This summer has been a busy one. Is it still even summer? Time just flew by.
After the road trip with my mama in June I started training in California to lead tours round the US. My training group was awesome there were 10 of us from across the states and one Canadian for good measure. Our training lasted 3 weeks and we got to travel to cool places like Monument Valley, Zion and Yosemite all while learning how to run trips. Our manager was awesome and while we worked hard we also played hard.
I’ve just finished my third trip and I only have one more before I wrap up the season. After the first one finished in LA I sprinted east to New Jersey where I picked up a group and we made our way down to Miami. I did this one with another leader who had his own group, and it was nice to have someone to bounce ideas off of and destress with at the end of the day.
My third trip took me on a loop from New Orleans stopping in places I hadn’t been before like the Great Smoky Mountains and Natchez, MS. I had a great group of people for this one and we somehow or another ended up making a bachelor spoof which one of my passengers filmed and edited.
I’ll meet my friends from teaching in France in the town where all the magic happened – Dax! Then I’ll pop over to Italy to see my friend Steph who teaches at an American school. Then to England to see friends Kiera and Jonny from my time in Aus. Then back in France before flying home at the end of October I’ll catch my friend Alisa from tour leader training who will be doing the same teaching program that I did 3 years ago!
I’m in the process of applying for a winter job at ski resorts out west so hopefully that’s where I’ll be working in the off season before returning to tour leading again next summer. That’s the plan for now anyway!