Job hunting

First off, job hunting sucks! Especially in a foreign country where they have a totally different name for jobs. I have been looking for work in Sydney. It's hard to choose what to search for because I will be a temporary worker due to my visa restrictions. Although I have a teaching degree, I can't become a teacher in Australia on this visa. So I am looking elsewhere for work. My dream job is a PA (Personal Assistant)/EA (Executive Assistant) for a company. Weird I know but that's what I want to do. I have searched for these positions but it seems like all of them want you to have previous experience in the office. Which I have not, so I am gonna have to start at the bottom. So now when I search, I look for Office Assistant/Junior so that I can find something entry level and hopefully work my way up. I have started saving the jobs on seek.com.au and I have also posted a resume online. I won't start applying until June but my search is ongoing.

Enough about jobs. I check my YDU website daily and sometimes I read the posts that look interesting. One of the guys on there posted about his relationship ending. He was in an online relationship for a while and moved to Sydney to be with his partner. Soon after arriving, his partner said he did not find him attractive. You think that his partner would have known this before the YDU guy moved to be with him. It is heart breaking to hear but I know it happens. Some people can be so cruel. I have had a fear of this but right now I am confident in everything. I am trying to stay positive so that my experience will be positive.

Here is one of the best things I will miss:
A West Texas sunset

Onward with the job search...

First Post

Hi everyone,
I hope you enjoy reading my blog about all my adventures in Australia. I have approximately 5 weeks until I leave on a big jet plane to my new home and I am very nervous. I have made this trip twice before but I dread that long plane ride. It is a 14 hour flight on Qantas. I will be leaving LAX at 11 pm and arrive in Australia at 7 in the morning. My visa starts on the day I arrive and will end a year later.
At the moment I am looking for a job and will start applying next month for casual/temporary jobs throughout Sydney. If I find a job in the CBD, I will have to take a train to work everyday. I would like to find a job where I will be living, Engadine, so that the commute will not be so rough on the pocket. I am looking forward to spending time with Chris' family and friends and making some new friends of my own. I hope to meet up with my YDU (yanksdownunder.net) friends in Sydney.
This blog is for my family members at home in Texas and other states as well as my new Aussie friends. Thank you all for your support. Send me comments often and emails too. Love you all!

-Val