My first week at work is over. And it went pretty good I would say. I waited to write about it cos I thought maybe on the first day I could have been disappointed and so on. Now I can give a much more objective opinion. Indeed I can but I'll keep it to myself.
Kidding, lol...
I liked it. I mean it's not easy at the beginning cos not only you have to learn everyhting from scratch but also you don't know practical things, like where they keep certain files and so on. The thing is that after a while it becomes nerve-wracking and you feel like an idiot. But Marianne and Caterina are so patient and helpful and that makes it easier to cope with everythng. There is also another girl in the office that they just took on, whose name is Nina - btw it's her birthday today -... So Nina and I are basically trained together, even though she gets fully paid and I get not even half of what she gets. But I won't complain cos it's challenging and you have to deal with so many things at the same time, clients, bookings, inquiries. Sometimes you would just take the first flight to New Zealand, strangle the Kiwi lady who keeps changing her mind about her trip to Italy and come fully satisfied. :)
Anyway, I already have my routine and I can honestly say that I like it here. Generally speaking I mean.
It just feels weird cos where I work is the Italian neighbourhood, Haberfield, and when you get off the bus you hear everyone speaking not Italian but all the Southern Italian dialects, half of which I don't understand so I just pretend to be local and ignore everybody... I apologize for such behavior.
Today is Saturday, the sun is shining (obviously, it shines 24/7) and it is hot, as usual. I've got to go to Glebe Market to buy a table and a couple of chairs. I'll also have to buy a TV, even though after Iceland I don't really feel the need. (I miss Iceland a lot). But I wanna get some cheap info on the Australian TV culture. And so far I've hung out only with Americans, Thais and other foreigners, so I don't know much about this fab country.
I was thinking that maybe I could go on a minibreak to Byron Bay next weekend. Next Monday is Labor Day which is public holiday. But then someone suggested I don't go cos it also happens to be Spring Break so all students are going there and it's gonna be packed. Hence I opted for a Picnic in Darling Harbor that some guy is organzing, which is perfect because I can get to know more people.
Living with Helen is fun. We talk and she's really nice. She even got me two lamps and pure Lavazza coffee from the hotel she works in. I am lucky. We don't see each other much cos she works and I work and she goes to uni and sleeps at her boyfriend's place and so do I. I'm sure we'll have the chance to get to know each other better.
I received emails this week and I would like to thank all those who wrote me something. I promise I'll get back to all of you.
I'm hungry.
See ya
Kidding, lol...
I liked it. I mean it's not easy at the beginning cos not only you have to learn everyhting from scratch but also you don't know practical things, like where they keep certain files and so on. The thing is that after a while it becomes nerve-wracking and you feel like an idiot. But Marianne and Caterina are so patient and helpful and that makes it easier to cope with everythng. There is also another girl in the office that they just took on, whose name is Nina - btw it's her birthday today -... So Nina and I are basically trained together, even though she gets fully paid and I get not even half of what she gets. But I won't complain cos it's challenging and you have to deal with so many things at the same time, clients, bookings, inquiries. Sometimes you would just take the first flight to New Zealand, strangle the Kiwi lady who keeps changing her mind about her trip to Italy and come fully satisfied. :)
Anyway, I already have my routine and I can honestly say that I like it here. Generally speaking I mean.
It just feels weird cos where I work is the Italian neighbourhood, Haberfield, and when you get off the bus you hear everyone speaking not Italian but all the Southern Italian dialects, half of which I don't understand so I just pretend to be local and ignore everybody... I apologize for such behavior.
Today is Saturday, the sun is shining (obviously, it shines 24/7) and it is hot, as usual. I've got to go to Glebe Market to buy a table and a couple of chairs. I'll also have to buy a TV, even though after Iceland I don't really feel the need. (I miss Iceland a lot). But I wanna get some cheap info on the Australian TV culture. And so far I've hung out only with Americans, Thais and other foreigners, so I don't know much about this fab country.
I was thinking that maybe I could go on a minibreak to Byron Bay next weekend. Next Monday is Labor Day which is public holiday. But then someone suggested I don't go cos it also happens to be Spring Break so all students are going there and it's gonna be packed. Hence I opted for a Picnic in Darling Harbor that some guy is organzing, which is perfect because I can get to know more people.
Living with Helen is fun. We talk and she's really nice. She even got me two lamps and pure Lavazza coffee from the hotel she works in. I am lucky. We don't see each other much cos she works and I work and she goes to uni and sleeps at her boyfriend's place and so do I. I'm sure we'll have the chance to get to know each other better.
I received emails this week and I would like to thank all those who wrote me something. I promise I'll get back to all of you.
I'm hungry.
See ya
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