So, I was having a hard time with life at the moment. And obviously, thinking of quitting and leaving Perisher because they suck. (Perisher does suck no matter what else I say in this blog)...
So I was messaging Lalaina (my bestest friend ever!!) about my problems and my unhappiness, and she told me some really helpful things that I'm going to share. They gave me tons of motivation and after all, this is an excellent experience for me, and this is just the beginning of adult life of complications and hardships. So Lalaina told me a quote, "Every time you wake up, you should say to yourself, what should I celebrate today?" I thought that was absolutely great, and have started to think this way. It is a lot harder than it sounds for sure, but it's very worth it. Happiness is an inside job. Sometime we have to have the strength, courage and determination and we must go through hardships. That is what shapes us and makes us better people. The choice is, is this hardship worth fighting for? The hardships make you realize what is important to you and shifts your views, goals and life altogether. Remember even Disney princesses have hardship and then the happy ending. It's not happy all the time. For what I've decided to do, traveling over to the other side of the world without knowing what's going to happen takes courage. Far away from family and friends and everything familiar and that is hard. But maybe the universe is giving you an opportunity for a challenge...but is it worth fighting for? Only you can answer that. Think of the whole experience, think of the worst that could happen. Is it worth staying? What am I worried and afraid of most? If you leave now, Lalaina told me all this pretty much word for word, you are going to be comfortable or used to quitting when things are not the way you wanted or are very challenging. You need that. The earlier you get to experience it the better so it doesn't come as shock later on. Then again, there will be more hardships heading my way, guaranteed. Be strong for the next ones. Lots of difficult things will be thrown at you, but those things are like a gift because overcoming them is phenomenal. When you look back, you are gaining a valuable lesson which will help you in your future to come. Beautiful experiences don't come easy. Trust yourself.
What great advice hey? It has totally put everything into perspective. After all, here I am on the other side of the world, my dream of coming back to Australia after school has come true, and now I'm thinking of quitting this job because it's hard. That makes sense and is reasonable, but look at how far I've come. I've pulled my suitcase and skis all the way across an ocean and up into the Snowy Mountains and after a week, I'm thinking of packing up. I am going to push myself for at least another month and try and make the most of it. It's only 10 or so more weeks. And after, it's party time with traveling the rest of Australia.
So thank you Lalaina so much! You are the best.
I also called Nanu this morning and said hi. I decided today, I am going to celebrate Nanu!
The only question that I cannot answer yet is it is worth fighting for? If I stay, I'll have another season of experience, and not only that, an experience of overseas employment. Even if my own skiing does not get better, or my tool-box of skiing tactics stays the same size, I will still have the experience of teaching abroad. And in future, I will know roughly what is to come and what it'll feel like and now I've had experience with more hardships. I am going to push myself through. And in a month, revisit that question, is it worth fighting for? Then I'll have been here for a month and then I can properly judge if it's worth it. I have only been here a week after all, the busiest week.
I shouldn't let Perisher-no matter how crappy they are and how awful they treat their instructors..-make me unhappy. I am on the other side of the planet. I will do my best to the best of my ability, even if I don't know my way around the mountain- that's their fault and their problem. If a customer comes up and asks me something that I don't know the answer to, that's Perisher's problem, not mine. Even if I don't like Perisher, it isn't going to stop me from having a good time and earning money. I don't have to come back to Perisher, or talk about them in a good way. I have my own opinions and I'm not afraid to tell people about them. I am going to have a blast while I am here in the Snowy Mountains. I am going to push through these next 10 weeks of my life. and it'll be great.
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