Day 89

It has been quite a while since I have updated. A few weeks ago I got a new job in the bar at the Glenmore Hotel (www.glenmorerooftophotel.com.au), a pub in an area of Sydney called the Rocks. It is literally right next to the Harbour Bridge. Also, there is a bar on the rooftop which has amazing views of the city and Opera House (http://www.functionsandevents.com.au/glenmorerooftop-rooms.html). I am pretty much in paradise now on the job front, not to mention the pay is much better than where I was previously working, and the atmosphere is a lot less sketchy.

I have been living in the Rooftop Travelers Lodge for a month and a half now, and will finally be moving out the week after next. A friend of mine from Germany is an au pair at the moment but will be going back home so I am going to take her place. The house is in Edgecliff, which is just ten minutes from the city by train. I will get my own bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and entrance in the bottom level of the house. Free rent, many free meals, and a few hundred in cash a week all for just 25 hours a week of nannying. My main job will be watching over a 2-year-old named Pippi, although the family has four other kids, ages 9, 11, 15 and 16. It's a great deal, and I can't wait to start. I'll work there and at the Glenmore until the beginning of December, and then move elsewhere and work only at the Glenmore until around March, when I will begin traveling around.

Overall I am having a fantastic time here. The weather has been amazing the past few days and it's only going to get better from here on out. Although I must admit I am nervous for summer since I am not used to hot weather.

Once I move to Edgecliff my laptop will be sent over from the US and I will have internet access all the time, and won't have to share with anyone. My living atmosphere will be a lot more relaxing, so hopefully the opportunity to update the blog will present itself more often. Cheers to everyone back home and sorry that I am such a terrible blogger!