Posted by: jennifertice on: April 15, 2010
So it’s now week three of living in Surfer’s Paradise and still no job prospects. I am considering selling my soul at this point to work for a telemarketing company, more to come on that development. Today I think I have found the source of my lack of job prospects – outright age discrimination. I [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: April 8, 2010
It’s Thursday evening and I’ve made plans with Jo Anna to have a girls weekend and come and visit her up in Brisbane. The drive to Brisbane is fairly straightforward, about an hour and 15 minutes up the highway and you’re there. I’m a little anxious heading out as I’ve hardly driven at all at [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: April 7, 2010
It’s been two weeks since we arrived back in Surfers Paradise. Our top priority in week one was landing an apartment – while sleeping on couches is economical, it doesn’t provide for a great night’s sleep! We started handing out resumes from day one though, knowing it might take a few weeks to land a [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: March 28, 2010
When you add drinking, beach volleyball, a live band, kangaroos, parrots, giant lizards, boats and more drinking together, it all adds up to a university boat cruise over to Stradbroke Island. A number of Griffith University students have organized a boat cruise for a few hundred or so of their closest friends. For $40 bucks [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: March 25, 2010
After exactly 5 weeks of travelling D day is here – it’s time to settle down again, look for an apartment and get a job so we can keep funding the next 6 months of our Australia travels. I can’t believe how fast the 5 weeks from Sydney to Fraser Island have flown by. Now [...]