a southern experience....

so yesterday was quite a shift, we had a lot of new GM's come who were ready and eager to enjoy the lifestyle that i have grown to love. my body is still not quickly recovering from the lack of sleep but luckily i am perservering. i go to the gym everyday to try to work on my knees and legs which are getting a rough ride behind the bar, i look a bit like a bruised peach but luckily most people only see me from the waist up. after the shift last night we decided to have ourselves a bit of a party, we broke out the expensive moet champagne, were toasted by our bar manager, and hit the pool for an early morning dip. rolling into bed at 5 and out at 9 for a day shift was difficult but it will pay off since i am off tonight at 1 so that i can go diving tomorrow. i am very very excited to dive. melina, one of the bar girls, is ridiculously like me, we both have our advanced, have the same random obscure bands on our ipods, have the same daily routine, and have a blast behind the bar. i really love the fact that i am really starting to feel like i fit in with these girls, my french is improving, and my chef de village, who is starting to grow on me, is on vacation and his stand in, is a really awesome guy. so i know the next couple weeks will be great. lastly, my friend shauna and i have made plans for the next couple weeks to enjoy since she has decided to leave unfortunately. i sometimes wonder if it will all of a sudden hit me and make me not want to be here. but then again i may just be the type of person who is cut out for this, i knew what i was getting myself into, hours and pace wise, so hopefully i'll continue to love it and my body keeps up with me so that i can combine diving and working on a more regular basis.

posted by kate @ 12:49 PM