A Long Way To Go For An Exam and A Nigerian Musician

On Ethihad Airlines yesterday was an Egyptian guy who had come all the way from Egypt to Sydney for 3 days just to do an IT networking exam for Cisco Systems. He had previously come in January for the same exam and failed then but this time he was confident that he had passed. Apparently there are only a few places in the world where this exam can be done and Sydney is one of them. I came across another fellow a few months back who had come for the same exam so it seems like it is a regular occurrence.

Also on Ethihad was a British Airways cabin crew menber who had been here for a few months travelling around the country and also in Bali. She spoke very highly of Ethihad and their cabin service and, in fact, was considering a transfer to work for them instead. Ethihad is expanding rapidly and employing many new staff.

On a Qantas flight to London was a French guy who had come for a couple of weeks to visit his girlfriend in Cairns. She is Japanese and works in the tourism industry in Cairns. They had met in Melbourne during his previous visit to Australia. He is planning to come back in August for a longer stay with her and a working holiday.

I chatted to an English guy going home on BA who was here to work in oil refineries. His job entailed making sure that the oil storage tanks were cleared of any impurities such as sand.

Other travellers included a Welsh guy on a family visit to Melbourne and an older delightful English lady who visited her daughter in Canberra. Her last full day in Canberra was the coldest day there for 43 years - a maximum of only 4 degreees C.

My last interview was with a Nigerian musician who was part of a musical group which had just performed at the Opera House. They were only here for 4 days so he didn't get to see much of Sydney. Most of his time was taken up rehearsing and performing. They had performed in Australia a couple of times before. I forgot to ask him the name of the performing group.

Till next time.

Peter

Souvenirs Australia Warehouse