the first lesson, the first day
I promise I am going to write every day, or at least try my best with my little peanut head (ok, so it's a big head) to make myself sit in front of this laptop each day and have brilliant thoughts about this experience to share with you specifically. I will achieve this (or eat many snacks trying).
so, today was a lot like starting any job. you get into a big meeting room, there's powerpoint, there's lollies on the tables, lunch is catered and by 2pm you feel you need a nap. you sit all day. you listen all day. and you feel like maybe some of it is penetrating your skull. in this instance I am 89 percent sure that in two days' time I will know how to 4WD like a pro because there was a very detailed powerpoint on it (with vids).
and yet it was different for me, it felt different.
the thing that stood out most today was this snippet.
our coordinator glenn: "this will change you. you will need to learn to transition back into your old life."
nikki's brain: "I wonder if at the end they'll be some sort of amazing job offer and I'll never leave Cairns/Cape York."
glenn continues: "but do not make any rash decisions. go home at let it all percolate for at least six months before you make a big life change."
nikki's brain: "oh. nah, but it would be my life path deciding for me."
[TL;DR? even if this is the most amazing thing I'll ever do, I'll be home on 24 June - but maybe not for long!]