I feel like a newcomer when walking onto the secluded College of Education campus after a 7 week absence. Lucky for me, the buildings haven't moved, and the place still looks the same as it was back in July - a secluded tropical resort. Although, the main cafe is still swamped by the lunch crowd despite the two week vacation.
Vacation. I could so go for one of those right now - they way it's suppose to be. The meaning of vacation has changed. It no longer means to get away from it all - not even close. Even though I am free from classes for two weeks, R&R hasn't been the main focus. Vacation in the 21st century means to be free from one task thereby letting you deal with another task. So, while I'm 'vacationing' from school, I've had to focus my time in looking for a summer job. Yeah, summer in December - I wonder how that'll feel?
Finding a summer job for me is a difficult task considering I've never had to sit in a job interview. I know! I'm in my early 20s & I never experienced it. There was no interview when I had to apply for a staff position at cadet camp - just apply, get accepted, and go work there over the summer. Man, I've been held back. It's also tough because my training & skills are limited, at least, limited to the jobs currently available. The jobs out there are mostly trade skills & labour and I don't own a licence to operate heavy machinery. I can try working at restaurants but they want experienced waiters & cooks, so that's a no. Not many openings for the arts but I'm keeping my options open. Would be nice to run with a jazz band or play piano in a bar.
Well, the good news is that summer doesn't start until late November, so there's still time for me to find something credible that'll pay. Following my parents' suggestion, I applied for an Austrailian Holiday Working Visa so that I can work Down Under if need be. If that does happen I'm so applying to drive Road Trains. Just once I want to race down a highway at 120km/h, pulling 6 trailers, blaring the horn, and yelling "ROAD TRAIN!" at the top of my lungs. It's a guy thing.
As for what else is happening, my older brother is coming to visit, so I took advantage of the white wine sale at Woolworths and bought some nice stuff to settle the stress. I'll do my best to show him the sites and make sure he gets his money's worth.
Food wise, I'm doing fine, surviving on the same stuff I wrote about back in July. Of course, I've been mixing it up here and there with various fruits, vegetable, fries, juices, and pastas. My roommates are still surprised that I spend more than they do on food every week ($55-65). It's because I shop at Woolworths & they go to Countdown and Pak 'n' Save, but I think it's also because of my expensive tastes . . . all gradually acquired when I was raised by an expensive family. Hmm, it would be nice to get a hold of a BBQ cause I could really go for another $7.40 steak. I'll have to inquire the Ilam staff about that.
And the Great Job Search Continues . . .
Vacation. I could so go for one of those right now - they way it's suppose to be. The meaning of vacation has changed. It no longer means to get away from it all - not even close. Even though I am free from classes for two weeks, R&R hasn't been the main focus. Vacation in the 21st century means to be free from one task thereby letting you deal with another task. So, while I'm 'vacationing' from school, I've had to focus my time in looking for a summer job. Yeah, summer in December - I wonder how that'll feel?
Finding a summer job for me is a difficult task considering I've never had to sit in a job interview. I know! I'm in my early 20s & I never experienced it. There was no interview when I had to apply for a staff position at cadet camp - just apply, get accepted, and go work there over the summer. Man, I've been held back. It's also tough because my training & skills are limited, at least, limited to the jobs currently available. The jobs out there are mostly trade skills & labour and I don't own a licence to operate heavy machinery. I can try working at restaurants but they want experienced waiters & cooks, so that's a no. Not many openings for the arts but I'm keeping my options open. Would be nice to run with a jazz band or play piano in a bar.
Well, the good news is that summer doesn't start until late November, so there's still time for me to find something credible that'll pay. Following my parents' suggestion, I applied for an Austrailian Holiday Working Visa so that I can work Down Under if need be. If that does happen I'm so applying to drive Road Trains. Just once I want to race down a highway at 120km/h, pulling 6 trailers, blaring the horn, and yelling "ROAD TRAIN!" at the top of my lungs. It's a guy thing.
As for what else is happening, my older brother is coming to visit, so I took advantage of the white wine sale at Woolworths and bought some nice stuff to settle the stress. I'll do my best to show him the sites and make sure he gets his money's worth.
Food wise, I'm doing fine, surviving on the same stuff I wrote about back in July. Of course, I've been mixing it up here and there with various fruits, vegetable, fries, juices, and pastas. My roommates are still surprised that I spend more than they do on food every week ($55-65). It's because I shop at Woolworths & they go to Countdown and Pak 'n' Save, but I think it's also because of my expensive tastes . . . all gradually acquired when I was raised by an expensive family. Hmm, it would be nice to get a hold of a BBQ cause I could really go for another $7.40 steak. I'll have to inquire the Ilam staff about that.
And the Great Job Search Continues . . .
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