40 Things to do before I turn 40

So last weekend I was reading online and I came across a blog post, which was about things people wanna do, before hitting a certain age. As such, I started thinking what I wanna achieve in life. These are the things I came up with, some of which I've already done. Target year will hopefully be, 40.

1. Own my own place, rather than rent
2. Own a Canon 5D Mark II
3. Get permission to be an official photographer for a gig
4. Visit Germany
5. Learn more about WW2 and the Holocaust
6. Have a family
7. Dye my hair blue
8. Visit Cotterstock Manor/Hall in Peterborough
9. Ride a rollercoaster
10. Sky Dive
11. Live abroad
12. Own a dog, or a cat
13. Own my own website
14. Live alone
15. Organise a festival / gig
16. Cook for more than two persons
17. Go to the cinema by myself
18. Do a LoTR marathon
19. Raise money for the poor
20. Do volunteer work with animals or for a good cause
21. Learn to use a touch-phone with no keys
22. Own a 4-screen computer
23. Go to Transylvania
24. Learn how to dance (the kind people dance in wedding parties)
25. Have friends from all around the world
26. Write my own book (even if this is just an online version)
27. Go camping in a woods / forest
28. Shoot something
29. Get a Degree
30. Go to Cornwall
31. Meet a famous person
32. Get my driving license
33. Go on a safari
34. Win an award
35. Collect all of Anne Rice's Vampire books
36. Visit Auschwitz Memorial Museum
37. Ride a camel and go to the desert
38. Have a BBQ for Christmas in Australia
39. Don't go over-weight
40. Be proud of who I am and what I stand for

The numbers are not rankings, it's just how my mind flowed from one subject to the other, to create this list.



What about you, have you ever made this list? If not, I dare you! ;)

So, do you wanna move to the UK?

To be honest, I thought it would be much more complicated to move to the UK, but thanks to the European Union, things are rather easy.

Tips to have the smoothest move possible:

1. Decide on a couple of locations you are willing to move to (check house/apartment prices, travelling connections, the town's history such as robberies, murders and other unpleasantries)
2. Start looking for jobs online. There are plenty of websites to look at, and if you have office or iGaming experience, you are more likely to make your  dreams come true!
3. Expect job interviews to be done through a phone call or a video call. They might ask you to fly over for the final interview. Take advantage of such situations as you will be able to see where you'll be living should you get offered the job.
4. Once offered the job, make sure they give you a reasonable amount of days to pack, say goodbyes, find a place to live and actually move.
5. Bare in mind, that unless you share an apartment or a house with other people, it might be difficult to get the internet, telephone and TV line. It took me over a month as I had no financial history in the UK. Same goes to a mobile phone contract. The easiest thing to do until you're sorted is to buy a SIM and choose the Pay as You Go tarrif.
6. The company you start working for should help you to get the work permit and also to open a bank account. You should ask for reference letters to help you sort these things out quicker. I had a bank account after around 2 weeks in the UK, and the work permit took a litttle longer, because I had to wait for two weeks for the interview. 
7. Once you have the work permit, look for your local NHS and register yourself. This is handy as you will then be able to visit the clinic and book doctor appointments. A good thing here is, that medicines are free or cheaper than in Malta (if you're a working citizen).

Anything else you want to know? 

Leave me a comment, and I will update this article accordingly :-)