As a certain American pointed out via email the other day this blog has been severely neglected. And he's right. Truth be told ive been use to putting up the odd Facebook status as a form of update, but reading back on these blogs I've realized that this is far more important. Not just for everyone to see what I've been up to...but for my own benefit. To remember this is where I'm having the time of my life. The point where I'm free to do whatever I want to do and see and one day I'll show my grand kiddies is....that's if computers and websites like this exist in later generations but whatever.
So my last blog I was just about to start my job with make a wish foundation, and what a journey it's been since then! I can honestly say its been a real eye opener, to work for a company that praises and progresses you so quickly. It's safe to say I can never go back into working for retail ever again.
In my first month of working for these guys I was promoted twice and have been living the life of a shift leader. Since then the company has sent me to various parts of Australia. It sounds glamorous...and sometimes it is, best part was being sent to Melbourne for 10 days to help the Team down there, and over the weekend exploring the city. Or being left down in the gold coast for an extra day to explore. The company really looks after you. But there are times when the job can make you feel like the shittest person in the world....the days were the weather is shit, your in a bad location, your way behind target and people are just awful to you. It can take its toll. But I just have to remember its all for a good cause and every penny counts towards my next big trip!
Recently I've been moved over to help out another charity, cancer council. It's really hard hitting because a lot of people know this charity well and I have a lot of Aussies come up to me thanking me for doing a good job cause cancer council looked after them/ a family member. But I think the point of moving me to do a different charity is to see if I'm capable of making numbers in any charity, which could eventually lead to another promotion. Although my time with this company ends in October so that's a story that will have to remain a mystery for now....
But my time in Sydney has been amazing! July was a month of pure excitement, weekend in melbourne exploring the graffiti lanes, kiama pier and chaper street....weekend after road tripping with the contiki crew to kiama...weekend after that the infamous wine weekend away to hunter valley. Staying in a swanky Villa, drinking wine and exploring the lush greenery. The month of August is less adventurous as I'm usually on a lot of travel trips for work. But ill be checking out the blue mountains for a good hiking trip. I'll be video blogging that for everyone's amusement back at home, the 1000 step challenge! Other than that not much is planned, the wife is I regret to say leavin australia. She's traveling as I type this now. Her journey has come to an end and she's happy to go home. So many memories has been shared with this girl, I know a big part of me is gonna feel at a loss when she leaves, but luckily I've made some really good friends here to support me when she goes.
My living situation has changed, I was living with a crazy German girl. For three months of my life i had the awful feeling every time I finished work that I had to go home....but now thanks to a very supportive friend, I'm staying on her sofa for the time being. She's only charging me incredibly cheap rent and we get on amazingly so I feel a lot happier to call this place home.
Today I'veplanning my next big trip, it's not for another 7 months but I'm super stoked already. North and south tour of new zealand, Hawaii and then a road trip of the dirty south of America. After that I should be pretty poor and ready to come home but again that side of the story will remain a mystery.
So that's my life so far folks, feeling pretty down I don't have the money to jet off now, but I only have 7 months f my visa left in oz, and I only get this once so I may as well make the most of it! I thought I'd move down to Melbourne for 6 months but most of my friends are here and I feel sort of settled. But we never know! That's the beauty of having my life, it can go in any direction, and only I can choose where I'll go next.
