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Published: January 6th 2007
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Another new year is upon us so happy 2007 to all!
I made some resolutions this year and unlike usual actually wrote them down. I should really have kept them longer than an hour too!! Ooops. For those of you interested, here goes...
1) Not be reliant on others (I was in a philosophical mood)
2) Do not dwell on things and overanalyse (ditto)
3) No more schnapps (this lasted about half an hour if that)
And the one i should have made and always attempt to but never seem to manage to keep...
4) Do NOT drink and text or dial. I never learn. Apologies again, if you're reading this the person concerned knows what i mean.
But I can always attempt to keep them eh?
I have to say this week has been brilliant. I was a little scared as I'd heard the school might be a bit of a task master but they have been lovely. Really lively and friendly. Not that my other school weren't but it's different. I must say when I first arrived here I was a little apprehensive. It's a bigger place and although there are loads of english people
The instructors
Manni, Thomas, Georg & Michl here, it's a bit hard to get your foot in the door so to speak. But after my schnapps incident, it did get easier and I have made a few more contacts.
First things first, new years. Well started off quietly with a bit of wine and some schnapps on the house then about 10 it was onto the ever handily placed yeti bar. So started easy (bear in mind teachers are watching me) and decided i would allow myself one schnapps only at new year. Hmm apparently the austrians I met the other day had other ideas about this as did one of the waitresses from the hotel. Dangerous stuff but just goes down so easily. Well after a few more free drinks (I am the resort manager after all so comes with the teritory) the kids were up on the bar and dragged me up there. Imagine the teachers surprise when they find me dancing on the bar with them! Responsible my arse! So they left about 1ish and somehow, not sure i ended up staying till about 7.30. The night is fairly hazy but I did enjoy myself. Skiing the next day hurt even though we
did start later.
As for skiing this week, I stuck with the beginners. For translation purposes despite what my group said. They all fancied our instructor. Personally 17 is a little young for my liking and he reminded me a little of a teddy bear. Nice boy all the same. MOst of the week was spent with them winding me and him up the poor love. WHy is it everyone takes the mick out of me at every opportunity? It must just be too easy. Their mission was (other than to pull the instructors) watch me fall. Luckily for them i obliged on the last day by sliding 20m on my butt down a red slope. Not sure i've ever been so scared in my life. Actually, that is a lie i probably have as I'm a bit of a scaredy cat. But I am nevertheless facing my fears slowly. Lifts don't send me into a panic anymore unless there are people kamikazing next to me! Not quite ready for red slopes yet I feel. But soon, very soon. Need to learn to parallel turn yet! Ah well, i have a whole season and a free lift pass ahead
of me.
What else to say about the past week? Hmm well it has been fun and no hospital visits. Oh i nearly forgot. We lost a pupil. Yeah for about 2 hours no idea where she was. My heart was beating pretty quickly i tell you. The instructors searched every slope in the area and no joy. Finally found she had gone down a different cable car into town. What a relief! More scary than a hospital visit i think. What a learning curve.
Well I now have about 10 days holiday so may hit the apres ski this eve for a bit then an early night I think. 2mo my plan is more or less just to sleep all day and then on mon i'm heading to innsbruck to meet a mate from uni and one of the guys who's doing the same job as me so should be a good night and week. Also hope to get to party with some of the others doing the job and a friend I did erasmus with in italy. Then on the 17th place number 3 which is Zell am See. More packing/unpacking :-(
Right well i've
spent enough money on the net now so am gonna head off. THink it could be time for some gluhwein!! No schnapps though, oh no!!
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Jess
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hyaa kritin! misssing austria! we all wnt to cum bak!!!:( myb nxt yr tho xD! if u seee manni giv him a kiss from me ;)! lol! fallen off any lifts recently??haaa! cya love jess x