Time Goes By

April the 12th, 2007. That was the last time I published a blog. It's now the 22nd of September and that means that "time" has elapsed. It's been kind to me too. These past few months has made me fatter, happier and rounder than I have been in some time. I also had a wonderful holiday in a little place called Lennox Head and have returned to Sydney as complaints Representative for Virgin Mobile. Probably one of the most boring jobs I've been in, in a long, long while, but still, it's money in the old rocket. I've also broadened my horizons in the teaching department. I currently have 5 student. 4 Korean and 1 Chilean who I basically just sit and chat with... that's right, I'm getting paid to talk! Who would have thought it ;-) All this and to top things off, I have a new girlfriend. Her name is Joy. She's from Korea and she's wonderful! We've been seeing each other for about 3 months now... which brings me to a very sad point. My visa will expire on the 4th of January and unless I can somehow extend it, I'm looking at having to return to Europe... without her. I've been looking into a few different ways of doing it, but, it seems the only option is to do 3 months of fruit picking or agricultural work in the Australian outback. I don't quite get the why's of this methodology but they're in place. The problem with that is that, firstly, I've just moved into a house with some great friends and Joy and signed a 3 month contract there. Secondly, look at my hands! They're artists hands. I'll be damned if I'm gonna go spend 3 months of my life in some field, picking lord knows what and wondering if I'll ever be able to pick up a guitar again! ;-) (I know I'm being a touch dramatic but, the bottom line is, I see it almost as a prison sentence and I really, really really don't wanna do it :-)).

So... there is another option. I can study. The problem with that is that it's expensive. We're talking thousands of dollars per term. In conclusion... it's not looking too bright, and I'll probably have to leave the country at the beginning of January. Where I'll go...??? Well, I'm not all that sure that I want to come back to Europe just yet ;-) ....