Well then) Today, on a cold winter night, I will continue to share my warm memories)

As I said earlier, Natasha and I set off on our journey to West Yarmouth, because that's where our job was waiting for us) When I was still in NY, I called the employer and clarified how to get from Hyannis to Yarmouth. I knew these towns were close, but I decided to double-check. The employer offered to pick us up. And so, when we arrived in Hyannis, we waited for the car. Pavlin arrived. Pavlin is our manager. He helped us with our bags and drove us to the place where we would be living. On the way, he told us what was where. The town is small, there are few shops)) They brought us to a hotel and said that we would live there for the first little while, because the place where we were supposed to live was still under construction.

Accommodation cost $100 a week at the hotel. Our future permanent housing cost the same.)

The hotel was very nice. It had a gym and a pool. And the rooms were just gorgeous!!! But before we went to enjoy the pool, we decided to go buy some food)) And that's when the most interesting part began. As I said, the town is small (but it's incredibly cute). And it was the beginning of June, there were no tourists, there was no one to ask for help. We left the hotel. We had 2 options on where to go: right or left) We went left. We walked for 2 hours... we were terribly tired, we almost reached the next town. We weren't walking fast. We didn't really manage to buy any food.( And then we realized we had to walk back. But we managed to meet two nice young men, they told us everything. They drove us home and took us shopping. These were our first friends there) It turns out the big store was an hour's walk away, but in the other direction)) that was something else))

At the store, we grabbed a bunch of stuff, running around like crazy))) Especially lots of fruits and berries)) And then another surprise awaited me. I approached the checkout and stood waiting. And do you know why? Because there was no cashier. And then our friends told us it was a self-checkout. You should have seen my eyes. One of the friends walked up and started scanning the products himself. Of course, a girl was walking around nearby, watching what we were doing and how. But what trust! This is paradise. My first thought was that there must be people who don't scan some products))) After scanning the products, you pay yourself and that's it. In general, it's unusual, my friends) I think you would be surprised too)) And every big store has cards. Advice: ask at the counter and get one. We were slow the first month and didn't get one. But then we came and did it, and it was FREE)) Definitely get one, very good discounts and promotions. On our first day of shopping, we spent $80. It wasn't great))) But that's the period of splurging, then everything will change))

From my first shopping trip, I remember one bad moment well. When we approached the checkout, there was a woman in front of us. I carefully placed the bananas on the side. She screamed, threw them at me, and said something like, 'Get out of here.' That kind of thing happens( But it only happened once.

So we returned home, unpacked the food, and of course... took a picture of it)) And then we ate with pleasure)

After that, we went to the pool and the gym) We did this almost every day for a week there) Relax) I would call this period 'relax and travel')))

Three days later, we went to an orientation meeting. We had to work in a park) The park was divided into a dry zone and a water zone. The park had many, many inflatable slides and more. In the dry children's zone, there were just all kinds of inflatable trampolines you could jump on; in the children's water zone, there were small slides that ended in water. In the adult water zone, there were huge slides. Throughout the summer, there were more and more of them)) And in general, there was everything there. Inside, there were all kinds of arcade games. At the entrance, we wore a bracelet. Every day it was a different color so people wouldn't get in for free))

There was a problem with food. We had a 15-minute break during an 8-hour workday. The park only had junk food and drinks. There were no discounts on drinks for employees. A drink cost $4( Food was $6-10. In general, we didn't eat there. We snacked at home) Oh yes, about the house.

After living in the hotel for a week, we moved to a hostel. During this period, I encountered the taxi system for the first time. You pay by the mile. If you traveled 12, you pay $12. When they came to pick us up, the meter was already at 2.5. In big cities, it might even start at 5. That's how it is. And also, in our town, there were only small taxis, meaning they wouldn't take 5 people. They are very afraid of the police and their fines, so they don't take the risk. The hostel was at our park. Meaning we lived right next to the park. When I left the room, I could see the park. It was 1 minute to work)) I lived on the 2nd floor in a room with Natasha. The kitchen was in the next building. And the bathroom and toilet were inside. In this two-story house, which was divided into rooms for 2-3 people, only staff lived)

There were a lot of us. People worked from the Czech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria, the USA, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan. In general, we didn't have to be bored. The guys from Kazakhstan lived in the neighboring house, where our common kitchen was, and they had cool wifi there( We had a problem with that in our room. We would go downstairs in the evening and sit at a table with wifi. These tables were a gathering place in the evenings. We also had cool parties in the so-called 'hole'. This was a place behind our house) It was cool to spend time there)

Our team was friendly. Two Bulgarian managers, Plamen and Pavlin, were cool. And they weren't much older than us. The boss, whose name was Joe, didn't talk to us, very rarely said hello, and he was generally strange.

