Okay, so I've decided that a good way to tackle Canada in general is by having a wishlist of things to do and see... and I'm proud to say, that although I only wrote my wishlist at work yesterday morning, I've already achieved one thing!
It was a dead slow morning on Breakfast, so the wishlist was a constructive use of both my time and attention (hell, if I have to be up at 7am on a Sunday, then it had better benefit me!!) ... so far my wishlist is small and achievable, but I plan to change that byu creating grandeous goals that I know I'll never get around to...
But back to the Wishlist... so far it has:
* Go to a hockey game
* Go iceskating outside
* Go dogsledding
* Learn park (for those of you who are not snow-compatible, that means tricks - jumps, rails etc etc)
* make a snowman
* make a snowangel
etc etc etc etc
So, what was my grand achievement? I went ice skating... in the outside world! Here at the Rimrock we have a grassy area out the front of the hotel, which they have covered with water to turn into an iceskating rink... YAY! So Louise, Steve and I headed down there yesterday for a quick spot of skating. Let's just say Louise kicks ass (jumping and turning and showing off! skills!), I'm okay (I didn't fall down) and Steve... well, he's not really into the iceskating scene... he tended to spend a wee bit of time on his rear end... but it was all good fun! I'll post some photos soon (and maybe even a video of Louise being pro!)...
And in other news... Sonia (my roomie) leaves soon, which makes me sad... I'm sitting in her office at the moment, while she tries to rescue some of her team from the south elevator, which is stuck on the 3rd floor - they claim to be running out of oxygen, but I'm sure it'll be all good. Sonia (as always) is hard at work, eating turn down chocolates, stealing things from Lost and Found and generally abusing her seat of authority - ahaha, I love it! She also has a blog about the brilliant world of Banff (and the inner workings of the Rimrock) , but I can't link to it, because certain people (you know who you are) are sneakily intent on finding her web journal... and it's great fun not letting him find it... so - it's out there in the ether of cyber space somewhere - I DARE you to find it boy!
okay, incoherent babbling leads me to believe that it may be time for food... and then bed, cos I'm up early to go out to Lake Louise tomorrow!
Monday, January 8, 2007
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Where do I start!?!?!
Okay, so it seems like forever since I posted (apologies indeed!)
I have been a busy wee thing since I wrote (hence the not getting near a computer!)! The job came through successfully - I was offered the position 2 hours after the interview, so moved up to the Rimrock Resort on Dec 19th ... where I've been working ever since (literally, today is my first day off since I first started!)
I'm working as a Hostess at the Primrose Dining Room... basically it's like maitre'd-ing... I greet guests and then seat them, control the floor plan, do all the cashing out and general stuff like that. It's been totally mad over the Christmas break, but it's starting to slow down now, so I'm sure I'll be glad of all the hours I've worked when my first paycheck comes through on Friday!
So the last 2 weeks have been mostly work... Christmas and New Year have kind of come and gone without a fuss - I had to work both, although I did spend Christmas Eve in the pub with all my friends - doing a split shift on too much 'holiday cheer' and no sleep isn't particularly advisable!
Hmmm, what else?!? I bought a new snowboard today (finally!) and it's super uber wicked cool! I will take a photo of it and post it ASAP so you can all see my new baby! I'm heading up to Lake Louise tomorrow (bout 45 mins from here) to go riding with another Kiwi chickee I know, Deb, who works over there... should be good!
It's been snowing lots lately, and the temperture dropped for a bit - we're averaging about -7 or so during the day and -15 or so at night - not too bad really! It's a really dry cold, so I'm always thirsty! Banff sits about 3800ft above sea level, but the Rimrock is another 400ft higher, so it's always dry at work - it's not good for the throat... I always get a croaky voice in the morning, which is not so good when you're greeting guests at a 5star hotel!
My roomate Sonya is pretty choice - she's Aussie and she's abondoning me - she's just been offered a job at the Banff Centre, which is a school/performing arts centre... at least she'll still be in town! All the people I work with are pretty cool - most of them are Aussie (our staff is 60% Australian!) and there's lots of (crazy) French-Canadians! They're great fun and make work a good time for all!
And....ta da... I finally have some photos! enjoy them...
p.s - scroll down to see them. haven't worked out how and where to put them yet... keep an eye out - i'll be starting a photo albumn soon...
xx
I have been a busy wee thing since I wrote (hence the not getting near a computer!)! The job came through successfully - I was offered the position 2 hours after the interview, so moved up to the Rimrock Resort on Dec 19th ... where I've been working ever since (literally, today is my first day off since I first started!)
