Job, No Job.

It has been a while since my last blogpost. Not that life has been incredibly busy, I've just been acclimatizing and more importantly I was searching for a job. Applying for anything that I was even remotely qualified for, I got one interview at a sales company and got hired. The job basically entailed knocking on people's doors and trying to get them to change energy companies. I was excited when I started and decided to give the job two weeks chance of success. The hours were long (about 9 until 7) and we worked 6 days a week. We even walked around outside in the pouring rain for a few days. The job was even commission based so there was no guarantee of getting any money by the end of the week. It wasn't worth it so I decided to hand in my resignation and try my luck in another field; hospitality. To increase my chance of getting a job I have decided to get a couple of certificates (RSA, RCG and Barista). This week will be dedicated to getting those and next week the job applications start again. Wish me luck!

I came here for new experiences so of course I have been doing all sorts of things, with my boyfriend driving me around and taking me places. We drove for an hour in the pouring rain just to see a (closed) giant pineapple... Totally worth it!

I mean look at it!

We also went to a place called Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Which was a great day filled with cute animals and I even got to hug a koala! 

This is a really old koala sitting in the retirement home for koalas

Yes, I got to feed Lorikeets!

All in all I can't complain about my time in Brisbane so far. I've definitely been having fun and experiencing new things. On the 16th my boyfriend and I will go to Alice Springs for 13 days to look after a cat and a house while the owners are not there. I'm very much looking forward to that.


Love from Saskia :3