Hey guys! I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd mention what I've been up to.
I got a job back in October that was supposed to be part time, but I got pushed to full time because my boss lost an employee. So I had been staying with my grandmother, because the work is based in Sydney. I really wanted to move to Sydney and get away from the town I've always lived in. Over time I came to see my town as superior. Sydney is so busy and very badly designed.
I don't know how much about Sydney you know, but in a country that could snugly fit Europe in it and have a population of 22 million... about 6+ million live in the Sydney area, or commute to it. However, it doesn't have a very good public transportation system and everyone drives. It's not as bad as London, but it's not nice.
I decided that due to the ridiculous cost for a crummy apartment and just how busy Sydney is, I was probably better off on the Coast.
My Grandma is also a very difficult person and I got sick of staying with her. My boss said she'd get someone soon, but that hasn't happened. So I've been commuting a month or so now.
It's been hard to adjust to. My work hours can vary from 7 to 10 hours a day and with the commute... I usually spend 12 hours out each day.
Sadly, I've come to dislike my job. It's so much more physical from what I had been doing, at my other job that is 20 mins down the road and paid the same amount. I've lost money due to spending $70+ a week in petrol.
I get a bit depressed at times and really have the urge to quit, but I can't quit just yet, because I have to pay for a trip overseas.
Yes, enough complaining! I'm going to the UK and France next week! I'll be gone for 6 weeks. How exciting.
And a nice result from working in Sydney, for a time, is that I enrolled in a Japanese class. Sadly I wasn't able to enrol for the next term because I'm going away and will probably leave my job and stay on the coast, but it was really nice to just get started learning Japanese. I'll have to figure out a way to study it here instead.
So....that's what I've been up to.
OH! And of course, I must do a fan art for the last volume of Excel saga! I must express my love!