I'm working as a Hostess at the Primrose Dining Room... basically it's like maitre'd-ing... I greet guests and then seat them, control the floor plan, do all the cashing out and general stuff like that. It's been totally mad over the Christmas break, but it's starting to slow down now, so I'm sure I'll be glad of all the hours I've worked when my first paycheck comes through on Friday!
So the last 2 weeks have been mostly work... Christmas and New Year have kind of come and gone without a fuss - I had to work both, although I did spend Christmas Eve in the pub with all my friends - doing a split shift on too much 'holiday cheer' and no sleep isn't particularly advisable!
Hmmm, what else?!? I bought a new snowboard today (finally!) and it's super uber wicked cool! I will take a photo of it and post it ASAP so you can all see my new baby! I'm heading up to Lake Louise tomorrow (bout 45 mins from here) to go riding with another Kiwi chickee I know, Deb, who works over there... should be good!
It's been snowing lots lately, and the temperture dropped for a bit - we're averaging about -7 or so during the day and -15 or so at night - not too bad really! It's a really dry cold, so I'm always thirsty! Banff sits about 3800ft above sea level, but the Rimrock is another 400ft higher, so it's always dry at work - it's not good for the throat... I always get a croaky voice in the morning, which is not so good when you're greeting guests at a 5star hotel!
My roomate Sonya is pretty choice - she's Aussie and she's abondoning me - she's just been offered a job at the Banff Centre, which is a school/performing arts centre... at least she'll still be in town! All the people I work with are pretty cool - most of them are Aussie (our staff is 60% Australian!) and there's lots of (crazy) French-Canadians! They're great fun and make work a good time for all!
And....ta da... I finally have some photos! enjoy them...
p.s - scroll down to see them. haven't worked out how and where to put them yet... keep an eye out - i'll be starting a photo albumn soon...
xx
Thursday, December 14, 2006
change of plans
hmmm, so I'm discovering the joys of being a traveller, and not having to be in any particular place at any particular time...
I've been in Banff a week now, and was meant to be on the bus back to Vancouver tonight but have decided that I love it so much here that I'm staying at least another week, but hopefully for a few months. There are heaps of jobs going, but finding accommodation is a different story. Apparently it's always hard to find accommodation during the winter season, but this year is especially difficult for some reason.
I have a job interview tomorrow morning at the Rimrock Resort, which is one of the flashest hotels in Banff - it's just out of town and is nestled right in the wilderness. I've got an interview for a hostess position (I'm no entirely sure what that equates to in NZ terms, but I think it's waitressing) - and the awesome thing is, if I get this job, I get staff accommodation too so that's awesome! (It's like $7 a day and your get free food and stuff. It's a pretty sweet deal)
So in the last couple of days I've 'hit the mountain' for a bit of riding. The snow here is awesome - so soft and powdery! I have been hiring gear, but if I get this job, that'll be the first thing I buy! I'm not totally gumby, but I've got a long way to go before I'll consider myself a 'snowboarder'! One of the kiwi guys here is a pretty mean boarder, so I'm working on getting him to give me some free lessons!
I'll post soon, hopefully with happy news about the job situation!
XXX
I've been in Banff a week now, and was meant to be on the bus back to Vancouver tonight but have decided that I love it so much here that I'm staying at least another week, but hopefully for a few months. There are heaps of jobs going, but finding accommodation is a different story. Apparently it's always hard to find accommodation during the winter season, but this year is especially difficult for some reason.
I have a job interview tomorrow morning at the Rimrock Resort, which is one of the flashest hotels in Banff - it's just out of town and is nestled right in the wilderness. I've got an interview for a hostess position (I'm no entirely sure what that equates to in NZ terms, but I think it's waitressing) - and the awesome thing is, if I get this job, I get staff accommodation too so that's awesome! (It's like $7 a day and your get free food and stuff. It's a pretty sweet deal)
So in the last couple of days I've 'hit the mountain' for a bit of riding. The snow here is awesome - so soft and powdery! I have been hiring gear, but if I get this job, that'll be the first thing I buy! I'm not totally gumby, but I've got a long way to go before I'll consider myself a 'snowboarder'! One of the kiwi guys here is a pretty mean boarder, so I'm working on getting him to give me some free lessons!
I'll post soon, hopefully with happy news about the job situation!
XXX
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