It has already been one month since I arrived here and I can hardly believe it. The time has flown by with so many new and exciting experiences. I just can't believe it's already 2008! It feels like just yesterday the world was preparing for the Y2K shutdown of the world!! One month down, but what a month it has been.
This week starts an intense search for a job. I began just before the holidays, but it was mainly to make first contact. Now I will be following-up with all contacts to try and get my foot in the door. If all else fails, I have plenty of contacts that can hook me up with something, even if it is manual labor. Maybe this is my chance to learn a new trade?!
Spent most of yesterday hanging out at the Cottesloe beach (about 30 k South of Marmion, very famous for the hotel where everyone hangs out, and it is the beach were a swimmer was last killed by a shark) with the Brunmeiers and another American recruit, Paul Duncan. He is from North Carolina and has a thick accent. It was a good day as the weather was perfect and the waves were big. I thought the day was going to turn south because when we first entered the water we ran in where all the rocks were. Bad move, but only a stubbed toe and a cut shin was the result. No sharks either, so that was nice.
After a few hours in the water, kicking the footy around, and having a few beers, we decided to call it a day. We drove down to Fremantle to drop Paul off at Tony Fairhead's place. Paul is staying with Tony for the duration (unless he decides otherwise) because Paul will only be here for a few months. Upon arrival, Tony was just getting out of the shower, so we decided to meet him at the Little Creatures Brewery. Tim was apparently a regular there on his study abroad and Beth, Tim and I were also able to make an appearance on our trip. The brewery is directly on the marina and used to be a crocodile farm for tourists. Pretty cool history, but now it's strictly a brewery and extremely popular as our group couldn't find a table. After a drink with Tony and the group we called it a day and headed back home. What a great way to spend a Sunday.
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Good luck with the job hunt, Patrick!! The month has indeed flown by really fast. Before you know it, you'll be returning to the US for a cool fall season of college football!
Patty - Sounds like a good Sunday! Have a beer for me at Little Creatures:) BTW - it was 60 degrees here the past 2 days - are you sending some nice weather our way???
Well, young grasshopper, sounds like you are settling in nicely! Glad to see you are making the most of your big adventure... -15 degrees here this morning when I got up to feed horses, lovely... Good luck on the job hunt!
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