Long time no write

Good Evening to you all!!

It has been a while since I last wrote, I apologize.
Which means that I don't remember everything I did but, thanks to technology, I managed to keep some memory with photos.
So this is how my life has been lately.

We went to pick some "pebbles" from the other beach to decorate the hotel last week. Good for the legs they say!!

                                  

Hello little guy!!

Enjoying the view

Rainy days.. (again) We decided that we wanted a cup of tea. But we were stuck by the rain. So we used what we could find :)

 

Perfect way to relax: 

walk on the beach and pick shells!

ARTS & CRAFTS DAY!!

Handmade with what the palm trees give us!!

Again we tried to go for a small hike to the beach only 30 minutes away. Of course it rained when we got there didn't it?!

And sometimes I get to be a model for my dear roommate :) CHEEEESE!!

Just so you know... it took me ages to lift my backside up there!!

 

And then finally, we made a new friend! Julian is a diving instructor at the PADI center and takes good care of us :) 

He brought us some local rhum one night and because we were not able to finish it that night, he came back the other night. We had no choice, we had to finish it!! 

Today, he took us for a walk (read HIKE) in the jungle and help us bring more "pebbles". And while we were chilling in the sea, he went to get coconuts and opened them for us. 

It feel good to sea the island and the country differently. As he said: "welcome to paradise!!"

 

 See you soon! xx

Yet another rainy day in Paradise

Today I was sent to the main island to go to a conference about optimizing online presence and accommodation revenue. IT WAS GREAT!

I got up at 4 am and walked to the jetty with 3 suitcases... under the rain (not surprised really)!!!
I looked lovely when I arrived to meet the Minister of Tourism & Culture..

Anyway..
The boat left at 5 am, and of course the sea conditions were bad. I felt like in Space Mountain in there!
Then I waited another 1h for the taxi to pick me up and take me to the conference center, where I also had to wait 1h before attending.

The conference was really good. At the beginning, they didn't teach me anything. Which basically means my school is good.
But then they taught me a lot of little thing we can do to improve online visibility for free!!


Really happy with my day, even though I'm tired.
I think I'll take a nap on the boat going home. Yeah, I will!


Also this week, I felt like Pirate of the Caribbean whilst customizing Cider bottles into great Rhum bottles. I love DIY :)

See you soon for more!

xxx

Rainy days

Back to work today after my third day off..

Did I do anything exiting? Well... NO.
Why?
BECAUSE IT RAINED ALL DAY!!!

Can you believe that after 3 month in Seychelles I will go home as untanned as I was when I arrived?!

This is a proper comedy.

My first 3 weeks

Third day off tomorrow since I started working!!
I calculated: I worked 172h in 3 weeks! It might seem much, but here one extra day off would be suicide! There's just too much work to be done!
I'm fine with it, at least I have something to do. It gets boring very fast on a desert island.

Just a quick recap' of my three weeks here:

Week one: We started by working in the rooms until new staff came over.
Then, we mainly did office work and sometimes service.
For our first day off, we slept all morning! Then our bosses took us for a boat tour around the island, which was very nice. Except that it rained. Again.
I think rainy England follows me around. It must be my Nan sending the rain to me :)
In the evening we had a barbecue and we ate the best fish of the country, fresh from the sea!
The next day we worked really hard. Having the hotel empty is even worse than having it full. So our boss decided to treat us and took us to the asian restaurant of our neighbor (5*) hotel.

Week two: I left the island for the first time to go shopping for the hotel.
You wouldn't believe how much stuff a car can hold!
I even got to drive the car. All right, I just parked it. But still, it was the first time I got to drive an english car. In the english side! hahaha
For our day off, we decided to go for a hike. We looked like proper tourists.
So we walked on the beach for an hour before we even got to the beginning of the hike and got surprised by the sea. We didn't think about the tides.
So we had to go around the massive rocks with water up to our bottoms, trying to save our phones and cameras.
When we finally managed to get to the other side, we were wet (of course) and full of sand. We started our hike, relieved it actually exist.
And we walk up and up the mountain for around 30 minutes and when thought it was nearly over, a little sign said we only walked 500 meters ad that we had 2,5km to go. Imagine our faces!! Nevertheless, we kept on walking until it rained. AGAIN. End of the hike, time to go home.
For a sport lover like me (feel how enormously cynical I am), I was heart broken.
I CLIMBED ALL THAT WAY THROUGH SAND, WATER(S) AND MUD FOR NOTHING.
So we decided to take a shower, eat our sandwiches (that were full of water because of the rain) and go to our neighbor hotel (5*) for an drink and a cheesecake. :)

Week three: This week, again (no it did not rain... or at least at night but I was sleeping so it doesn't count), I went shopping. I think that, by the time I leave, I'm going to know the safety instructions from the boat like the back of my hand.
Anyway.
Our boss decided to treat us by ordering pizzas from our neighbor (still 5*) hotel (which costed 70$ for 4 pizzas) and open the home cinema for us.
We also got to visit one of their rooms which was interesting.
Well, it's always nice to know that you're better than others. Especially a 5* hotel!! haha

 So this is my life in Seychelles so far, see you soon for more!!