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Moving & Work | Week 9 | 27 Nov-03 Dec 2023

Wotae: 03.12.2023

The week can be summed up quickly. On Monday, I moved into a new "shared apartment". The shared apartment consists of a huge house with a pool and plenty of space. There are a total of 9 people living here, almost all Australians. The house is located in Mermaid Waters, a suburb of Gold Coast City. The area here is very quiet as it is mostly populated with residential houses.


Shared apartment living room
Shared apartment living room
Residential area at sunset
Residential area at sunset
Lake in my new residential area
Lake in my new residential area

To have a better commute to work, I rented an e-bike for a few weeks. This way, I am much more flexible and no longer dependent on public transportation, and of course, I am staying active.

The whole week was dominated by work. I had 10-12 hour shifts from Monday to Saturday. Although the work is not really physically demanding (I'll get to what I do in a bit), I was glad to have Sunday off. About my work: The construction site is located on the 76th floor of a residential skyscraper (265m). This level is in the final stages and will be completed before Christmas. I sit or stand in the elevator all day and ride the construction workers up and down. Disadvantages of the work: It gets very boring quickly and is actually mentally exhausting in the long run, as it is too simple of a job. Advantage of the work: I get to have conversations with different construction workers, improve my English, don't exhaust myself physically, and earn very good money. Occasionally, I clean up the construction waste and help with smaller tasks such as grouting tiles or transporting tiles.

View from the workplace
View from the workplace

On Sunday, I did some gardening at the house and then spent some time at the beach. Currently, it's around 30 degrees during the day.


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