So people keep asking me what I've been doing. And the reason I haven't been keeping everyone posted is because what I've been doing is a lot of really boring things. Basically, since I've been here I've unpacked, looked for jobs, opened a bank account, gotten a phone, and taken a class on the responsible service of alcohol so that I can wait tables. Nothing super interesting. Since I'm not here on vacation this time everything is much slower paced and average. But I guess I can tell you about a few of the average things I've been up to.
I'll start with saying how lucky I am when it comes to flights. I'm not sure how far Australian news travels but this past week their national carrier Quantas grounded their entire fleet. Literally ALL of their flights were canceled. There's this big labor dispute and strikes and all sorts of messy stuff. They say over 10,000 passengers were effected. Now the reason I'm lucky is because I flew Quantas to get here. I flew out 5 days before the CEO grounded all the flights. First I manage to get out of Heathrow last year and now I squeak past the grounding of an entire fleet. The travel gods must really like me.
I got a job, sort of. I was hired by this company that supplies wait and bar staff for events. So essentially I'm a temp waitress for them. I've worked one event so far. But I only made around $85 for the shift. That may seem like a good start but I had to buy a uniform for $43 and take a certification course for $120 before I could even get started. So as of right now, I've made -$78 with this job. They said November is their busiest time so hopefully they give me a lot more shifts.
I do have a couple of interviews lined up. I have one on Friday and one on Tuesday. They're both for clothing stores though. I really didn't want to have to work retail but a job is a job. Also, they're in the city center which is really good location. Hopefully that means the people aren't quite as destructive as they were at Wet Seal.
Other than that, nothing much has been going on with my life. I went to a Halloween party. We were Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. And we went to this really nice Indian restaurant for my birthday. Sorry I don't have as many stories as I did in London but I'm still working on getting friends and money so I can start entertaining you lot.
