faults in the electric wiring of the house and it will take few days to complete, they have to change the wires. At this stage, I was already tired of everything. I told the agent to do all that is necessary. But I told her that i cannot shift my move-in date again.
So we agreed that if the wiring is not finished by the 6th of March I will move in with my belongings but had to sleep somewhere else. Then the few days that i stayed outside the house will be deducted from the rent.
On the evening of the 5th of March, the Removal truck came and we loaded all the belongings into it. He left with the belongings, he slept at his base and from there he proceeded to the Great Grimsby on the 6th. My family and i used the evening and night to clean and tidy up the flat, we disposed of leftovers that could not be donated.
I had bought a train ticket for myself and family, I left very early on the 6th day of March, the train was 0515hr from Redhill to London St' Pancras. London St' Pancras international is a regional train hub for the tube, land/national, and regional train commute. Here you can get train to France, Spain, and so on.
There is a direct train from London King's cross to Grimsby. I got to Grimsby at 0945hr. The letting agent's office is just 2 minutes trek from the train station.
I signed all the relevant documents with the agent and paid the remaining part of the rent and deposit. While i was with the agents, my phone rang. it was the removal company man saying he has just pulled up at my house.
I got a taxi to take me to the house. The house was built in 1965 but looks like it was built in the '90s because of the maintenance culture. The street has more than 50 houses, some detached while others are semi-detached. A real quiet but predominantly white neighborhood with nice people.
I met the electrician in the house putting finishing touches to the re-wiring of the house. I offloaded the loads into the house quickly with the help of the Removal man, i wanted him to get going quickly so that he could be in London with daylight.
I had made an arrangement with my wife's friend to stay with her family for a few days.
My family left Redhill later in the morning to join me. They had waited to drop the keys for the agent (Woodland) in Redhill. The agent will arrange a checkout visit later and report back to the landlord and me.

Welcome to Great Grimsby.
Great Grimsby is a country town with a very rich heritage but has been abandoned by the government.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 8:27pm On Sep 01, 2020
Grimsby, or more correctly Great Grimsby, situated on the east coast of the nation's agricultural heartland of Lincolnshire, is a fascinating town. At one time the largest fishing port in the country, the town and its nearby settlements add a vital and exciting chapter to the cultural heritage of the country.

But where did it all start?

In pre-Roman times, the Lincolnshire Wolds and its surrounding environs were home to the Celtic tribe of the Coritani. The capital of their civilisation, though based in Ratae Coritanorum (Leicester), extended over the Lincolnshire Wolds and right out to the coastal areas that encompassed the regions now covered by Grimsby and the south bank of the Humber estuary.

The Romans began their conquest of Britain in the mid first century AD. They established a military fortress at Lindum (now Lincoln) on the Wolds, and set up posting stations at nearby Owmby and Caistor. In these times, the area surrounding Grimsby was a source of salt (which was got by panning), and this was a reason for the Romans to extend their dominion into the area as far north as Caistor, some 12 miles south of Grimsby. Coming northwards from here, around AD 100 a small group of Roman workers appears to have settled at an unnamed site on the Humber bank - this in time formed the nucleus of Grimsby today.

However, it was the advent of the Danes that first saw the founding of the town upon which its history is founded. These seafaring aggressors appeared on the southern bank of the Humber towards the end of the 9th century. Reputedly, 'Grimsbye' was the point of disembarkation for the first Danish invasion fleet to arrive on British shores.

The most frequently documented references to the history of Grimsby take their origin from ‘The Lay of Havelok the Dane'. This poetical tale, the earliest known version of which dates back to 1170, some 834 years ago, tells the tale of a Danish fisherman named Grim, who legend says was responsible for the founding of the settlement of Grimsby.

Grim is alleged to have come to the area and settled at a point where the local river Haven entered the Humber estuary, and here at 'Haven's lock' he formed the 'village of Grim'. The Haven was so named because it formed a natural haven for boats to shelter from the storms, and as news of the settlement spread, more Scandinavians came to the area from across the North Sea, integrating well with the local people; the village became a thriving centre for fishing. The newly naturalised Scandinavians traded their produce with other towns and villages to the north and south of the Humber area, as well as across the sea to nearby France and Flanders.

