Category: Australia
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Taking my Responsible Conduct of Gambling course for New South Whales
Day 315! Today’s the day to finally complete my RCG! I knew I was going to need to get this when I started working at the hotel, but I just haven’t had the time to do it yet! Well, today I finally had the time… and, it was a bit…
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Getting my first surfboard
Day 314! Today’s an exciting day! I finally got my hands on a surfboard. Now it’s not mine and I’m borrowing it, but I’m excited to finally have one available for me! It took me 2 months, but I’m finally going to be able to live my Aussie surfing dream.…
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A morning of work and an afternoon of relaxation
Day 313! Get ready for another day of working as a bartender in Yamba! Today started off slow and on the tired side. It ended up being a chill morning of work followed by a change in my work schedule and having the rest of the day to do as…
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Enjoying a steak in the middle of a very long day of work
Day 312! Well, today was yet another day that my schedule didn’t reflect what my hours worked actually were… but this isn’t a problem because, well, I’m here to work!! Today was a lot of fun. I had a blast working and the live band during the night shift was…
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A long day of work and a quick trip to the beach
Day 311! Today was another very long work day, I think longer than originally scheduled. But what’s new! I came here to work and I’m now WORKIN’. I did actually have the time to head to the beach today though, thanks to my manager throwing me a little break in…
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Another busy day working as a bartender in Yamba, Australia
Day 310! Today was another very long work day, but another great work day! I originally was supposed to work through the day without my usual 1-2 hour break between shifts. But plans changed with the busyness of the bar, so I ended up working till close after a couple…
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A day of relaxation that turned into a full day of work
Day 309! After a long night out, I definitely needed a lie in today… but work had other plans! Now of course I’m more than happy to hop on extra shifts. This is a WORK and holiday visa after all. But I gotta say, the morning shift started out a…
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Celebrating the Melbourne Cup with new friends
Day 308! Well, plans are working out here in Yamba! I got the job at the hotel, I have a nice place to live, I have a bicycle… I still need to get surfing in, BUT I’ve made some solid friends it seems! We ended up hanging out all day…
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Going bowling with new friends in Yamba
Day 307! The day is here!! I have found my first group of friends in Yamba. It came about in a very nice interaction at work, but you’ll have to read today’s post to see how it fully played out. I woke up this morning to a notification on my…
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Relaxing turning into an unexpected morning of work
Day 306! Well originally I had planned to have a very relaxing day after a late (and long) workday. But the bar had another idea. But, I can’t complain! I was very happy to be called into work. I hadn’t planned on going to bed at 2am, but probably something…
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