Waiting...
It's been almost six weeks since I left my apartment in Nottingham, and to say that I'm missing the convenience of living in a city would be an understatement!
For those of you that don't know (and assuming that someone reads this), I applied for, and got, a job as Head Ski Host with Mark Warner for the coming season. I only applied on the spur of the moment, and as I hadn't skied in over 10 years, I had to do some last minute practicing up at the Snozone at Castleford. I had the interview on 19th July (hottest July day ever) in Kensington, followed by a 2 hour practical test at Hemel dry slope. We had to wear ski trousers and gloves, as well as long sleeved tops, so at 35 degrees you can imagine how warm I was...
Once I got the job offer I took the decision to leave the apartment as soon as my tenancy was up - at £80 per week for the ski season, I need to conserve as much cash as possible. The downside of this is moving back to my parents farm - in fact I'm back in my old bedroom, which is a bit of a shock to the system! Still, the lack of distractions does mean that I'm not spending too much cash right now, and as an added benefit, I don't have to do any cooking or ironing...
I've only got seven weeks left until I depart for Alpe d'Huez (November 22nd), and there's a lot to cram in before then. Not least is a 5 day 'competent crew' training course, after which I'll be able to legitimately work on Warren's catamaran during the Atlantic crossing from the Caribbean to the Med in April/May next year.
I'm working right up to my departure, so I've delayed the biggest hardship - handing back the company car. I'm going to miss that car, but the 35,000 miles I drive each year definitely won't be missed...
That's it for now - I'll probably write more when something vaguely interesting happens to me!
For those of you that don't know (and assuming that someone reads this), I applied for, and got, a job as Head Ski Host with Mark Warner for the coming season. I only applied on the spur of the moment, and as I hadn't skied in over 10 years, I had to do some last minute practicing up at the Snozone at Castleford. I had the interview on 19th July (hottest July day ever) in Kensington, followed by a 2 hour practical test at Hemel dry slope. We had to wear ski trousers and gloves, as well as long sleeved tops, so at 35 degrees you can imagine how warm I was...
Once I got the job offer I took the decision to leave the apartment as soon as my tenancy was up - at £80 per week for the ski season, I need to conserve as much cash as possible. The downside of this is moving back to my parents farm - in fact I'm back in my old bedroom, which is a bit of a shock to the system! Still, the lack of distractions does mean that I'm not spending too much cash right now, and as an added benefit, I don't have to do any cooking or ironing...
I've only got seven weeks left until I depart for Alpe d'Huez (November 22nd), and there's a lot to cram in before then. Not least is a 5 day 'competent crew' training course, after which I'll be able to legitimately work on Warren's catamaran during the Atlantic crossing from the Caribbean to the Med in April/May next year.
I'm working right up to my departure, so I've delayed the biggest hardship - handing back the company car. I'm going to miss that car, but the 35,000 miles I drive each year definitely won't be missed...
That's it for now - I'll probably write more when something vaguely interesting happens to me!
posted by Ian at 12:09 pm
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