Guess What?

Guess What?

I’m done.

That’s right. I’m coming back to Canada! (For a little while, at least.)

I remember when I first joined ships I’d met this one comedian, and watched his show on the Star Princess and how the Deputy hosted the show (i.e., Introductions and endings.) This was at a time when the thought of hosting Trivia made me nervous and just holding a microphone made my hand shake. I’ve done public speaking since I was a child, but it’s a whole different ball game when you are getting paid to host something and the audience expects you to be a professional. Not nervous. Completely confident. Entertaining! Well, just over a year later, I actually got to get on stage and host this same comedian’s show. A crowd of about 400 (small compared to normal) and after a professional performer (who I know quite well after working with him for just over a year), and I walked on stage completely calm, not a sight of nerves, and then walked off like nothing even happened.

Now that’s what I call achievement.

While, yes, I found this last year overly frustrating for having a job where I get paid to play games and host parties, and by-golly, I’m ready for a change (not to mention, could spend hours bitching about the mismanagement), I look back now and realize it really was another point in my life where I really was meant to be where I was.

I still don’t know where all these random skills and assets that I’ve picked up along the way will take me, but it’s beginning to look like something really fun and exciting.

Here I go, beginning another chapter in my life – and hopefully one that provides more time for writing and blogging as I see fit (God, I’ve missed it!).  I’ve got some interesting ones I want to post after I leave the company, so stay tuned to get a gossipy read on life at sea.

Where to next? David and I are going to be enjoying re-connecting with our child inside by spending a few days in Disney World, Orlando; then we are off to the North West to enjoy a ski trip or two; then a 2-3 week cross-USA road trip to have one last little adventure before settling down in North America for what could be a couple years before it’s back to school for me.

So stick around, folks! My aim is to keep you posted every step of the way.