The truth of the tale of Grim is like most historical narratives, open to conjecture. Havelok, a hero of medieval romance, was the orphan son of Birkabein, the King of Denmark. Amidst the complexity of Danish medieval politics, the young boy Havelok was cast adrift on the sea by his evil and treacherous guardian Godard, and doomed to a watery grave. This unpleasant fate was infinitely preferable to that of Havelok's two young sisters. Godard cold-bloodedly cut the throats of the fledgling princesses.
Legends tells us that a raft bore Havelok to the coast of Lincolnshire, where the fisherman Grim found and adopted him, raising him as his own son. Havelok in turn discovered the truth of his heritage, and married Goldburga, the princess daughter of King Athelwold of England, who lived in nearby Lincoln as a ward of Alsi the King of Lindsey. Havelok eventually returned to his homeland, where he became king of both Denmark and of the part of England held in trust by King Alsi for Goldburga. Havelok is reputed to have helped Grim distribute and sell fish; by virtue of his phenomenal strength, he could manhandle enormous fish baskets that were beyond the strength of ordinary men. When a period of drought and famine forced Havelok to seek work further afield, he joined the court of Alsi, the King of Lindsey, at Lincoln as a porter and scullion in the royal kitchens. He soon became renowned for his feats of strength. King Alsi, the ward of his niece, Princess Goldburga, had promised to marry her to the strongest and fairest man in the land. At a stone-throwing contest, Havelok managed to lift one great stone higher and hurl it further than anyone else, and thus he won the hand of his wife. The Havelock Stone sits outside the Welholme gallery in Grimsby, though whether this is the very stone reputedly thrown by Havelok to win the hand of Goldburga is for romantics to believe. In the fullness of time, King Havelok is said to have financially rewarded the ageing Grim for his kindness, and with this money the fisherman built Grim's town or Grimsby. A statue of the fisherman Grim stands today in the grounds of the Grimsby College of Technology at the Nuns Corner junction of Weelsby, Laceby and Scartho Roads.

Many scholars place ‘The Lay of Havelok the Dane' at the end of the 13th century, between 1280 and 1290, a fact supported by a surviving transcript of the poem held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. References to Havelok abound locally – for instance, Havelock School.

The settlement of Grimsby, conveniently sited at the confluence of the river Haven and the Humber, rapidly prospered as a fishing centre and as a centre for commerce. The town gets a mention in the Normans' Domesday Book of 1086, where it is named, alongside the nearby village of Swallow, as being a part of the lands belonging to Ralf de Mortemer. De Mortemer, Drew de Beurere and the better-known Bishop Odo of Bayeux, the half brother of William the Conqueror, were the biggest landowners in a region which at that time boasted a gallant population of just eighty-seven householders.

Grimsby prospered, and was to grow considerably. By the advent of the 12th century, the town’s population was between 200 and 250 souls, and an Augustinian abbey had been founded. In 1114, Henry I (who reigned from 1100 to 1135) granted St James's church to Robert Bloet, Bishop of Lincoln – it had previously been held by Osbert the Sheriff. Henry I also founded Wellow Abbey on the outskirts of the town. By the time Henry II took to the throne in 1154, the town had grown to become the twelfth largest in the country in commercial importance when assessed according to the level of taxes due to the crown.

Grimsby was respected as a port, and it was an established market town that could boast not one but two churches, as well as a mill and a ferry. It is therefore not surprising that King John granted Grimsby a royal charter in 1201. This was one of the oldest such charters in Britain, and with it the town was permitted to run an annual fair, and to manage its own court and local government. By 1218 prosperity had further enlarged the population to some 1,500 to 2,000 souls, who by now included the town's own mayor.

