So... inbetween working I have been going to the beach, swimming, sunbathing, swimming, sunbathing, swimming, sunbathing, doing laundry, chatting to lots of different people, researching NZ south island and rescuing drunkards from the beach!
Have been working every day since I last wrote - just cleaning the self catering kitchen. It's a pretty cruisey job but a bit irritating because I cant really go far as i have to be back every few hours to clean. Plus, some people are unbelievably disgusting and its a bit grim having to clean up after them! Anyhooo I have been er.. 'promoted' to a different job which will start next week... Giving the welcome speech to new guests each evening, greeting people at the bus stop in town, waitressing, washing up and kitchen prep. It's a busy job but its only 5 hours a day, 5 days a week instead of 7 days a week which is good as then I can do things on my days off and explore more of the area. Also means I will move into the staff flat instead of being in a dormitory which is nice. It is such a great luxury having breakfast and dinner cooked for me for free....
A few nights ago at about 3am, I was asleep in bed and some woman in a panic came in saying "I cant wake her up, she's not breathing"... turns out she had left her friend on the beach, they'd been drinking since the afternoon and her friend had passed out and she couldnt wake her up. So i scrambled out of bed, grabbed my bottle of water & my phone and ran down to the beach... I checked to see if she was breathing... she was. I put her into recovery position and sprayed water on her face and shouted at her... it took about 5 attempts before she came round but turns out she had just passed out from too much alcohol, nothing any more serious! After about half an hour, we managed to haul her to her feet and walk her back to the hostel, she had sand caked all over her and all in her eyes and mouth so we put her in the shower and then into bed! It is quite funny looking back on it now but it wasn't at the time! I have actually gone off drinking the last couple of months (not quite sure what is going on there!!) but this put me off even more!
Aside from operating Jessie's beach rescue, I have been researching NZ... as I mentioned before Calli is joining me for just under 3 weeks in New Zealand so I am ditching the freestyling for a few weeks so we can fit everything we want to see in... it's actually quite nice to know where i'll be going and what i'll be doing in advance and i'm looking forward to Calli's company and her great hugs! :)
I had a revelation the other day that it doesn't really matter what job you do in life, even if it's cleaning out bins... as long as you take pride in it. The girl here at the hostel that showed me where everything was in the kitchen etc, said to me to cut corners and not to bother doing lots of different things that need doing in the kitchen... but I don't feel satisfied unless I know I'm doing a job properly. Maybe it's just me being a complete geek but she said oh dont worry about the inside of the microwave or the oven or under the plates etc on the shelves, nobody can see it. Dont worry about sweeping and mopping every day etc etc etc but I cant walk away from the kitchen knowing all those things are dirty when its my job to keep them clean. I think it zaps your soul when you cant be bothered to do things to the best of your ability whether it's your job or something like being a good friend/girlfriend/relative... because then what is the point in bothering at all, it's just unsatisfying! Anyway, revelation over.
I have been doing my sums recently and OH MY GOD i had no idea how much I have over-spent! I have had no luxuries whatsoever - well, i've bought a couple of items of clothing and was addicted to $6 fruit smoothies in airlie beach but other than that i really havent splashed out, I've been so careful with hostel and food costs but there's no denying that Australia is mega expensive. To be honest, i am feeling a bit over the whole Australia thing and I am ready to move on. Dont get me wrong, I am enjoying it but it is so similar to home I think I expected the culture to be different but it's not... not what I have experienced anyway. I kind of wish I had done some more of Asia instead of Australia but the grass is always greener isn't it. I am really looking forward to New Zealand and I can't bloody wait to get to India!! :) Two of my roommates at the moment (Who are from chichester and born in St Richards Hospital like me!) were in India for a month, including Mumbai where I fly in to and they say they had the most amaaaaazing time and they have a friend who runs a hotel on the outskirts of Mumbai so they're going to contact him about the possibility of picking me up from the airport etc. They've given me loads of tips about where to go and it sounds soooo fantastic! Anyway, back to the finances issue.. I'm not going to be able to go to Kangaroo Island (booo boo double boo!)because of the expense so I will just fly to Adelaide, drive or get a lift with someone to Melbourne and then somehow get to Sydney to then get my flight to New Zealand. I am considering going to NZ a little bit early but I probably won't save much money doing that as its a 50pounds change fee. I am super rambling now so I will log off! Love from me xx
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