The job hunt is OVER

Morning- 

Very happy to report that I FINALLY have found a job! Over the last few weeks I have probably applied to around 4o places between walking around handing in resumes and scouring the internet applying to anything I'm qualified for. My roommate Rachel works at a pet shop and put in a word with her manager that I'm looking for work and in turn they need some extra help so I was called in for an interview a couple days ago. Interview went well, so I was invited to come back the next morning for a 3 hour trial period. That went well and she offered me a job! I have so much to learn. It will be challenging at first b/c nearly every customer during my trial run that had a question I had no idea what the right answer was. Like, "why is my sisters such and such fish laying on its side at the bottom of the tank? It's alive but looks like it has an infection?" I wanted to say its time to flush him down the toilet but instead went and got the manager for the million-ith time. Or, "What all is involved with taking care of ferrets?" No idea! By the way, I don't like ferrets. Of all the animals in the shop, they are my least favorite. One almost bite my finger off when I took him out to clean their cage. The puppies though... oh the puppies!! They are so cute! I forget how much energy they have, they are non-stop. In the morning before we open we clean out every cage and let them run around the store. They just go crazy and are so happy to be out and getting some exercise. It's a casual position meaning my schedule varies each week on how many hours I get. Will probably be a little slow at first since I'm the newbie but at least it's something. I'm taking the RSA (I may have mentioned this in a previous post, but it's the Responsible Service of Alcohol certification that is required if you want to work anywhere that serves alcohol which is most places in Oz) course next week so I'll be able to find another job hopefully in a restaurant/cafe. Between the two, hopefully, jobs over the next few months I plan to save up for more traveling. Mike is planning on coming out to visit in August for a few weeks and we're starting to gather ideas of what all we want to do/see. So by that time I should have saved up enough to quit and travel for a few months before starting this job hunt up again. This time up in Queensland on the reef. Maybe head up to SE Asia after Mike leaves?? The pet shop of course is not aware of these plans. 

Other than job searching, I have just been relaxing and hanging out with friends and my roommates. Have gone to the beach several days which was very calming after getting myself worked up that I hadn't found a job yet. The water is getting cool but still swimmable. Last week I was at Knobby's Beach and watched a kite surfer right before I was leaving, I hope to learn that sport someday! 

Heading up to Byron Bay over Easter for the annual Bluegrass Music Festival followed by a 3 day trek in the Blue Mountains with some friends who are training for the Kokoda Trek in Papua New Guinea. Excited for some small trips and to break away from Newy for a week. 

Heard there was a good blizzard in Denver! Won't be seeing any snow for some time so thanks for sending those pics mom, glad to see Cam had her blanket on and lookin good :) 

All for now, 

Cheers