Hello everyone!!!!
I think it's time for an update! After all my adventuring I ended up in Melbourne! I was in Melbourne for a couple days and got a call from the dive instructor who took me diving for the first time on my boat trip in the WhitSundays saying "Come back and work". I considered... contemplated.. and then somebody said to me "Why would you NOT take that job!" So here I am.. working in paradise... on a boat. The link to the boat I work on is... http://www.airliebeach.com/Sailing-adventure/Boats/maxi_apollo.html if any of you want to look into it! No Pressure!
I am working up here in Airlie Beach for the next 3 weeks or so.. then heading to Sydney/Blue Mountains to go camping with a bunch of friends and then back up here for a couple more weeks of work and then I head off to California!!!!!
I went for my dive medical today.... I'm "fit". Tomorrow I go to dive school to get my open water certification. Would love to stay here longer and get my dive masters and my dive instructors.. but that would take MUCH more time then I have unless I extend my trip....
If you look up names like... "Whitehaven Beach", "Hayman Island" and "Langford Island"...."Daydream Island".. that's it I think.. Those are the places I see on a nearly weekly basis. Langford Island is the island that if there is a commercial made in OZ that has a beach... that's it. Gorgeous.
What do I do on the boat, you ask?? I will tell you. I cook... for about 30 people... 3 meals a day, for 2 1/2 days. It's a TON of work. Cleaning the entire boat... keeping everybody happy. All this while still having a smile on my face and being "nice" to the passengers... they say working on a plane would be hard!!! I have great people to work with for the most part. I work Monday-Friday, get paid enough to eat, live and still take some home. Apparently getting a job like this is hard and everybody wants it. True... lucky for me I was on the right boat at the right time meeting the right people. Job literally landed in my lap!
Hmm, not sure what else to say about this.... not too much is happening other than the above. The town I am living in is one street. It's pretty much like Wilkie... prettier. Not saying anything about Wilkie... I love that place. The weather is better here.. sometimes. On that note... yes Airlie Beach is one street. It's got about 5 bars/clubs, a few nice restaurants (cheap too!) So many people walking around... definitely a tourist trap! Making friends here has been easy because I work on the boat. Pretty much all the staff are friends so I just wiggled my way into that group.
All in all, life is good. I try to find time to miss you guys in between loving life and working my butt off! Just kidding, always thinking about ya'll and about how you'd all love it here! Hope all is well!
Take care!
Cheers, Mates!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Well here's my update! (Since Karin did one!)
I am currently on my second week of covering the senior math/chem position at McLurg. Mrs. Zoller is gone indefinitely because of the accident so I am doing my best to fill in and teach until the school and division office figures out what they want to do!
I am most definitely working with a steep learning curve! But so far I've been able to stay ahead of the kids and I just make sure that I learn everything before they do it so that I will be able to help them. I worked all day Sunday on stoichiometry - I thought I was going insane since I was always off by 0.01! Then I had the teacher tell me that being off that much is okay...that I may have rounded differently and my answer is still correct. Yay!
Good moment today - just as I was helping a student with a math problem and explaining it all to him the principal walked in. Golden :)
Sarah
I am currently on my second week of covering the senior math/chem position at McLurg. Mrs. Zoller is gone indefinitely because of the accident so I am doing my best to fill in and teach until the school and division office figures out what they want to do!
I am most definitely working with a steep learning curve! But so far I've been able to stay ahead of the kids and I just make sure that I learn everything before they do it so that I will be able to help them. I worked all day Sunday on stoichiometry - I thought I was going insane since I was always off by 0.01! Then I had the teacher tell me that being off that much is okay...that I may have rounded differently and my answer is still correct. Yay!
Good moment today - just as I was helping a student with a math problem and explaining it all to him the principal walked in. Golden :)
Sarah
Monday, February 28, 2011
Update!
I have been told by a certain someone (Sarah) that I am required to put up an update on where I am! I think I can do that!
I spent 5 weeks in Noosa and I realized that it was time to move one. I went into a travel agent and said "I've got 3 weeks to see as much I as can.... GO!" Here is what she came up with!
Feb 20th I flew to WhitSundays Proserpine.. then bussed to Airlie Beach.
Feb 22nd I went on a boat called Anaconda III until Friday
Feb 26th I overnight bussed to Cairns. Got there at 6 am Sunday morning
Feb 27th I went to Cape Tribulation (One hour after arriving on the night bus... SO TIRED!)
Feb 28th Back from Cape Trib to Cairns (Got talked into signing in for a pool competition... winner got a free bungy jump... loser had to jump in the pool fully clothed... I didn't win... luckily I was not the first one out though!
That brings us to now!
March 1 I am in Cairns...
March 2nd I am going Scuba Diving the Great Barrier Reef!! 4th Scuba Dive ever!! Addictive..
March 3rd I fly to Perth
March 4th I go on a tour all the way up the West Coast to Monkey Mia Island (??) Not sure if it's an Island or not... but there are TONS of dolphins apparently so I'm very excited.. tons of pictures hopefully!
Back to Perth on March 7th..
March 8th I fly to Alice Springs
March 9-11 I do "The Rock Tour"
March 12th I fly to Melbourne....
After this point I have no idea..not sure how long I'll be in Mel before heading back to Sydney to get a job or maybe get a job in Mel for awhile.. it's all up in the air!
That's about all I have time for a the moment.
Just so everybody knows I'm doing great and having the time of my life!!! I miss you all tons but I know we'll have a GREAT reunion when I get back!
