Alright, so welcome to my blog. I'm going to be writing about my summer in Skagway, Alaska. For those of you who don't know, I got a job as a driver/guide with Holland America-Princess. I will not be working on a cruise ship, just for the company. Pretty much I am going to be driving people around on tours, narrating, entertaining, and being oh so charming =) I'm going to be in Skagway (southeastern Alaska), which is the northernmost part of the inner passage. The town has around 800 residents year round, and many more in the summer because of all the tourism. It's a very small town, full of history and friendly people (or so I've heard). So anyways, I'm going to be driving around a huge bus, well technically it's called a motorcoach because it has a bathroom, yes a bathroom! It's that huge! I have been training since February, learning all about the coach and how to drive it. I never thought I would be able to do it in the beginning, but now it is really fun and believe it or not, I'm actually pretty good at it =) I took my road test to get my Commercial Driver License last week and passed! I never, in a million years, thought I would get a CDL. Crazy how my life is turning out.
So I am sitting here on my couch, 11:30pm, the night before I leave, watching one last show with my cousin/roommate, Lauren. (I know, I'm acting like I'm dying, when in reality, I'll be back in 6 months!) But it is still very sad, and I'm going to miss my friends and family very much. I'm sad, but of course I'm very excited too. It's going to be a great experience and I can't wait to get started. I will try and blog once a week, but we'll see if that actually happens.
Alaska here I come!
To be continued...
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