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Hi sorry its been a while but so much has been happening here in ios. I got here on monday 3rd may, i choose to stay in the village this time rather than the beach as i thought it would make sense looking for a job. I went to francescos, a very well renound hostel.
i arrived to meet maria the receptionist (wife of francesco), who put me in a dorm with another guy called ben who was from america. i said to maria that i was looking for a job here for the summer. i left the hostel to go down to piperri bar and restaurant which is where the guy i have spoken to on trip advisor, his name was mark and he advised that the season is low and didnt kick off till the end of the month, but what i had to do was to go round all the bars and places that were open and meet all the managers and ask them if they havge anything.
i went round but most places were shut as it was siesta time, i managed to meet a couple of guys over the next couple of days. but met the DJ for francescos bar Jordan who was a scottish guy year old than me straight away that was it cemented friendship.
first nite me and my room mate ben hit then town! had some beers and got completely drunk went to flames and got home about 4:30 but ben copped off with a girl for the night.
a couple of days later i was sat in the bar of the hostel when francesco walked in he asked me if i was looking for a job i said i was still looking for a job, he asked if i would like to drive his minibus to pick up customers snd drop them off at the port. i said that it was a good offer and i was happy to do it he then ran through the pay housing etc, and said i would start when the other driver finished as he was opening his own hotel when the season kicked off at june.
but for the tim ebeing i wouldnt be paid till i started but first had to have some leasons with him in his car to get used to driving on the right hand side of the road.
did that for a couple of days driving him around to various places, when he was happy my job was just to help out round the hotel and join the other driver and meet all the new ppl hang out with them and make sure they had a good time (basically get drunk) and when there werent any boats coming in i could chill and go to the beach and just generally have a good time and as i wasnt driving yet as alex was doing that i could get drunk on nights out :)
In my free time i hung out with jordan and he was generally telling me about the politics of the island, and showing me some cliffs where we went cliff jumping and for a swim, and where to go to see new movies. so life is pretty sweet at the moment but once work starts i wont be able to get drunk everynite due to early boats etc, and having a few gos in the minibus to get used to the size, should be startin in a few days as francesco is currently in athens sorting out some business. As i said earlier apologised for the late update but everything is fine so i am settled and will be able to update more frequently :)
Last nite (13/05) i let 2 aussie girls satying at the hostel to straighten my hair, whilst being terrified that they would singe my ears, everyone else in the bar stood around and laughed at me. once it was done the rule was to not touch it and just leave it, whilst everyone said it looked good i was unsure but rules were rules. After having a couple of beers during the nite i agreed to them straightening it and doind something different till the end of the stay which is another 3 nites :S.
Francesco returned today (14/05) and had a chat with him he advised that he has work to do for another 2 days but that i would start driving the minibus from sunday onwards and alex the other driver will go to open his hotel, so only a few more trial runs left before the hard work starts, so friday is my last nite of heavy drinkin :(
Ovewr the past couple of days have been taking it easy, have been having driving lessons in the minibus with francesco and getting used to the feel of the bus. Also have been letting a couple of girls staying at the hostel straighten my hair for a laugh and going out with it, past couple of nights have been fine but 2 nights ago i had to get a girl who was stayin on the beach back home as she could barely stand from too much drink, managed to get a random greek woman to give us a lift to where she was staying and then give me a lift back to carry on partying, ended up gettin home at 6 that morning lol.
Today (17/05) was not a good morning to wake up to, i woke up to find out one girl had had her drink spiked and she been being sick all nite which is very rare for this island and also to find out one of the argentinian guys had fallen off one of the small churchs at 6 in the morning, and broke his arm, he is having to go to athens where they can make a proper assesment and then decide whether to send him home. But mum, dad and nan if you are reading this dw bout me as i am currently under orders from my boss to only have 4 beers through out the nite and i have to get up early. But alo today was a big day as i drove the minibus un supervised today, and will start full time tomorrow so no more drinking for me lol (im sure i will cope lol). I will let you know how it goes!!!
Hi not much to report at this end apart from working really hard, sometimes 8 boats are comin in during thye day and some are starting to come in at 5 in the morning and at 10:30 at night. been out a few times lately got really drunk 2 nites ago (24/05/09) and met a cool girl who was staying here for a while she has now left so me and jordan have to choose our next targets lol. got it a bit easier atm, only 4/5 boats coming in so going to do some shopping today, i underestimated the importance of vest and shorts lol so hot here and its only may, dont know how im going to survive in 40+ weather :S.
A quick update for anyone reading, the season has started to kick off, every boat every day is getting busier and busier. alos more boats will be added to the schedule from the 18th onwards. We now have 2 drivers, me and a guy called tony from macedonia, he has been doing this job for 3 years now, we have already made friends and he has offered take me round the balkan countries once the season has finished as he speaks all the languages.
everyday is rolling into the same i am only able to go out maximum of 3 times a week due to the current boat schedule but that means i dont get bored of town, had a boat at 5 this morning (16/06) so have been up all day, but loving my job at the moment im busy but not rushed off my feet. was found the other nite asleep in one of the toilets of one of the clubs but then got up and carried on drinking and got pretty drunk and had to use paracetamol for the first time this trip for my headache in the morning. but all is good, and meeting soo many ppl a new guy has just started working called mike who is so much fun its gunna be a good summer!!
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