Today was a good day - Perfect weather, smooth sailing programs and a great team to work with. I had a quick drive home and arrived with dinner just being served. I haven't had a day like this in a long time, and to be honest, it was unusually great. I spent the afternoon literally waiting for something to go wrong but everything turned out how i didn't expect it to. Tonight i've spent the night researching about banks, credit cards, jobs and university courses in the hope to find something that grabs my attention.
hmm... pleased with my findings i realise i just need money, whats new? Working with lions and elephants on a 'big 5' reserve in South Africa in Sidbury, near Port Elizabeth for AU$2299 for 2 weeks (minus flights, visas and insurance) but wow!! I would have the opportunity to experience life on a real game reserve, work with lions and elephants in the rehabilitation centre, hep orphaned and endangered species and see what its like to live in the African bush. Absolutely amazing. I've always wanted to travel to Africa and experience life in the bush with the 'big 5' surrounding me. Lions and tigers and bears oh my! I would be working 5 days a week, 7am to 5pm then i have free time on weekends for things like...heading to jeffreys bay and go diving with great white sharks, and watching the sunrise on the beach among other things. So all i need now is the funds! The prospect of this amazing adventure has given me the drive to volunteer finally at Australia Zoo to learn more about our zoo, help out and also get to know the elephants a little more ;). Ive been looking into selling my video camera for a while now..and the accessories that accompany it, to save some money and pay off some of that credit card debt. After my little trip helping lions and elephants i would then travel to Kenya for a week and try and get to the elephant orphanage in Nairobi and safari the serengetti in Tanzania. Then up to Egypt! There are so many amazing places in our world that i truly hope to discover. Ive even been researching into english language courses in France so i can gain a teaching qualification to teach people English and travel at the same time. Id choose france to do the certificate so i can travel france firstly:) Bon apres midi! parle vous anglais? oui! The french language is just gorgeous and it is the city of seduction, love, art, wine and the list goes on. Not to mention the culture and history to be discovered.
Virgin blue emailed me today and unfortunately i didn't progress through to the next stage of the interviewing process, and nevertheless i cannot apply for 12 months. Because of this i am reverting to plan b which is continue dancing, and head back to uni to finish my degree (or at least change my degree but major in film and television). At least there were some positive outcomes from the past few days, and its all to do with that little thing called attitude.
My goals?
Continue to stay positive and remember when the going gets tough the tough get going so stick things out and realise that you cant change events but u can always shape the way u act about them or react to them.
Volunteer at Australia Zoo (do a Rhino encounter)
Save save save and pay off that debt!!
There is nothing more wonderful, than what it feels like to be in the presence of such beauty, wisdom and grace.
people make choices everyday, and those choices define us. Some of us choose to be brave and were frightened out of our minds. Others choose to strike out when they could have walked away. But what about those poor people trapped by circumstance? what happens to those who have no choices left? You always have a choice.
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