Our first week in Armidale!
Posted by Sarah O'Neill , Sunday, 20 March 2011 22:25
Once I had dropped Ben off for his first day of work I set about exploring Armidale! Although Armidale is in the back of beyond a bit, it is not all bad, as there is a large Uni, University of New England, which means that the city has a bit of life about it! I went to the information centre to find out what was going on in this city, and it seems that there is quite a lot! The guy there was super helpful and gave me loads of leaflets and info about things to do at the weekends. There are lots of waterfalls in this area, so we would definitely be visiting a few of those! I also found out it was the Armidale show at the weekend too, so that looked like fun. I booked myself on the free Armidale tour for Friday morning, which is a good 2 hour tour around the city visiting points of interest, which sounded like a bit of fun rather than daytime TV back at the apartment! I also asked about temping job agencies and they pointed me in the direction of 'Speedie Staff Solutions', which I visited on Tuesday. Went in and spoke to a lovely lady who gave me some paperwork to fill out and asked me to come in the next day with it all to go through it. Spent the rest of the day catching up on washing, and it was nice not to have to pay $4 a load! I took my paperwork in on Wednesday and asked what kind of work there might be, and she said if there was anything it would be working up at the University kitchens. I went home and didn't expect much to come of it really. However, I got a call at about half past two to say she had got me work for Thursday (the next day!), Friday, and Monday and Tuesday, 11.30am - 7.30pm, so I had to make a mad dash to get myself a uniform! I needed smart black trousers, a white button up shirt and black shoes. I decided to try my luck at the charity shops first and then head to the real shops, but luckily I managed to get my whole kit and caboodle for only $9, bargain! So I went to work on Thursday having dropped Ben off and had a bit of time to get ready and have a good breakfast, and it wasn't bad at all. It was crazy busy, but that meant the time went fast! Basically I had to help serve up the meals canteen style, and then had to leave the others doing that when the dishes began piling up, and get them through the dishwasher pronto, as they would be needed as the meal time went on. After the mad rush of lunch, we had to clean up wash everything down, wash the floor etc, and then had a break before it all began again for dinner! The ladies there were all lovely and so friendly and helpful, and the day went quick so it wasn't the worst job I have had! The other good thing is I get lunch and dinner for free there so that saves us a bit of money! Was absolutely whacked after my first day and slept very well!
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