HI HI HI!!
Sooooo ya. Sorry it took so long to get up another post. I've been just chillin here in Wanaka for almost 2 weeks now. Met a bunch of real rad kids in the hostel here "The Purple Cow" and we've just been taking our time enjoying each day and taking it slow. We went down to the park by the lake the other day. They have a super duper Dino slide!!! Ya so that took up a good half of that day hahaha! We've also been going on a few hikes around the lake here which has provided for some pretty sweet photo opportunities (I'll post those once we get wi fi).
It's been pretty nice weather, sunny and usually around 7-10 degrees Celsius (you figure it out). Handed my CV (resume) in to a bunch of shops and restaurants around town but few are hiring at this point in the season and there are about a bajillion people out looking for jobs too at the moment. Also been running all around Wanaka looking at houses for rent. Luckily there are lots because so many people rent seasonally. But ya a couple of days ago it got a lot busier.
My aussie friend Laura and I had to figure out if we wanted to move into this house with some people and just didn't feel super great about it. So we had to decide on Sunday. Sunday evening rolled around and Laura went and looked at yet another house and still didn't really want to move in to that other house. We found out later that same night that we had been approved to rent this nice house up on the hill and were crazy relieved to hear it! We move in tomorrow with some traveling friends from the hostel and I'm so stoked to finally be able to unpack and settle into a routine, as well as not having to pay nightly for a place to sleep!
That night I went to church and was just so happy to have a place to live and was just praying for a job next. We split into small groups and all got to know each other and I had them pray for me about my job situation.
The next day I received a call from a house rental company for a job as a housekeeper. So I had an interview the next day! They pretty much just said that if I wanted to work with them I could and that I could decide the following week after looking at a house and what our responsibilities would be. Later that evening I went to the internet place to check my email and had received an email from one of the big guns (Ross) up at Treble Cone ski field to call him. It was about 5pm so I gave him a ring and he told me that if I was still interested in working up there that I should meet at the bus stop at 7am. HECK YES!! For a time that was not known for being a hiring time in Wanaka I was crazy lucky! 2 job offers in 1 day?? The big man really is listening!!
What to choose... what to choose... So I am now a lift operator at Treble Cone ski field!!! I've worked 7-4 for the past 3 days just training and getting introduced to the equipment. Got to climb around on the big machines and push all those official looking buttons which was pretty rad! Today we had to get to the bottom of the quad which is situated on the back of the mountain. They cannot download people on the chair so guess what I got to do... I got my first couple runs of the season on June 18th!! It was not groomed so real lumpy and inconsistent but whatever. Snowboarding is snowboarding. And coming down the front side at the end of the day was nice and groomed :D The view from the top is incredible as well as the fact that we get up the mountain before the sun even rises. Got some pics to show you all soon! It snowed a little at the top today but we're looking at a rainy forecast and are supposed to open on Thursday so it might be a little sketchy!
But I love you all soooo much and hope you feel I have you all up to date. Stay warm in that summer weather of yours and pray for snow for me!!

L.O.V.E.
~Kaits