But Natasha and I were the 'luckiest' with housing, in quotes)) The thing is, only our toilet didn't work))) It was a long period of repairs)) But it was specifically ours that didn't work. It was funny and annoying( It's probably no wonder our room number was 66)) Also, by the way, all rooms could be opened without a key. Just open the window, reach in, and open the door) So the phrase 'I came into your house and took some milk' was common)

It's probably worth telling you what my job consisted of.) In general, every morning at 9:45 we met inside the park with all the staff and managers. The managers distributed who would go where, to which trampoline, slide, or something else. At first, there were no big water slides. Most worked on the dry ones. The point is that you stand and watch to make sure the kids are wearing socks and that they go down the slide one by one. If it's a trampoline, make sure there aren't too many people inside. In general, it was all boring. You couldn't use mobile phones. You couldn't talk either. Of course, we broke all these rules, but quietly))

Then they installed huge big water slides. Two people worked on each water slide. At first, I couldn't get there at all. But then I was put there and I worked there constantly. And always on the scariest second slide. Over these 2 months, it became dear to me))

The essence of working on the water slide. The person at the bottom washes the sand off the kids' feet and tells them when they can go up. Also, they check that the height is okay. You couldn't be shorter than 42 cm. Only if an adult is holding you. The person at the top waters the slide before the person goes and tells them when they can go. It was also necessary to control that the slide didn't deflate and that there weren't too many people at the top. Only one person on the stairs, because if you suddenly let two go and one slips, they will take the second one with them))) Also, constantly check that the slide is in good working order. Every 2 hours we would fix the slide, but we did it well. For this, we constantly worked on it.) Our slide was divided into two. Sometimes only one worked. We also had to warn about this. Why I loved working on the water slide. First, the person at the bottom and at the top changes every hour or two, so you could hide from the heat. As a result, instead of 8 hours in the sun, I was there for 4. Although I didn't avoid a 'gorgeous' tan)) Plus, you could splash yourself with water when it was hot and drink from the hose)) And at the top, you could sit on your phone)) Also, on this slide, I worked with Natasha, who became like a sister to me over the summer. And we talked. But it was a bit dangerous)) Because sometimes people understood what we were talking about))

They paid us $8.5 an hour. We worked 4-5 days a week. They started scheduling us for 5 only from July. It came out to $240-300 a week. 100 went to housing.

Look for a second job immediately. Natasha and I are 'very cool'. We arrived before everyone else, but went to look later than everyone else. We found a job at a hotel as housekeepers. The rate was $10 and only 2 days a week. We were incredibly lucky with the managers there. There were excellent tips. And they didn't take them away from us. But there were girls whose tips were all taken by the old-timers. We only had 1 day of training. We started working in mid-July. But we worked there for 3 weeks. It's very hard work and I had a reaction to the chemicals. And yes, I ruined my gorgeous pants there.) I remember a case when I was asked where I came from. I answered, to which the question followed: 'And where is Russia?' That's how it happens)) Shock and nothing more. There were people who thought Ufa was the capital because they bought vodka where this city was written)) By the way, there is an alcohol store everywhere. But if you are not 21, you can't even try.) And in general, it's better not to drink at all: D

In general, guys, don't delay with the second job. We didn't have enough money with one. If you want to have a cool summer, go immediately. It's better to plow through June, July, and in August quit the second one and work only at one, than like us. It's hard to get motivated to plow at the end of the summer((

I'm attaching a photo of how I waited for the bus home after the second job))

And I won't forget how Natasha and I decided to drink blue Kool-Aid before going to look for a job. In general, after that, we realized it was in vain:D

The plus side of the second job was that we worked from 8:30 to 13:00.

That's it) In the next blog, I would like to share a true story from work or something I will never forget)) Only bright moments))

P.S. I'm sending you a video that the guys from the Czech Republic made) It shows our park and where we lived)