Seriously, it IS all about who you know. There's this slightly random old guy who has an office next to the AIESEC office at AU, and the sign on his door says "Asian Ships and Ceramics". He's not there much but he's super friendly, and one day told us about what he did and the connection between ships and cermaics etc etc. So ANYWAY I ran into him at a networking event that AIESEC SA put together just after I came back to Adelaide, and he was really interested to chat, being a bit of an Asia buff. We had coffee this week, and it was so great! He's nearly 75 (I would have guessed 60-65!) and just full of energy and stories and possibilities. He knows EVERYONE who's anyone related to Asia issues in Australia (education and politics and business) and is keen to get me hooked up with opportunities for work or further study or both after I graduate, related to China and/or Japan! Yay! Man, if I have half the network he does when I'm 75 I'll be a happy girl :)
This week I also caught up with some friends from high school. Susie is back from the US for summer vacation, so she, Claire, Julia and I had dinner at Norwood. It was great to hear about Susie's life in LA, she has one year of study to go (like me!) and I think we have some things in common... living abroad with friends, coming back to Adelaide to live/stay with parents etc. It was great to see Claire again too for the first time in a couple of years, and catch up on all of her news. Julia always seems to have lots of news about everyone from school, so she caught us all up on the goss!
Tuesday was my brother Michael's 21st, so Saturday the rellies are coming for afternoon tea, and the guys are coming round in the evening for a party. Man I feel old! Although I finally got my new student card this week, so I went to the post office on campus to get a bus ticket. I asked for a student one, and she asked if that was "high school or tertiary?" MY GOSH, I was ON CAMPUS, I was dressed nicely, and I'm 23! I was pretty offended, and to add injury to insult, she didn't ask me for student ID! Jeez... oh well, I've got quite a few grey hairs these days, and once I get a few more I guess people will stop assuming I'm 16! :)
This week I also caught up with some friends from high school. Susie is back from the US for summer vacation, so she, Claire, Julia and I had dinner at Norwood. It was great to hear about Susie's life in LA, she has one year of study to go (like me!) and I think we have some things in common... living abroad with friends, coming back to Adelaide to live/stay with parents etc. It was great to see Claire again too for the first time in a couple of years, and catch up on all of her news. Julia always seems to have lots of news about everyone from school, so she caught us all up on the goss!
Tuesday was my brother Michael's 21st, so Saturday the rellies are coming for afternoon tea, and the guys are coming round in the evening for a party. Man I feel old! Although I finally got my new student card this week, so I went to the post office on campus to get a bus ticket. I asked for a student one, and she asked if that was "high school or tertiary?" MY GOSH, I was ON CAMPUS, I was dressed nicely, and I'm 23! I was pretty offended, and to add injury to insult, she didn't ask me for student ID! Jeez... oh well, I've got quite a few grey hairs these days, and once I get a few more I guess people will stop assuming I'm 16! :)
4 Comments:
I can't believe the random ship guy is connected! Very cool
enjoy the ID age confusion while you can...all too soon you go out to nightclubs with your mates and you reach into your pocket to get your ID only to hear the bouncer say, "nah mate, you're right, go on in" before he checks all your friends IDs really making you feel like an old fart...
Flic.. about random shippies... i met a taxi driver who's 80 years old in Bombay once. The guy speaks 8 foreign languages and 14 Indian languages.. all because he worked for 20 years at the docks!! MAN DOES HE HAVE STORIES TO TELL!!!! ;)
You'll soon love being mistaken for a younger age.
It's sad when you don't have to use ID anymore...
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