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Why Traveling is a Great Way to Save Money
While traveling and saving money may seem like polar opposites, this may not always be the case depending on the kind of travel you do. At the end of 15 months of travel and only 7 months of working part-time hospitality jobs, it looks like we should come home with nearly as much money as [...]
Island life – Total Bliss or a Near Miss?
It’s now been over two weeks of living on Hayman Island, and I have come to learn that there are both pros and cons of living and working on an island. And while some of the points below are specific to Hayman, I imagine that many other work/life scenarios in small isolated towns, islands or [...]
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
I’m sitting around a table of 10 or so people, having a beer and talking about Canadian Universities, Canadian hockey, or maybe the Canadian Winter Olympics, a scene typical for most Canadians, except that I am 15,000 kilometres away from home on the other side of the world. After seven months of travelling I have [...]
Drastic Changes: Moving to the Hayman Island
What a whirl wind week it has been! I didn’t want to post as everything was happening until we had confirmed one way or the other what the plan was. So here’s the scoop – we are moving to Hayman island – tomorrow! (Or today by the time I get this posted). A quick synopsis [...]
Discrimination of Another Kind
So it’s now week three of living in Surfer’s Paradise and still no job prospects. I am considering selling my soul at this point to work for a telemarketing company, more to come on that development. Today I think I have found the source of my lack of job prospects – outright age discrimination. I [...]
All that Glitters is Not Gold – Job Searching in Surfers Paradise
It’s been two weeks since we arrived back in Surfers Paradise. Our top priority in week one was landing an apartment – while sleeping on couches is economical, it doesn’t provide for a great night’s sleep! We started handing out resumes from day one though, knowing it might take a few weeks to land a [...]
Last Day at Invocare
My last day of Invocare is here – and while it has been long and boring, I have met a few good people that I will miss. Being the receptionist as well, everyone has to walk by on their way out of the office so I have to say bye to each and every person [...]
First Official Day at I'm Angus
Today is my second last day at Invocare (finally!), and my first night working at I’m Angus. Going from one job to the other today and tomorrow, makes for a long day! I leave Invocare right at 5 so I can make it to I’m Angus as quickly as possible. I get to I’m Angus [...]
Trial at Blackbird Cafe
Saturday November 7th: So I decide I should go and do the trial at Blackbird Cafe, just to be sure, and if nothing else to gain more experience. I figure, even if I drop and entire platter of food, it doesn’t matter because I already have a job! (Not that I am planning on it [...]
I'm Angus Trial
Friday November 6th: I have made it through the week at Invocare (barely), and now tonight is my trial at I’m Angus as a hostess. I go straight from Invocare and arrive at I’m Angus just before 5:30. There is a briefing everyday at 5:30 and then we go out on the floor. Chris, who [...]
