Sorry, i have been a bit rubbish recently. i guess not a lot has happened other than work.
HOWEVER!!! this last week has changed all that. As of last thursday, i have been a fully fledged scuba instructor! the course was hard going. not the actual work, just the fact it was 10 days starting early in the morning and not finishing til 6-6.30. but it has all been worthwhile!!!
the exams started tuesday evening at 5, and didnt finish until 9.30. then we had to go prepare lessons for the next morning, so didnt go to bed til gone midnight. then we had to be up at 7am! spent that day conducting those lessons, then out on an island doing our open water lessons where we coud only see 1m in front of us!!! it was interesting, but fun at the same time.
that night we obviously went to celebrate, but were so exhausted we only made it to 12 and had to go to bed! very disappointing, but i guess we'll just have to try again!
now im just waiting to find out if i have the job i want (depends if they actually need anyone), and if not, theres plenty of other boats needing instructors so shouldnt have much trouble. im just really bored at home at the mo.
cant believe ive been here for 5 months! the last year has been working to this moment, and certainly the past 5 months has been directly associated with my instructor ticket. now i have it, i need to find a new purpose in life. its a very odd feeling. oh well, im just gonna have some fun for a while.
im sticking around port douglas for a few months, so im just gonna keep working for a while. my rough plan is to just work for a year, do 3 months fruit picking in order to get another 12 month visa. pay off my debt (to my mother - which could take a while!), save up some money then spend next year doing some travelling. right now, i happy where i am, so we'll see what happens.
im gutted i wont be there for your wedding; 1st bloody friend who gets married and i miss it. bloody typical!!! hope you have a fantastic day though, and i want lots of pictures, and a full run down of the day!
well thats all my news for the moment, i'll write again soon.
take care, xx
posted by Tami @ 11:57 am
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Hello Tami!
How's life in Port Douglas? How's the job? hope it's all going well.
In india at the mo which you know. right now i'm in the south which is great! because it has a north QLD climate and is very beautiful. i'm in a region that consists of zillions of little islands and larger areas of land covered in coconut palms and towns/villages etc. imagine a rural venice covered in palm trees and you get the idea. also spending a lot of time on beaches which is fab, because i can swim in the sea with surf(!) and no lycra suit!
been looking for a job in oz thats away from cairns. almost got one on magnetic island, but in retrospect it's prob a very good thing that it was already taken. i think i remember dave saying on many, many occasions that working there is not so much fun. anyway, we've already established that i cannot live in small places. found somewhere in brisbane which will be cold, but hey.
btw have you got tom's email address?
say hello to jill and dave and whatever randomer happens to be crashing on your couch.
xx lili
Hi Tammy
Sorry I haven't been in touch but I'm really crap at that sort of thing, congratulations on becoming a fully qualified instructor. we have just had our end of season dinner and it was another drunken affair ( nothing new there). Hope you are having a great time will you be coming back?
I just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday !!!! Take care x
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