By this time, international trading links were still strongly connected to the Scandinavian countries. In 1230, the main trading cargoes from Norway included pine and boards, the beginning of the timber trade that has continued as a staple of commercial Grimsby docks traffic for 800 years to date. Other imports included wines from France and Spain, whilst coal was transported down the east coast from Newcastle. The main export was grain from the Lincolnshire regions and wool.

Underlying these enterprises, the rich fishing grounds of the North Sea provided a seemingly endless bounty.

By the 1920s Grimsby had grown into the largest and most prosperous fishing port in the world. A huge tonnage of cod, haddock and herring from the North Sea and the Icelandic fishing grounds was processed in the town to supply the length and breadth of the nation. During the inter-war years there was exceptional growth of the steam trawler fleets based in both Hull and Grimsby. These ships, with their port registration letters ‘H’ for Hull and ‘GY’ for Grimsby, are seen in many of the photographs of the docks at this time. It is an astonishing fact that Grimsby alone, from this time and until the mid 1970s, provided one fifth of all the fish consumed in the UK. The eventual decline in the industry came as a result of the fishing limitations that Iceland placed on their fishing ground, which resulted in the aptly named ‘cod wars’ of the 1970s. The outcome was a huge decline in fish landings and the eventual loss of the deep sea trawling fleet - the Grimsby fishing industry was decimated. Fortunately though, Grimsby people adapt. Smaller shallow-water seine fishermen took over, and with a substantial fresh fish processing and cold storage facility in town, fish was still brought overland to Grimsby for sale and processing. The overall difference in fish tonnages passing through Grimsby is much reduced, but it has not spelt a death knell for the docks.

In recent years the Grimsby and Cleethorpes region has become one of the big commercial success stories, and the area has enjoyed unprecedented levels of inward investment. For several consecutive years the massive twin ports of Grimsby and Immingham have been confirmed as the largest and busiest ports in the UK. Internationally they are the sixth busiest port complex in Europe, whilst Immingham alone is the second busiest ferry terminal in the country. Over 10% of the nation’s foodstuffs passes through the ports each day. Grimsby has set a standard as Europe’s food capital, which keeps the docks especially alive and flourishing, and trade in Grimsby’s £14 million state-of-the-art fish market is busy. Grimsby is now both the UK centre for buying, selling and freezing fish, and one of Europe’s premier fishing and fish processing centres, with the largest frozen storage capacity in Europe.

Appropriately for a place with such a strong fishing tradition, the multi-award-winning National Fishing Heritage Centre opened at the Alexandra Dock Grimsby in 1991. The trawler ‘Ross Tiger’, which is moored outside the centre, is an excellent reminder of the proud heritage that built the town.​

https://www.francisfrith.com/uk/grimsby/history

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by mimilyrics: 8:57pm On Sep 01, 2020
She applied for a student visa, not the health and care visa.
Soknown:

This doesn't look right. I know IHS has been scrapped for Tier 2 health and care Visa. What Tier of Visa did you to please.
Friends that applied recently, can you please help her with information.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 9:03pm On Sep 01, 2020
mimilyrics:
She applied for a student visa, not the health and care visa.
Oh ok, Thank you.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 9:51am On Sep 19, 2020
I woke up this morning, craving this classic.
Apologies, if you do not understand the language or the lyrics.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DMqHSD4hFE

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 11:08am On Sep 19, 2020
God bless you Pa Tunji Oyelana


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYSm5579oyM

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by oyetunjibaba: 6:36am On Oct 17, 2020
Soknown:


Cheer up, you can use the knowledge in anatomy to study for certificates course in sonography or echo-cardiography then you should be able to apply under code 2211 or 2219 as long as you get an employer and have registration with the 'concerned' board of practice. Think about it.


Good morning sir, how're you doing?
I sent you a message on your email,pls check sir
Thanks
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 11:29am On Oct 17, 2020
oyetunjibaba:



Good morning sir, how're you doing?
I sent you a message on your email,pls check sir
Thanks
Good morning, I will check and revert. Thanks.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Symbae: 2:24am On Oct 24, 2020
Soknown:

Good morning, I will check and revert. Thanks.

