The time has come to return to University for another year of boring lectures and drinking too much.

At least I have a healthy bank balance after working hard all summer. I started the summer dead jealous of my mates who’d gone off to Europe and other places travelling for the college holidays. But at least I’ve got a bank account that’s in the black, unlike the way it started the summer.

I started the summer with a cleaning job working in various Heathrow hotels. The work was really hard with a slave driving boss and really early morning starts. I take my hat off to the hard working people who do that work all year round.

Since I’d recently passed my driving test I was really looking for a driving job. So when a friend told me of another, better paid job over at Stansted airport I was all for it. I became a valet, parking and retrieving cars for people in the maze of Stansted airport parking lots. I loved this work as I got to drive all sorts of great cars. From fancy modern hybrids to some great sports cars and many people were really generous with their tips.

While working at Stansted I met a guy who was so impressed with my driving that he asked if I’d be interested in working for his car leasing and contract hire firm. The pay was a lot more than I was getting as a car parking valet and there was a really generous bonus scheme. So after only two weeks working as a car parking valet I was off to yet another job. This time delivering cheap lease cars to customers throughout the south east.

I really loved this work and my boss has told me that there will be a job there for me at Christmas and Easter if I am up for it. I enjoyed the work so much that I am now considering a career in the motor trade when I finish my degree. For me this was definitely a summer well spent.