Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts

2013/05/15

I Miss Yellowstone National Park

Never thought it would be so fast that almost 1 year have passed since the day I departed to Yellowstone National Park. Now is my juniors' turn to go for the Work and Travel in USA program. Whenever I saw the photos they uploaded about the dorm they stayed, the working place, made me recall back my time in Lake Village, Yellowstone National Park. Although it was very fun and exciting to travel around USA, the most memorable and unforgettable is still my experience of working in Lake Village.

Every morning me and my friends have to wake early morning ( around 6.30 a.m.) and took turn to have a shower. However, I was always the earliest to wake up and while waiting for us to shower, one of my friend always took this 'advantage' to sleep a bit longer. LOL. At 8 am after some stretching session to warm up, we will start our day to clean the rooms.
The breakfast we took every morning

The steps to clean  a room was always the same and we have to do the same things for 15 rooms or more.It sounds boring but we always will find our own enjoyment and entertainment in it. Haha. Before opening a room, we always pray to see a face on the "ex-President of USA". Mostly there will 2 "George Washington" on the table, and if we're lucky there will be "Abraham Lincoln" or even "Alexander Hamilton". During lunch time and dinner time, we will compare with each other of whom we "met" on that day. LOL. My highest record of getting tips in a week is 90 bucks. HEHE.. But I also have another record which is 5 consecutive days of not getting any tips. T.T  Besides that, we will always compete with each other of bed making, the fastest time to clean a room and so on. Although it was boring to clean the rooms, we always had our own fun. ^^
Seeing this will motivate us to do the job better! lol

I still remember during the end of May and early June we still have to wear a sweater and gloves to go work. Along the way the path had been covered by the snow. It was very very very cold~~~~ I barely feel my hands when I reached the hotel. It was my first time to experience snow. It was a great experience but it wasn't fun, because it was too cooooooooold~~~~ haha
Even though it was very cold, we still wanna play..haha

However, the most precious moment for me in Yellowstone is the moment with the friends I knew there. After work just hangout in the employee pub, drink some beer, play some pool, eat some pizza, chit chat. During weekend went out to explore the National Park, climb some hills, saw some great falls, and discovered some animals which wouldn't be found in Malaysia/Singapore. What a life!
Cheers!!
Big Pizza for everyone!!
Adventure time!!
Osprey Falls
Bison walking on the street like a boss

Our last breakfast with everyone.. T.T
I really miss you guys!!!
I really miss those time!!! No worry, no stress, just enjoy the life... Although this life couldn't last long, if I have the money, the time I would want to go Work and Travel again in the future!!!

2013/04/17

Work and Travel 2012: World of Color

After the first day to Disneyland Park I can't wait for the second day to
Disney California Adventure Park !!


2013/04/12

2013/04/09

2013/03/22

Work and Travel 2012: New York!!

After 2 months of working in Lake Village,Yellowstone, finally came the time for traveling around USA!

Our first stop will be the busiest city in the world---- New York City!!

2012/12/31

2012年的最后一天…………

不知不觉又到了一年的最后一天了。现在真的觉得一年比一年过得更快, 转眼间12个月就这样已经过完了。今天很想回顾下我今年都在做些什么事。

2012/07/10

即将离开Yellowstone....

不知不觉中,还剩一个星期就要离开这里了。虽然即将要开始我们的美国之旅,但是对这里又有万分的不舍,尤其当你投入了一些感情在这里。

2012/06/22

Tired,Exhausted but Fun, Exciting and Adventurous

Its been 1 month since we got here...After this 1 month , I would say that room attendant is a tough job. Every morning we have to wake up at 6.30pm to get ready and eat breakfast, then start our long day of making beds and cleaning toilet. However, I can see my improvement during this 1 month, because when I first came here I need an hour to clean a room, now just need 35 minutes( proud of myself,lol). Sometime I even can finish my rooms before 4.30pm ( which is our ending time), so before I finish my list of rooms I would do it slowly or wondering around helping others until the time reach 4.30pm so that I won't earn less hour..hehe...

2012/05/22

Adventures in Yellowstone had just started

After travel from Seattle from Bozeman, on 17th May we finally gonna go Yellowstone National Park- the place that we're gonna work at. Along the way I was amazed by the scenery in front of my eyes. It was so beautiful, in fact it was more than beautiful ,can't find a better word to describe it. We saw a lot of cows and their calves and some lamas.I'm not sure is it the seasons for the cows to give birth, because it was like all the cows are giving birth at the same time..lol
the cows and calves

2012/05/19

Finally Reached USA!!!!!

坐了十二个小时的飞机,坐到屁股都酸了,终于我们到了美国的Seattle!!!下了飞机真是感到无比的兴奋,其中的原因是因为终于可以下飞机了,整天坐在椅子真的会麻掉,嘻嘻。但真正的原因是因为那一刻终于踏上美国的土地上了。

接下来就是背着那沉重的背包到机场的停车场等酒店的巴士来接我们到酒店。不过首先要到电话亭联络我们预定的酒店,叫他们安排巴士来载我们。大概只需等十到二十分钟,看那酒店离机场远不远。
就是用这个联络酒店,不需要钱的

我们在Seattle住的酒店,应该不算酒店,是类似客栈叫做America's Best Value Inn。我们三个人住一晚只需70.73美金,不会算太贵。房间很整齐,空间也刚刚好。有提供wifi和早餐,不过只是普通的muffin,咖啡和橙汁。

到了美国就要先学会他们第一个文化,就是要时常给小费!!那晚那个司机载我们去客栈的,不懂为何整个路程都脸臭,到了客栈跟他说thank you, bye bye后他的脸更臭。结果第二天坐他们的巴士去机场时,发现里面的一对美国夫妇在到达机场后给了司机两元的小费,那时我们才知道为何昨天那个司机的脸酱臭。所以要记得下次在美国做任何巴士到酒店,都要给些小费。

当晚我们在Seattle就出街体会下美国的街路。可是没想到原来晚上那里是非常的冷,应该只有十多度吧,可能对当地人民来说只是小case·,但对我们来说已经冷到快要结冰了。那股冷风吹向你的脸,就好像一堆细针刺向你的脸。一点都不好玩,但总算体会到当地的冷了,哈哈。

接着一天,我们又要坐飞机到Bozeman,然后要开始我们的美国工作经验了^^

2012/05/16

冲向美国的第一天

筹备了10个月的Work and Travel program ,我们终于要去美国了!!!

我,Ivan 和 Terry一早就去新加坡Changing Airport等待进入飞机前往台北,桃园。我们乘坐的飞机是来自台湾的航空公司, Eva Air。
                      
      

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