Eslovenia: Guía de viajes, visados y alojamiento gratuito · 2026

ZZZhansaya zhansaya9zhansaya9 · 12 dic 2014Leer

At first I thought about what to write... now I want to write so much!)) Okay, as I already mentioned, the hotel was small, so there wasn't much work. I worked in housekeeping, and all the conditions for work were provided. I have 3 brothers in my family, so cleaning isn't difficult work for me, especially when they pay in dollars))) I went on this program not only to work, but to get to know the country. That's why I wasn't in a hurry to find a second job. I worked in the mornings, and in the afternoons, I would go here and there with my employer. Jim is a good storyteller, it was interesting to listen to him, and he had a cool car))) He introduced me to his neighbors and other students (though I didn't meet the first Russian-speaking students until a month later). We traveled to other states, to the ocean shore, I tried lobster (I liked it, it reminds me a bit of chicken meat), my first trip to a Walmart supermarket, riding a bike to nearby places, shopping, watching the sunrise and sunset, hanging out until late at night, an American party—in short, I enjoyed my first experience abroad. Everything was new and interesting to me. Also, here is a photo with Jim and Lisa. I moved in with a neighbor, Andre from Slovenia, who worked at the motel next door. She is older, and we discussed everything up to the meaning of life (she doesn't know Russian, and I didn't have any Russian-speaking neighbors at all). I also realized that everyone I talked to was unhappy with the politics of their countries. =( That's sad. Later, girls from China and Slovakia arrived. We also explored the surroundings with her employers. We tried each other's food, came up with interesting hangouts; once, girls from Lithuania dressed up in bear costumes and came to scare us at 3 AM. We recorded everything on video; our reaction: we weren't scared, we were laughing, but the Chinese girl who lived alone was calling her uncle for 2-3 days out of fear). Later, we started looking for a second job, or rather, it was provided to us; there was another one nearby, only it was a huuuuge hotel. 200-300 workers worked there. I started my second job 3-4 weeks after arriving. The work consisted of maintaining cleanliness on the lower floors of the hotel (lobby). (Vacuuming, dusting, changing towels in the pools.) We went through an interview and chose our work. There were more guests at the motel and, consequently, more work, so I asked my friend, Moldir, from another state to come to me (we met at the airport and kept in touch; she was also alone). At the second job, in the hotel, I was in the Lobby Crew, and she was a Busser. It became even more fun))) We met many workers, especially in the cafeteria))). We taught each other "Hello," "How are you," "Thank you"... phrases like that in all the languages we were lucky enough to encounter. Everyone appreciated the interest in their language and culture. The hardest one is Chinese. Every time after work, we would lounge around until one in the morning and share our impressions of the day. Even though we did the same work every day, some interesting events would happen, or we would discuss interesting guests. You meet so many different personalities every day, and everyone has their own life story. (Once I saw a naked man by the pool; my funniest stories are related to the pool area))) It's a very interesting story how I met Russian speakers. At the hotel, I only worked in the evenings; one time I was sitting in the lobby and heard Russian swearing. I thought I was imagining it, but after listening closely and confirming, I met girls from Moldova. They worked as housekeepers during the day, so I hadn't seen them before. We quickly became friends)). Jim tried to take me and Moldir to national parks, shopping, and interesting places in the state every week (they have owned a business for 10 years, he knows every corner of the state, about traveling), so we didn't get bored from work. Working... after a month at two jobs, we wer