I have been pretty busy. I have completed a barista's course which went for four days and then obtained an excellent employment position. We are also going to Bali for 17 days in just under two weeks.

I enjoyed the barista's course. I enjoy a good coffee, these days I have preferred an Vietnamese style coffee which contains condensed milk with my own dash of chilli. The barista course was a crash course in being able to know how to use a coffee machine and to produce the coffee's requested by costumers.

I was getting used to one coffee machine and become reasonable competent with it then on the last day of the course all those in the class, approx 10, went to a local cafe and worked a full day of split shifts. The cafe advertised that there would be trainees creating the cups that day and so to entice even more people they advertised for $2 coffees on the day. The cheap coffee prices brought an influx of customers and I found the only hassle was having too many people behind the counter.

Then on the Friday I started at my new position at Allumbah Pocket Cottages http://www.allumbahpocketcottages.com.au/. I started the position on Good Friday, it was a whirlwind induction with a large amount of customers coming into the front cafe. My position is to work the front cafe, take bookings and to provide general management of the establishment. The owners travel frequently and the cafe has not reached its potential due to being closed regularly. However now we intent to keep it open 7 days a week. This is a great opportunity, its only 200mtrs from my house, its 4.5 star rated, it will provide me with extensive experience in the tourism and hospitality industry. Developing my managerial competencies in this area can only lead to greater opportunities both in Australia and beyond.