I have to say there are a few good things about getting lost on public transportation in the city. One of them is that you you get to see something new and another might be that you get to find out how to get to destinations you previously might have not known how it get to. When you end up, on no effort of your own, in the same place that you were last lost however you are neither seeing something new nor are you figuring out how to get to that location.
Recently I've been pre-occupied with finding a job and a place to live. Both tasks are challenging in their own way. One up side to all of this search, is that I'm not bored. I may feel like I'm spending a lot of time and money on transportation, but I'm definitely not bored.
I have been spending a lot of time on the internet at a friends place applying to jobs, however about every other day I go out to see apartments, and look at store shop windows for hiring ads. Wednesday was one of those days.
I started out at the state library to apply for some jobs before my apartment viewing at 3pm. From there I also called the agent to ask if the apartment had a stove and over, because recently I had looked at a few that did not. The woman who answered the phone assumed that there was such facilities in the apartment, and from that answer I decided to not cancel my viewing. I also decided that since I already knew how to get to the location by ferry, I would try to get there by bus this time. After researching on www.translink.com.au which way to go I felt pretty confident, but wanted to make sure I got there ahead of time so I left an hour early. Approximately 30 minutes later I realized that I had hopped on the wrong bus and had ended up at the Norman Park ferry terminal. According to my calculations it would take an hour and about $4.00 to find my way to the apartment showing. I made it an hour late to only find out that the place had no oven or stove. It was quite disappointing.
From there I made another decision to take the bus. This time I called Translink to ask what I should do to get back to the city... and still got lost somehow, in Norman Park once more no less. Maybe it's a sign that I should be looking at places there. Who knows.
That night I had a wonderful dinner with a friend. It was good to catch-up and tell him my stories of getting lost on public transportation. You just have to laugh about these things.. they make for interesting stories. I love my getting lost stories.
Thursday was spend mostly packing and applying to jobs. I moved Thursday night into another friend's place in Acacia Ridge. This time even further away from the city... about an hour by bus. I also can seem to get reception on my phone under their metal roof. They really are lovely people and I'm very thankful they are letting me stay, but the location makes it very difficult to look for a place and job closer to the city and major public transport lines. I'll more than likely be looking to move closer to the city very soon.
Friday, my good friend Di came up with some ideas for where to find a job. I spent part of the day talking to a gentleman, Sean, that is very connected. He seemed to think he might know someone that would be willing to hire me for 6 months or less (since my visa requires that I only work for each individual employer for 6 months or less). I'm hopeful. Following my conversation with him, I proceeded to take a 45 minute train ride into the city to hang out at the library once more and apply for jobs.
Last night (Friday night) was spent catching up with more of my friends at their place. It's so great that I've had a chance to see a lot of my good friends already.. but I have plenty more to see! Can't wait!
Crossing my fingers for a job and a place!
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