Showing posts with label greymouth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greymouth. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
30 Days Of Me - Day Seven
8:51 PM | 
Posted by
alkaline-kiwi |
A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
I had a few ideas of what I could use for this picture but when looking around I didn't have any pictures already that would fit. So I though of another way to do it (and will replace the map I got from the Lonely Planet website with another one soon)
Possibly the thing that had the biggest impact on my life so far was moving to Auckland as it set in motion a lot of other big life changing events in my life such as moving out of home for the first time, becoming a Christian, making new friends, studying again and a whole raft of other things. I covered some of them in an earlier post to mark my second year living in Auckland
I had a few ideas of what I could use for this picture but when looking around I didn't have any pictures already that would fit. So I though of another way to do it (and will replace the map I got from the Lonely Planet website with another one soon)
Possibly the thing that had the biggest impact on my life so far was moving to Auckland as it set in motion a lot of other big life changing events in my life such as moving out of home for the first time, becoming a Christian, making new friends, studying again and a whole raft of other things. I covered some of them in an earlier post to mark my second year living in Auckland
Labels:
Friday, June 18, 2010
Two Years in Auckland
Thursday the 17th of June marked two years since I packed my bags, plus boxes and boxes of books, and moved up to Auckland.
What made me move up here in the first place? Well I guess first of all I did it for love. I have an amazing boyfriend who I was doing the long-distance relationship thing with and on a two week holiday up here with him I made the decision that I wanted to move up to Auckland.
The preparing to move up was harder than the decision as I went through all my stuff in Greymouth. What clothes did I take, what books, what little pieces of my life went with me?
When I first moved up my plans were to find a job as soon as possible so I could be kept busy. But despite my best efforts and a lot of applications I never got past the first interview. So I decided to study instead and after attending a careers expo decided to apply to study at the International Travel College, which I started a couple of days after my birthday in 2008.
Being in the past a rather average student I was pleasantly surprised that I did quite well studying Travel and Tourism and finished the first part of my course with distinction. So I was happy and feeling fufilled.
After I finished studying in October last year I took a break for a month, relaxing in Auckland and visiting my hometown of Greymouth for a couple of weeks. Then in November, after sending my CV through ITC I was hired as a travel consultant for InterCity which is where I have worked for the past six or so months.
I believe that moving to Auckland was one of the best decisions I have ever made and while my time here so far has not all been sunshine and lollipops I have had a a good time mostly with some notable things being as follows.
What made me move up here in the first place? Well I guess first of all I did it for love. I have an amazing boyfriend who I was doing the long-distance relationship thing with and on a two week holiday up here with him I made the decision that I wanted to move up to Auckland.
The preparing to move up was harder than the decision as I went through all my stuff in Greymouth. What clothes did I take, what books, what little pieces of my life went with me?
When I first moved up my plans were to find a job as soon as possible so I could be kept busy. But despite my best efforts and a lot of applications I never got past the first interview. So I decided to study instead and after attending a careers expo decided to apply to study at the International Travel College, which I started a couple of days after my birthday in 2008.
Being in the past a rather average student I was pleasantly surprised that I did quite well studying Travel and Tourism and finished the first part of my course with distinction. So I was happy and feeling fufilled.
After I finished studying in October last year I took a break for a month, relaxing in Auckland and visiting my hometown of Greymouth for a couple of weeks. Then in November, after sending my CV through ITC I was hired as a travel consultant for InterCity which is where I have worked for the past six or so months.
I believe that moving to Auckland was one of the best decisions I have ever made and while my time here so far has not all been sunshine and lollipops I have had a a good time mostly with some notable things being as follows.
- Seeing some awesome bands live
- Doing the Sky Jump off the Sky Tower
- Being part of some awesome meetup groups such as the Auckland BookCrossers, NaNoWriMo/Script Frenzy Write Ins and Auckland Game Works
- Being part of a church that welcomed me right from the start
- Studying and then working as a result of that in a job that I really enjoy
- And finally but most importantly is living with someone who I love very much and who loves me back. Who is supportive, caring and encouraging in all that I do. The wonderful Erik.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)