(This is the island Jen and I kayaked to a few days ago.)
Everyone should be extremely relieved and delighted to hear that Jen and I are now Officially Employed. Our job interview yesterday was very successful, and we’re now both going to be waitresses at the Swiss Café. This is great, because I came over to New Zealand really hoping that I could improve my knowledge of wiener schnitzels.
In addition, we’ve also been offered a job at the Pioneer Hotel and Apartments, cleaning and the like. Personally, I HATE cleaning, but as we are desperate for money, we’re going to at least try it out. For the next two weeks, starting Monday, we’ll be working 2-4 hours a day (probably five days a week) cleaning the rooms. Woooo…I am going to come back and be SO GOOD at making beds and dusting and washing toilets. So good. Great.
I’m actually excited about being a waitress, though. I’ve always wanted to try it. You just wait…there might be an entry soon about me spilling wiener schnitzel all over someone’s lap.
(I’m going to try and say ‘wiener schnitzel’ as much as possible in this blog.)
In other news:
- I went swimming in the ocean at midnight last night, and it was awesome and exciting and beautiful, although I keep forgetting it’s going to be salty, and then it gets all in my eyes and mouth
- I haven’t had a good cup of coffee in aaages, because New Zealanders all drink instant apparently. Ugh.
- Today is our ‘coworker’ Fio’s 24th birthday, so we picked her flowers and made her a giant American breakfast of eggs and potatoes and toast. Delicious. Tonight there’s a big potluck barbecue at the hostel for her.
- I learned the entire family history of a guy I met at a bar yesterday, and also had my arm signed by a “percussionist extraordinaire.” It was very interesting. Jen and I retreated quickly.
Also, if anyone out there has the burning desire to send us a care package, or you know, something like that, it turns out that sun screen is like four hundred dollars an ounce here (three hundred fifty USD) so that would be awesome…
That's awesome congrats you guys!!! I miss you both, but I can see from the posts and pictures that you're both having a great time. Just wanted to say "hi" and that I'm thinking of you guys =D
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Hilary
What kind of Swiss cafe serves Wiener Schnitzel? You should buy those folks a map of Europe.
ReplyDeleteHey guys. : ) Where is wiener schnitzel "native" to? Germany? It sounded decently Swiss to me. Anyway it is just the funniest thing ever, so I am so glad it's on the menu.
ReplyDeleteWe are thinking of you too, Hilary! And you Carsten!
"Wiener"=Viennese=Austrian. Not that it's unheard-of in Switzerland, but I wouldn't exactly choose it as an iconic item of Swiss cuisine to show off around the world. It'd be like opening a Canadian restaurant and serving Philly Cheesesteak.
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