Just hours after my last post I got a phone call.
Geoff: "Carla! How's it going?"
Me: "Hey Geoff, yeah, it's going. Still unemployed, which sucks...what's up?"
Geoff: "Well, what's the status of your visa? We would like you to work for us."
And the rest is HISTORY!
I have started working at StoryHead Pty Ltd, as an Associate Producer and I could not be happier. Everything I have wanted out of a job I now get to do. I get to produce, I get to write, I get to liase with clients, I get to shoot... the list goes on. On top of that, I am still working with StreetTV. This weekend we are going to shoot at the Gathering Ground, a community art event in Redfern. Let's just say when God closed a door, he opened a very large window.
Baby Needs a Job
So here I am. I find myself some weeks out of work. After TCO, I went to New Zealand to come back on a different visa to work and travel in Australia.
The time in NZ was great. I went to a horse farm outside of Christchurch and rode for 5 days. The rest of the guests... were 10 year old girls. And they were much better riders than me. But I improved so much! The first day we were going up a huge hill and my stirrup came loose. We started trotting and I wasn't skilled enough to keep my balance and went over. I landed on my side on the high side of the hill, so it wasn't that bad but I still bruised my spine.
I was so sore.
The rest of the week progressed and I can honestly say I am no longer afraid I will get thrown off a horse, again. I can't wait until I get a job here and can start riding Elvis, the amazing horse I began dressage lessons on in Centennial Park. Maybe for my birthday I will indulge in an Elvis lesson.
So, meanwhile, I came back here and have been aching for a purpose. I finally connected with some amazing people who work for StreetTV. They took a chance on me and I got to shoot the Hope Street Markets for them on the Sony Z-1 Camera. It felt amazing to be back out there and getting an active say in what was produced. The only drawback? They can't pay me. So I am literally a starving artist.
I am so thankful for all my friends here in Sydney. They have really been lifesavers! Julie and Mark and Jo are the greatest for letting me stay with them, rent free. I only hope someday I could even come close to repaying them for their kindness and hospitality.
Going to a National Team (Women's AND Men's) game tonight at the Sydney Football Stadium. It should be great fun!
In the meantime, if you know of anybody in the Sydney area who needs a devoted, passionate, motivated individual to work in production give them my name!
The time in NZ was great. I went to a horse farm outside of Christchurch and rode for 5 days. The rest of the guests... were 10 year old girls. And they were much better riders than me. But I improved so much! The first day we were going up a huge hill and my stirrup came loose. We started trotting and I wasn't skilled enough to keep my balance and went over. I landed on my side on the high side of the hill, so it wasn't that bad but I still bruised my spine.
I was so sore.
The rest of the week progressed and I can honestly say I am no longer afraid I will get thrown off a horse, again. I can't wait until I get a job here and can start riding Elvis, the amazing horse I began dressage lessons on in Centennial Park. Maybe for my birthday I will indulge in an Elvis lesson.
So, meanwhile, I came back here and have been aching for a purpose. I finally connected with some amazing people who work for StreetTV. They took a chance on me and I got to shoot the Hope Street Markets for them on the Sony Z-1 Camera. It felt amazing to be back out there and getting an active say in what was produced. The only drawback? They can't pay me. So I am literally a starving artist.
I am so thankful for all my friends here in Sydney. They have really been lifesavers! Julie and Mark and Jo are the greatest for letting me stay with them, rent free. I only hope someday I could even come close to repaying them for their kindness and hospitality.
Going to a National Team (Women's AND Men's) game tonight at the Sydney Football Stadium. It should be great fun!
In the meantime, if you know of anybody in the Sydney area who needs a devoted, passionate, motivated individual to work in production give them my name!
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