Category: Daily Blog Posts
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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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Working my first close out shift as a bartender in Yamba, Australia
Day 305! Today was a LONG day of work. But definitely needed after a long week off of not working. Today I worked for a few hours in the morning and then worked for almost 9 hours at night! It was a super busy night but a blast and a…
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Back to work (and having my first chicken parmi in Australia)
Day 304! I’m finally getting back behind the bar today! What was supposed to be a 7 hour work day, turned into a solid 10.5 hour work day! It was a blast! I also finally tried my first Australian chicken parmi… I woke up this morning to my alarm and…
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