Great work Soknown, God bless. I have just moved to UK currently working at ESH, how do I go about searching for affordable accomodation in redhill or it environs close to the hospital
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 4:45pm On Oct 24, 2020
Symbae:


Great work Soknown, God bless. I have just moved to UK currently working at ESH, how do I go about searching for affordable accomodation in redhill or it environs close to the hospital

Hi Symbae, thanks for your kind words.

If you want to live close to the hospital, consider - Earlswood estate ( Expensive though) or White bushes. The two locations are within walking distances to the hospital. A little farther but still within walking is Salsford and areas around Earlswood train station ( Brambletye, St' John's road, Earlsbrook road and woodland road). Otherwise try around the town Center with it's easy access to bus, taxi and train. If you are not a 'spend-shy' like me, try Noble house on Queensway. ( a two bed room is about £1200pcm). You can also consider areas around St' Anne street, really nice neighbourhood, or area around the catholic church going towards Holmesthorpe or Park 25.

Do not go towards Merstham unless you can drive. Also I will not advise going towards Linkfield lane, it is deserted and dark at night because of the trees.

Reigate is cool but expensive unless you are extremely lucky, I had someone who got a two bedroom flat at £900, She was really lucky.
Horley is also close-by.

Letting agents that you can use, Woodland and may be Connels. Do not use Andrews, Leaders and another one close to McDonald's.

If you don't have your family with you, consider a room share.

You can search through, spareroom.com, rightmove.com, zoopla.com, intolondon.com.
Please view wherever you choose before you pay.
Start searching on time, give it time. Don't rush.

By the way, Halal shop, adjacent to McDonald's sells African food stuff or you can go Taj shop in Crawley close to the County mall. When you settle down, you can go to Croydon, Peckham or Dustin to shop for your Nigerian food stuff.

Welcome and i wish you a fruitful, happy stay.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by oyetunjibaba: 5:23pm On Oct 24, 2020
Soknown:


Hi Symbae, thanks for your kind words.

If you want to live close to the hospital, consider - Earlswood estate ( Expensive though) or White bushes. The two locations are within walking distances to the hospital. A little farther but still within walking is Salsford and areas around Earlswood train station ( Brambletye, St' John's road, Earlsbrook road and woodland road). Otherwise try around the town Center with it's easy access to bus, taxi and train. If you are not a 'spend-shy' like me, try Noble house on Queensway. ( a two bed room is about £1200pcm). You can also consider areas around St' Anne street, really nice neighbourhood, or area around the catholic church going towards Holmesthorpe or Park 25.

Do not go towards Merstham unless you can drive. Also I will not advise going towards Linkfield lane, it is deserted and dark at night because of the trees.

Reigate is cool but expensive unless you are extremely lucky, I had someone who got a two bedroom flat at £900, She was really lucky.
Horley is also close-by.

Letting agents that you can use, Woodland and may be Connels. Do not use Andrews, Leaders and another one close to McDonald's.

If you don't have your family with you, consider a room share.

You can search through, spareroom.com, rightmove.com, zoopla.com, intolondon.com.
Please view wherever you choose before you pay.
Start searching on time, give it time. Don't rush.

By the way, Halal shop, adjacent to McDonald's sells African food stuff or you can go Taj shop in Crawley close to the County mall. When you settle down, you can go to Croydon, Peckham or Dustin to shop for your Nigerian food stuff.

Welcome and i wish you a fruitful, happy stay.



Good evening bro,how r u doing?
Bro i hvnt seen ur reply to the last message on mail.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by HEART1234: 5:25pm On Oct 24, 2020
@ Soknown

I like your write up and appreciate how you are giving helping hands to nairalanders


You're doing a great job here, kudos to you sir.

This songs is evergreen and the lyric is full of messages to discern.

Songs like this are not for commoners but those that can have deep thought[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]@ Soknown

I like your write up and appreciate how you are giving helping hands to nairalanders


You're doing a great job here, kudos to you sir.

