We arrived safe and sound in Kaprun.
The accomodation we were given was pretty much a shitbox. Shared dirty bathroom, no kitchen or TV. Tom and Colin and I worked out that with the 3 of us, we could get an apartment for about the same as we were paying, so yesterday we went hunting and we found a 2 bed 3 bath appartment with a kitchen for only 5€ more per day than we were paying. It's also closer to work. (On a personal note: our building is pink and it has lots of little duck statues in the garden...it was fate.) So we moved, grocery shopped...pretty much just been working out all the little things. Getting Austrian mobile numbers ASAP, will post them.
The town is nice...its bigger than Alpbach and theres more skiing. It's not as beautifully quaint but this is a better place to be living and working.
Plus we found free internet for the first time of the whole trip :)
I start work on the 3rd instructing Belgians in French. English students as of the 10th-ish. Tom can't work as a ski instructor because of the passport and work permit business so he is very busy looking for under the table work.
There are a bunch of other SLAP kids working in nearby towns so we can visit and check out the skiing there as well (Zall Em See, Saalbach)
To Geoff: Our total scores on the exam were equal but we agreed on a 2pt handicap for me cause of language, so I won :) Tom beat me by 1 in skiing and teaching, but I beat him on the written. In German :) I got full marks for both kinetics and children's teaching!
Mum and Dad: Went to the doctor yesterday to get antibiotics for my throat (had tonsils all the way up and no voice at all. Had been going a bit too long to be going away on its own). Collected all the receipts and stuff to claim insurance. Emailed them since I'm supposed to inform them right away. I'll post the receipts and stuff to you if thats okay so you can do the paperwork stuff..I'm assuming its harder to do from Austria.
Love always!!!
xoxo
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Great to hear the adventure goes on.
Let me know if there is anything I can do to get the work permit stuff happening from this end.
Have you thought about writing magazine articles Tom? Like the one I did for Niseko? Not huge money but every bit is good, I think I got $300 for the article and assorted bits for the pix. I can help with putting the deal together if you like. (Unbearably helpful mother syndrome...I am sure there is medication for the condition)
All is well here, Gilli is up to her eyeballs in HSC stuff and reminding me how I promised her that if she helped with the housework for your I would do the same for her.
Janma and Jo are planning more adventures in Asia with the aging matriarchs, this time a Shanghai shopping tour and I found myelf checking out cheap flghts and thinking about aiports.
It's actually cool and there has been good rain so the snow evenvy is manageable.
Back to Victorianism and the literal journey. (I don't get this English syllabus)
xxxmum
Hello dears. Sounds like you are having a GREAT time over there. Congrats on passing the exams!! Very well done indeed.
I love the pink ducky house, sounds just wonderful.
Anyway, have a spendid time, cannot wait to read more :D
xoxox
Astin
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