Love,
Kaz
I spent 5 weeks in Noosa and I realized that it was time to move one. I went into a travel agent and said "I've got 3 weeks to see as much I as can.... GO!" Here is what she came up with!
Feb 20th I flew to WhitSundays Proserpine.. then bussed to Airlie Beach.
Feb 22nd I went on a boat called Anaconda III until Friday
Feb 26th I overnight bussed to Cairns. Got there at 6 am Sunday morning
Feb 27th I went to Cape Tribulation (One hour after arriving on the night bus... SO TIRED!)
Feb 28th Back from Cape Trib to Cairns (Got talked into signing in for a pool competition... winner got a free bungy jump... loser had to jump in the pool fully clothed... I didn't win... luckily I was not the first one out though!
That brings us to now!
March 1 I am in Cairns...
March 2nd I am going Scuba Diving the Great Barrier Reef!! 4th Scuba Dive ever!! Addictive..
March 3rd I fly to Perth
March 4th I go on a tour all the way up the West Coast to Monkey Mia Island (??) Not sure if it's an Island or not... but there are TONS of dolphins apparently so I'm very excited.. tons of pictures hopefully!
Back to Perth on March 7th..
March 8th I fly to Alice Springs
March 9-11 I do "The Rock Tour"
March 12th I fly to Melbourne....
After this point I have no idea..not sure how long I'll be in Mel before heading back to Sydney to get a job or maybe get a job in Mel for awhile.. it's all up in the air!
That's about all I have time for a the moment.
Just so everybody knows I'm doing great and having the time of my life!!! I miss you all tons but I know we'll have a GREAT reunion when I get back!
Love,
Kaz
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Dinner Theatre Here We Come!
Last night's review of Death by Chocolate were out of this world! Some improv apparently made everything a little exciting for some cast members! Really, really excited for this!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Update time!
Hmmm, what to say!
Well I am still in Noosa. I am falling in love with it more and more every day! I am no longer stayin at the hostel as I found a friend that said I could stay there. I have gone to Fraser Island twice now. If I could suggest anything for anybody to do if ever coming to Australia it's to go to Fraser Island. It's gorgeous. There are rain forests, deserts and beaches, sharks, march flies (horse flies) and dingoes. You can spend one day on Fraser Island and have pictures that look like you were in 3 different Countries. I do have pictures of it.... if I can get this computer to load them I will share! Goal for tomorrow...
Oh.. the cyclone.. that's something. The Cyclone Yesi hit when I was on Fraser and we thought maybe it would cause huge swells preventing us from driving on the beach (which is a huge part of Fraser... 4 x 4'ing on the beach... where I actually almost rolled the truck.. oops, then almost got bit by a brown snake.. oops). Anyway, I don't know the facts for sure because I keep hearing different things but I believe it was not as bad as we thought it was going to be and we were not effected at all. Those of you have have been watching the News might even know more than I do seeing as I just go from what I hear. I was supposed to have flown into Airlie Beach which was right where it was supposed to hit on the day that it hit. My flight was cancelled; however, and therefore my other flight from Cairns (where I was going to see the Great Barrier Reef) was also refunded for me; which is why I am still in Noosa (not a hard place to be stranded). My friend took off for Brisbane today and is heading to New Zealand tomorrow... so I might be heading over there as well - why not?
I might be staying here and getting a job, I might he heading to New Zealand or I might be heading to Sydney or Melbourne to reunite with my friends. The options are all there and it hit me today that I can do absolutely anything I want so I need to figure out what it is I should do. For now, I'm going to sit tight and really think about the most logical bit.
Sorry I don't have more exciting news everyone... it's been quite and nice for the last while because of the storm. I am working on learning the guitar (I know, I'm surprised too) and just lovin' life.
Miss you all! Love you!
Kaza
Well I am still in Noosa. I am falling in love with it more and more every day! I am no longer stayin at the hostel as I found a friend that said I could stay there. I have gone to Fraser Island twice now. If I could suggest anything for anybody to do if ever coming to Australia it's to go to Fraser Island. It's gorgeous. There are rain forests, deserts and beaches, sharks, march flies (horse flies) and dingoes. You can spend one day on Fraser Island and have pictures that look like you were in 3 different Countries. I do have pictures of it.... if I can get this computer to load them I will share! Goal for tomorrow...
Oh.. the cyclone.. that's something. The Cyclone Yesi hit when I was on Fraser and we thought maybe it would cause huge swells preventing us from driving on the beach (which is a huge part of Fraser... 4 x 4'ing on the beach... where I actually almost rolled the truck.. oops, then almost got bit by a brown snake.. oops). Anyway, I don't know the facts for sure because I keep hearing different things but I believe it was not as bad as we thought it was going to be and we were not effected at all. Those of you have have been watching the News might even know more than I do seeing as I just go from what I hear. I was supposed to have flown into Airlie Beach which was right where it was supposed to hit on the day that it hit. My flight was cancelled; however, and therefore my other flight from Cairns (where I was going to see the Great Barrier Reef) was also refunded for me; which is why I am still in Noosa (not a hard place to be stranded). My friend took off for Brisbane today and is heading to New Zealand tomorrow... so I might be heading over there as well - why not?
I might be staying here and getting a job, I might he heading to New Zealand or I might be heading to Sydney or Melbourne to reunite with my friends. The options are all there and it hit me today that I can do absolutely anything I want so I need to figure out what it is I should do. For now, I'm going to sit tight and really think about the most logical bit.
Sorry I don't have more exciting news everyone... it's been quite and nice for the last while because of the storm. I am working on learning the guitar (I know, I'm surprised too) and just lovin' life.
Miss you all! Love you!
Kaza
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