This songs is evergreen and the lyric is full of messages to discern.

Songs like this are not for commoners but those that can have deep thought
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 6:01pm On Oct 24, 2020
oyetunjibaba:




Good evening bro,how r u doing?
Bro i hvnt seen ur reply to the last message on mail.
I sent a message to someone who I believe could help, still waiting for the feedback. Regards.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 6:04pm On Oct 24, 2020
HEART1234:
@ Soknown

I like your write up and appreciate how you are giving helping hands to nairalanders


You're doing a great job here, kudos to you sir.

This songs is evergreen and the lyric is full of messages to discern.

Songs like this are not for commoners but those that can have deep thought[font=Lucida Sans Unicode]@ Soknown

I like your write up and appreciate how you are giving helping hands to nairalanders


You're doing a great job here, kudos to you sir.

This songs is evergreen and the lyric is full of messages to discern.

Songs like this are not for commoners but those that can have deep thought
Thank you, songs like that are hard to come by nowadays. Regards.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Tinyemeka(m): 6:13pm On Oct 24, 2020
Soknown:


Hi Symbae, thanks for your kind words.

If you want to live close to the hospital, consider - Earlswood estate ( Expensive though) or White bushes. The two locations are within walking distances to the hospital. A little farther but still within walking is Salsford and areas around Earlswood train station ( Brambletye, St' John's road, Earlsbrook road and woodland road). Otherwise try around the town Center with it's easy access to bus, taxi and train. If you are not a 'spend-shy' like me, try Noble house on Queensway. ( a two bed room is about £1200pcm). You can also consider areas around St' Anne street, really nice neighbourhood, or area around the catholic church going towards Holmesthorpe or Park 25.

Do not go towards Merstham unless you can drive. Also I will not advise going towards Linkfield lane, it is deserted and dark at night because of the trees.

Reigate is cool but expensive unless you are extremely lucky, I had someone who got a two bedroom flat at £900, She was really lucky.
Horley is also close-by.

Letting agents that you can use, Woodland and may be Connels. Do not use Andrews, Leaders and another one close to McDonald's.

If you don't have your family with you, consider a room share.

You can search through, spareroom.com, rightmove.com, zoopla.com, intolondon.com.
Please view wherever you choose before you pay.
Start searching on time, give it time. Don't rush.

By the way, Halal shop, adjacent to McDonald's sells African food stuff or you can go Taj shop in Crawley close to the County mall. When you settle down, you can go to Croydon, Peckham or Dustin to shop for your Nigerian food stuff.

Welcome and i wish you a fruitful, happy stay.

LOL.

Even though your post wasn't for me, I felt obliged to highly commend you for your thorough and in-depth response to queries. They really are helpful, even for those who are yet to make the move.

More power chief.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 6:20pm On Oct 24, 2020
Tinyemeka:


LOL.

Even though your post wasn't for me, I felt obliged to highly commend you for your thorough and in-depth response to queries. They really are helpful, even for those who are yet to make the move.

More power chief.
Thank you for your kind words. I am happy to know that the thread is adding value to people.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by HEART1234: 6:59pm On Oct 24, 2020
You're welcome.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Symbae: 7:17pm On Oct 24, 2020
Soknown:


Hi Symbae, thanks for your kind words.

If you want to live close to the hospital, consider - Earlswood estate ( Expensive though) or White bushes. The two locations are within walking distances to the hospital. A little farther but still within walking is Salsford and areas around Earlswood train station ( Brambletye, St' John's road, Earlsbrook road and woodland road). Otherwise try around the town Center with it's easy access to bus, taxi and train. If you are not a 'spend-shy' like me, try Noble house on Queensway. ( a two bed room is about £1200pcm). You can also consider areas around St' Anne street, really nice neighbourhood, or area around the catholic church going towards Holmesthorpe or Park 25.

Do not go towards Merstham unless you can drive. Also I will not advise going towards Linkfield lane, it is deserted and dark at night because of the trees.

