My first day at the Embassy (Devon)

I have been working at the Embassy for three weeks now as part of their summer hire program. I spent 20 hours a week working in GSO for the first two weeks and then 40 hours working at the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) conference held here in Canberra. I worked in the control room for the American delegates. It was a sweet job and I really enjoyed my first summer hire experience.

Heading in to the YMCASC ( Yep, me again.)

I have also been an assistant volunteer sailing instructor this summer. I worked 20 hours per week (in the afternoons) following the Embassy gig. Now I am back to 40 hours per week on the water. This week we had 15 students in the class every day. It was a busy week but I really enjoyed it. It has been a great learning experience. I also took a motor boat course early this spring and that has come in handy during the summer courses. This next week is our last course for the summer.