By Melissa Chauvet
I’m glad to say we have arrived safely in
Florida, United States. The Workaway group encountered somewhat of a delay with
regards to the weather up in New York.
Due to the delay and the backlog in
flights, we were held up in Johannesburg for five days. This however, was a
small blessing in disguise, as all the new applicants had the opportunity to
finally meet each other and get to know one another.
Arriving in New York we encountered cold
temperatures of -1 degrees Celsius which was fairly "chilly" to say
the least. Regardless of the weather, all of the applicants made it to their
flights with time to spare and morale was at an all time high.
After we arrived in Fort Lauderdale we
were warmly welcomed by the Palm Beach representative, who then took us back to
our apartments where we were met by Angela, she was very welcoming and efficient at
getting all of us to our accommodation.
We were all pleasantly surprised to know
that we had the weekend off to recover from the jet lag and travel time.
Training started the following Monday. It
was great seeing all the staff from my previous season, as well as meeting the
new staff at Mirasol country club.
After completing a vigorous week of
training, the new applicants where all eager to get on the floor and prove
themselves.
The renovations at Mirasol are coming
along at a rapid pace and should be completed by the end of March. For the
meantime, we all eagerly await the grand opening!
Overall it has been an amazing journey, with all
its speed bumps and hurdles and we are privileged to have been given this
opportunity.