Reigate is cool but expensive unless you are extremely lucky, I had someone who got a two bedroom flat at £900, She was really lucky.
Horley is also close-by.

Letting agents that you can use, Woodland and may be Connels. Do not use Andrews, Leaders and another one close to McDonald's.

If you don't have your family with you, consider a room share.

You can search through, spareroom.com, rightmove.com, zoopla.com, intolondon.com.
Please view wherever you choose before you pay.
Start searching on time, give it time. Don't rush.

By the way, Halal shop, adjacent to McDonald's sells African food stuff or you can go Taj shop in Crawley close to the County mall. When you settle down, you can go to Croydon, Peckham or Dustin to shop for your Nigerian food stuff.

Welcome and i wish you a fruitful, happy stay.

Thank you so much soknown. I'm currently at the hospital accommodation at crawley to be due soon and yes Taj shop has been my saviour from junks Lol. I dont have my family so I'm going with room share for now, I have also tried searching on some of the websites mentioned but saw few with outrageous prices. Maybe I will consider the letting agents as well as the areas you mentioned. How do I contact the letting agents? I will be coming for more survival tips
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 8:59pm On Oct 24, 2020
Symbae:


Thank you so much soknown. I'm currently at the hospital accommodation at crawley to be due soon and yes Taj shop has been my saviour from junks Lol. I dont have my family so I'm going with room share for now, I have also tried searching on some of the websites mentioned but saw few with outrageous prices. Maybe I will consider the letting agents as well as the areas you mentioned. How do I contact the letting agents? I will be coming for more survival tips
You are welcome, If you are considering room share, spareroom and roomforlet are your best bet. You could request for ensuite room for more convenience if you are a lady.

You can also put your name down for the hospital accommodation, I mean the at the Redhill hospital. Just to give you time to check for a convenient room in town after which you can move out. Personally I never liked the hospital accommodation, because you get the feeling that you are still at work even after close of work since you are on the hospital ground. So I did not apply for it.

If you have like-minded or friends in your cohort, 2 or 3 of you can pull fund together to rent a flat, then share the rooms according to your numbers and the Bills.

Finally, Ask your colleagues, some might be looking for housemates.

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Profitfocused: 3:38am On Oct 25, 2020
I'm having job offers from yeovil and Oxford. Yeovil has gone incommunicado for months and Oxford is still communicating. No resumption dates for both.. Considering standard of living, what would be your advice sir?
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Richdee1(m): 2:41pm On Oct 25, 2020
Symbae:


Thank you so much soknown. I'm currently at the hospital accommodation at crawley to be due soon and yes Taj shop has been my saviour from junks Lol. I dont have my family so I'm going with room share for now, I have also tried searching on some of the websites mentioned but saw few with outrageous prices. Maybe I will consider the letting agents as well as the areas you mentioned. How do I contact the letting agents? I will be coming for more survival tips

When you settle, can you post pics or start a thread? Make we sef see UK through ur eyes?
Ur choice tho".

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Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Jaycew(f): 3:50pm On Oct 25, 2020
Richdee1:


When you settle, can you post pics or start a thread? Make we sef see UK through ur eyes?
Ur choice tho".
Seconded
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 10:49pm On Oct 25, 2020
@Justwise, I think the antispam bot hid one of my posts and banned me for 24 hours. Can the post be retrieved, please. Thanks.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 10:50pm On Oct 25, 2020
Richdee1:


When you settle, can you post pics or start a thread? Make we sef see UK through ur eyes?
Ur choice tho".
Symbae, a challenge for you.
Re: The Odyssey. Narrative Of A Nigerian Nurse. (PROPRIETARY CONTENT) by Soknown: 11:00pm On Oct 25, 2020
Well this morning the clock went back by one hour, I slept for an additional one hour. But not so for people that worked night duty last night.
The season has changed. It gets dark at 1600hr unlike before when the sun shines till 2130hr.
This is my street this evening at 1630hr and 1700hr.

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