Hello, and sorry for not blogging lately, but nothing much interesting has happened. That's not really true. I came home a month ago, spent a week at home and celebrated a very rainy 17th May (like Australia Day). Then Veronica and me headed up to Sund College to catch up with the rest of the Guatemala gang. I didn't actually see much of any of them except Marte (the coordinator), as we were stuck in a classroom from early morning til late at night all week editing our documentary. I have to say I think it turned out really good. It was quite a challenge editing on Final Cut Pro, I so wish there had been an extra course on that at uni. Nevertheless, after hours of troubleshooting we had our film finished 12 minutes before our train back to Skien left.
The last week has been spent at an editing suite at TV Telemarks studios, where I've edited two more stories to go on local TV around Norway. That was a lot easier, and although it took its time, it was another editing program which was sweet.
Anyway, I want to tell you about a bet Shabana (my first flatmate in Sydney) and I made back in 2002. Then, she thought I was a silly, young dum, blonde (only two of which were correct!) and thought I was living in a hopeless dreamworld where the ultimate job was working as a travel journalist, or at least somewhere, where the job paid me to travel. So, we made a bet that by the time I was 24 I would have a job where I got paid to travel, and she would be married, have kids etc...She is married to a lovely guy I met at Jeanette's wedding this January, but I have got a job where they pay me to travel!!! I landed a summer job three weeks ago at a student exchange office (an area where I have lots of experience) and they are sending me to New York in August, to make sure the kids heading to the US are getting on the right plane! So I am absolutely crazy excited about that! You have a great summer! Oslo is hotter than Rome and Madrid at the moment, it is amazing, so you just keep having fun!
Some more photos from Utila. It was an absolutely fantastic place!!
Cheerio!
