The Working Day of a Businessman

John Naylor, 24, is a successful businessman. Let’s follow him through a typical day.

The alarm clock goes off at 7:00 a. m. John jolts out of bed at the same time. The automatic coffee maker kicks on in the kitchen. He jumps in the shower, shaves, opens one of the half-dozen boxes of freshy laundered white shirts waiting on the shelf, finishes dressing, and pours a cup of coffee. He sits down to a piece of whole wheat toast while he flips through the Fleet Street Journal. It takes him about 15 minutes to wake up and get ready. His briefcase in one hand and gym bag in the other, he hops in the car, ready to start the day.

He clocks in at exactly 7:45 a.m. He takes a seat in front of the computer and prepares for hours of phone calls and meetings that occupy his mornings.

At noon John rushes to the health club where he strips off the grey suit and changes into his T-shirt, shorts and the latest in design running shoes for tennis. In an hour he is sitting in the club dining room where he has scheduled lunch with a potential client. They discuss business over sparkling water, pasta and a cup of coffee.

At 2:30 p.m. he is back at his office, eager for several more hours of frantic meetings and phone calls. At 6:00 p.m. John phones out for delivery of dinner to keep him going through the next two to three hours he’ll spend at his office.

John gets home at 10:00 p.m. just in time to sit down to a bowl of frozen yoghurt and a rerun of this season’s most popular drama series before turning in.

Kyiv

Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe. It is situated on the hilly right bank and on the low left bank of the Dnieper river.

The date of the ‘birth’ of Kyiv is approximately 482. Kyy, the prince of the Slavic tribe, is considered the city founder. According to a widely-known legend, Kyiv was founded by three brothers, Kyy, Shchek, Khoriv and their sister, Lybid.

Now Kyiv is the political, economic and cultural centre of Ukraine. Its population is over 3 million people. The Ukrainian capital is the seat of our government.

Kyiv is one of Europe’s most beautiful cities, as well as a treasury of medieval art and architecture. Landmarks of Kyiv include St. Sophia’s Cathedral and the Golden Gate of Yaroslav the Wise, both completed in 1037. The Monastery of the Caves (Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra), which has a network of catacombs, also dates from the Middle Ages. The Marinsky Palace and the Church of St. Andrew, both built during the mid-1700’s, are important examples of the architecture of that period. Kyiv is known for its attractive parks and famous Khreshchatyk Street.

Being an educational centre of Ukraine Kyiv has a number of colleges, universities and research institutes. Among them are the University of Kyiv (founded in 1834) named after Taras Shevchenko and the Ukrainian Academy of Science (founded in 1918).

Kyiv is also a major industrial centre with firms engaged in electronics, instrument construction, aviation, engineering and metal-working, light and food industries, chemical and petrochemical industries, etc.

The city is an important highway and railroad junction, an air transportation hub, and a busy river port.