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I landed a job as a trail guide for a horse-riding
adventure tour company in a small vacation-town
(Wisconsin Dells) in Wisconsin, a Midwestern state
bordering Canada known for its yee-haw cowboy
history and fried cheese obsession. As a trail guide
it would be my job to lead families around a canyon
on horseback, round the horses up each morning
into the stables, saddle, brush and feed them. This
job was a dream-come-true, but unfortunately my six
horse-riding lessons as an eight year-old didn’t suffice
when it came to leading a whole group of horses
around a canyon and it wasn’t long before I found
another job, this time as a receptionist at a major
hotel and waterpark resort. Due to the fact it was far
less life-threatening, and I got free wristbands for the
waterpark, I was much happier here.
LIFE IN THE US
THE JOB
I worked six days a week, but I finished at 3pm each
day, allowing plenty of time for some afternoon
adventures. Wisconsin Dells offered plenty of things
to see and do; with boutique shops, candy stores,
diners, museums, crazy golf, laser tag and much more,
I spent most days feeling like I myself was on vacation.
The town sat along the lazy Mississippi River and
surrounding it were stunning national parks and so
when I wasn’t exploring the town, I was lazing on the
beach next to the river, or hiking and camping around
the woodlands. It’s safe to say that life was bliss. I may
not have ended up in one of the US’ most renowned
cities like New York or San Francisco, which is where
I imagined myself going, but as it turned out, there
wasn’t anywhere else I’d rather have gone.
THE LOCATION
2019/20
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I landed a job as a trail guide for a horse-riding
adventure tour company in a small vacation-town
(Wisconsin Dells) in Wisconsin, a Midwestern state
bordering Canada known for its yee-haw cowboy
history and fried cheese obsession. As a trail guide
it would be my job to lead families around a canyon
on horseback, round the horses up each morning
into the stables, saddle, brush and feed them. This
job was a dream-come-true, but unfortunately my six
horse-riding lessons as an eight year-old didn’t suffice
when it came to leading a whole group of horses
around a canyon and it wasn’t long before I found
another job, this time as a receptionist at a major
hotel and waterpark resort. Due to the fact it was far
less life-threatening, and I got free wristbands for the
waterpark, I was much happier here.
LIFE IN THE US
THE JOB
I worked six days a week, but I finished at 3pm each
day, allowing plenty of time for some afternoon
adventures. Wisconsin Dells offered plenty of things
to see and do; with boutique shops, candy stores,
diners, museums, crazy golf, laser tag and much more,
I spent most days feeling like I myself was on vacation.
The town sat along the lazy Mississippi River and
surrounding it were stunning national parks and so
when I wasn’t exploring the town, I was lazing on the
beach next to the river, or hiking and camping around
the woodlands. It’s safe to say that life was bliss. I may
not have ended up in one of the US’ most renowned
cities like New York or San Francisco, which is where
I imagined myself going, but as it turned out, there
wasn’t anywhere else I’d rather have gone.
THE LOCATION
