Toronto

So we just left Toronto. It was lovely. I enjoyed it a lot more than I did the last time I was there, probably because I had some friends to show me around. We had a lot of fun wandering around during the day, we went to Chinatown and all over! Then we went for dinner with some of my friends from Banff, it was so nice to see everyone!! I enjoyed Toronto. I think I could live there, I like how much is going on all the time!  

Bermuda!!

So Derrek and I made it to Bermuda safe and sound! We landed last night around 8:30 and got a cab with a fabulous driver in a giant taxi van who drive fast around tiny roads with hairpin turns!! And on the opposite side of the road from what we're used to! We got to my friend Katie's house and there was a lovely little note waiting for us as she was still at work. Shes been working at the Fairmont here and living in the staff housing so as you can imagine I was very interested in seeing both the housing and the hotel!! The housing is fabulous!! Small but adorable and she lives by herself which is more than I can say for all staff housing I've lived in! So we walked down to the Swizzle Inn by her place and had some dinner and that's where she met us! Katie is one of those amazing friends that no matter how long you haven't seen eachother, it still feels like you've been together the whole time! So we had a great time catching up! Then this morning I went with her to work and took her scooter back with me. First of all, scootering takes a bit of getting used to! Second of all driving on the other side of the street takes some getting used to!!! But I managed, I did scrape my toe, but other than that I survived!! And Derrek was a fabulous passenger!! Katie has so many exciting things planned for us!! Tonight we're going for dinner at the Fairmont because she gets 50% off! Then tomorrow we go on a boat to explore!!! I'm excited. We want to find the lost city of Atlantis, which we feel certain is located in the Bermuda triangle somewhere. More later!! And photos too!!  

The New Email Diaries

So, I have some more emails that I've sent to myself lately and I thought you might enjoy reading them:

June 26th:

Today is a magical day! I got to train a new cast member on the desk this morning! It was kind of by accident, his original trainer called out so I got called in and got to train. I loved it!! So much fun!!! I wish they'd put me on training more often but because I jsut got trained up on the club desk I'll be up there most often I think. However today I got to train, which not only is a lot of fun, it also means I get paid more per hour, which I can't argue with at all!!  I managed to sneak in a workout at our lodge gym on my first break, my second break will be reserved for homework. So now I'm up on the club desk, listening to a guest tell us some fun stories. We also have some very important people in the lodge right now, staying on club level! I'm not at liberty to discuss details, unfortunately, sorry!

I just had the best chat with a guest. He's the CEO of Disney English, which runs schools that teach English in Asia. He's going to put me in touch with his hiring team in New York. I would LOVE to relocate to Shanghai! How amazing would that be?! It's unreal how many connections this job offers. I'm so thrilled just to even talk to this man and he spent the last hour at my desk!! Granted I was making dinner reservations for him and his family, but still, that's special interacting time where I can show him that I am perfect for his company!!

June 27th
I had such a nice surprise this morning. I came into work at 8:30am and said hi to everyone and prepared myself for my day and one of the bellmen stopped me and asked if he could talk to me. I've only really ever talked to him a few times, and only just saying hi in the halloways. He totally made my day! He said; 'I just love seeing you because you always have such a good energy, you always smile and wave and when I'm having a sad day, seeing you cheers me up.' SWEETEST THING EVER!! It really goes to show that even when you don't think people are watching, they are. People can be affected by your attitude and behavior without you even knowing!!

June 28th
I love the club desk. One of the funnest things that we get to do is make ammenity baskets for our guests. When they check into the club level, we know if they have any special things they're celebrating and we make them gift bags! I love this part!! We give them cute little books made out of elephant poop, we have little beaded keychains, chocolate shaped like animals, etc! And for guests in suites they get big baskets full of goodies. Then we get to run around the resort, putting the gifts in the rooms along with welcome letters before the guests have arrived. I'm like the easter bunny, but in burgundy!! We also really get to know people up here. I know I've said it a thousand times, but you really do!!. They sit at the desk for hours planning their vacations with us and having us look for reservations, and you really get personally involved with them. They come back and tell you how much they liked the restaurant you recommended, or how fun a certain show was. I think everyday I have a story to tell about my club guests and it always starts with, 'oh my gosh, my favorite guest........' and then 'my other favorite guest' and so on.

Nassau

So it's day 2 of our Norwegian Cruise experience. I'm still loving it! This experience is solidifying my desire to work a term on a cruise line. We had so much fun at the White Party last night. There was dancing and ice sculptures and I think I'd be an excellent activities director!!! Id also just like to mention how fabulous the gym facilities are. All the cardio equipment have tv's on them (I watched Pirates of the Caribbean last night while bicycling) and massive windows so you can see the ocean. There's also a driving range, ping pong tables and a basketball court. In fact I'm going to go practice my golf swing right now!!
Moral of the story is that I don't want to get off this boat!! We were on the island of Nassau today, it was amazing! So beautiful. There's an amazing resort there called Atlantis that we wandered through, GORGEOUS!! I love the world, there's so many amazing things to see!!