Where did August go?

It has been awhile since my last update so I figured it's about time to write about a few things happening here. First, I cannot believe that it is mid-August already! That means the summer is winding down for all my family and friends in the U.S. And that means that summer is just around the corner here in Sydney! Can't wait. Not that the winter is all that bad here but it is sickening to get out of work at 5:30 and it is pitch dark out. Although the past week I have gotten out of work there was still a dash of light that remains in the sky which indicates to me that Spring is almost here.

In order to fight the winter blues I enrolled in a creative writing class through a community college. It's really laid back and everybody in the class is more than supportive of one another. There is a range of levels in the class starting from a stay-at-home mother who wants to explore writing as a creative outlet to a guy that is writing a fictional Sydney crime novel (He's only taking the class as a motivator to finish the novel). Quite interesting so far and I hope that it will encourage me to keep on writing even after the 8 week course finishes. My goal of the course is to develop my poetic voice and style. I enjoy writing in other forms as well but I find that I best express myself in poetry. Maybe once I have some of my poems a bit more polished I will post them here.

My other bit of news relates to work. I'm sure that anybody who reads my blog already knows about my news. My directors approached me about a month ago and told me that they were absolutely "chuffed" with what I was doing. They offered me sponsorship, meaning a temporary work visa that is good for up to four years. I was and still am absolutely flattered. After much deliberation I decided to accept their offer because it is a great career step in human resources, which as I figure is a field that will always need people. Plus the role will involve developing the company newsletter, which at least gives me a chance to write as well. It is a huge decision. In the end I think it will greatly benefit me in the future. I will be back in the Midwest from October 1st - 12th to see everybody and pack up some of my things. I really hope to see everyone! It's not a lot of time and I have a feeling that I will be drinking lots of coffee and Red Bull in order to stay awake and manage to do everything that needs to be done!