My Greatest addiction is...

Drinking mineral water.
It started when I was in University in 1996. I wanted a drink in a bottle that I could sip and re-seal. I've never been a big fan of fizzy drinks as I don't like the residual aftertaste of all those sugars and sweetners. I remember buying a brand called Ballygowan mineral water. I soon developed a taste for bottled water. I've never understood how people can say tap water and mineral water tastes the same. I can always pick up the flourides in tap water and it's a taste I don't like.

Starting to drink mineral water was one of the best things I ever did at University. I can't remember the last day I didn't have a glass of mineral water.
I've tried all of the major brands and there's not much difference in taste. Volvic is the most bitter tasting to me. I usally drink Brecon Carreg, Buxton or Highland Spring. Whichever is on special offer. Either £2.00 for 6 x 1.5 litre bottles or £1.18 for a 5 litre bottle of Buxton.
I take 1 litre of bottled water to work every day. I don't drink hot drinks at work. And I always keep a bottle of water beside my bed to sip during the night.

The one thing I think all hotel rooms should have is a "free" 1 litre bottle of mineral water.

When not drinking mineral water I drink fruit juices and the odd Coke or 7-Up. I find all fruit juices too sweet so I'll always add some mineral water to the juice - about 1 part water to 4 parts fruit juice. Tip: put the water in the glass first so that when the fruit juice goes in it mixes better.

Mineral water is my constant companion and I wouldn't want to live without it.
I'm so passionate about drinking water that I regularly support the chairty Wateraid. I know the money I donate makes a difference to people's lives. In the future I may look towards giving my time and energy to help hands-on with an overseas project.

Drinking mineral water is my greatest addcition. I love it!

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Do you wish you had paid more attention to any particular subject at school?

Yes. French. I've become a Francophile in recent years. I was okay at reading and writing but could not get to grips with the speaking. I dropped French to concentrate on German.
(Any country that has Carli Bruni as the President's wife is a winner)

My biggest educational crossroad occurred between GCSE and A-level. My two best subjects at GCSE were Maths and History. Unfortunately, in alot of schools you cannot combine and study certain subjects. I was unable to take Maths and History at A-level and was forced to make a painful choice. I took the longview and choose the subject which I thought would benefit me; maths. I don't really regret the decision I made though I think I would have enjoyed History A-level more. I've always thought that you can blag your way through History without really fully understanding the content. Not so easy to bluff your way through calculus and coordinate geometry.

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