Longing To Be Comfortable

Arlo and I are finally in Glen Helen. It will be our place of work, sleep, and all other ways of spending time for the next several months. Glen Helen Resort is located deep in the outback, a little less than two hours west of Alice Springs, Australia. It's basically smack dab in the middle of the country.

We've been here for a little over two days, and it has been endless amounts of learning. I've got a decent amount of experience waiting on tables and working the bar in America, but today was proof that I have much to learn in Australia. Slang and accent are two difficult obstacles when trying to understand people. Today, someone ordered "CC and dry" at the bar. I knew CC was Canadian Club, but I didn't know that Dry stands for dry ginger ale. Also, they call "jack and coke" "jacks and coke", which sounded to me like "jackson coke". It was a long seven hours of asking people to repeat themselves and asking my co-workers for help. Thankfully, they're all very friendly and patient! My deepest desire right now is just to feel comfortable, but it's really hard when I have a new place to live in, a new country with a new desert environment, and a new job with people I can barely understand. It's a lot of work, but I just have to keep reminding myself that it's worth it. Nothing good in life comes easy!

Aside from all of the verbal confusion, I love it here! We're right in the middle of a national park, and nature is everywhere. The Glen Helen Gorge and West McDonnell Ranges are literally right behind the resort, and look incredibly majestic at sunset. I'm going to upload some pictures this weekend so you can see!

I should be able to post more often now that I have the time. I'll be working quite a bit, but I literally have nowhere else to go expect the occasional trip to the town (every couple of weeks).

I'm very happy my bed is comfy! The room is in no way 5 stars, but the bed is at least a 4.

Time to sleep in it!