El Raaaaaancho Hallelujah! Kia Ora!
After a long absence, I write to you again:)
six weeks I am already in El Rancho. A bit overdue, to report in detail what I'm actually here all the time ... and with whom.
Katrina sits next to me, mentioned here only Kate . She is a German volunteer, New Zealand has their stay (another year), independently organized. First working as an au pair, came to Christmas for a team to El Rancho. She worked mostly in the kitchen, now it takes over more tasks in the Activity Team [By the way. Just because you can read what Kate, as she compels me more than to write a new blog! So all! Daaaanke Kate]
Another German is Sally . She has also organized their trip to New Zealand itself. Since August last year, it is here in El Rancho and gets a small stipend for their work from the camp. So it is the mother of all El Rancho volunteers.
Katie Irene and New Zealand are volunteers who work here with us. Irene Grace (see below) sister. She has an education is the masseuse behind and spent a year working in a coffee shop, so they cook our teacher in coffee. Katie is awesome (that is, what to write). She dedicated a year of their lives and works in various institutions in New Zealand. She has an incredible sense of humor and can be called a Trekkie;)
All girls are really fun and we get more clear than another.
we come to the permanent staff:
Levi is half-Maori, works here as an instructor and is also still my roommates. He has a big weakness for Playstation, music and Stargate! He will leave in late April and June to America nozzle in order to revise the nordhalbkugligen summer:)
Grace is a 1.50 m wide outdoor enthusiasts who can muster no enthusiasm for Playstation. :) It is on 16 July (the same departure date as me!) To Bolivia to leave and play in one years volunteers.
Lex (or alexia) has the longest Hair of the world. No fun, but it has really looong hair. Right now she is in the mental battle with themselves whether they should allow themselves to dreads or not. You will fly in July with Kate to Germany and make there for 1 month of vacation.
Natalie Griffin is the marketing expert of our camp. Your task is to develop ways for El Rancho presents the "outside world". At the moment it was up to both ears in work and will usually still work home to Mr. (or woman) to be on their duties. Reason for the upcoming "Geneva", see below.
Clint rehab is my direct supervisor. He is the master of thousands of slaves who serve him every day and ... almost. He's Activity Manager, plans ie the activities that make the schools with us, our work plans developed at the respective stations. He is more than Maori Levi sees, but rather from European white: D He also holds the world record (Guinness World Book of Records and so ..) in. ........ Kiwi-fruit-throwing. Sun at the 103 yards he has thrown the national fruit. Why, why, and in general, I do not know but now I've learned that Kiwis (the people) do not always have rational reasons for their actions:)
Rodney Franzoi and Rob Namba, the managers of the camp and with it my bosses. Both are super nice and take care of all great people here.
Bernie is on the weekends (Friday to Monday), the woman in the office. She is such a funny and good-hearted person that it does not exist. I have now worked with her for several days in our cafe and that's just fun. She lives here in the camp with her daughter Dawn.
Amy - Leigh is our company is expert, with each group booked into contact, and answers to even the smallest extra demand. With its 26 years, she is apparently here to the prevailing standards already almost late with a marriage. She is single and has an 8 year old son, Kieran , and the two live together in the camp.
The kitchen staff is now only briefly mentioned briefly, because this here otherwise just too much is. Eleanor is the boss of the kitchen and is my neighbor here in the camp. Gaynor is tattooed from head to foot Maori woman who has an absolutely funny laugh: D Then there are Amy and Brenda . The two male kitchen fairies are Gavin and Bunch called. Gavin is a tattooed as well, unfortunately, like a chimney smoking New Zealanders, with whom I am living in my flat. Bunch real name is Nathan, but by each called by his last name. He is currently in training to ..?). male nurse (the German word for He is always in a good mood and with him it's fun to rinse dishes in the evening. [Only in order to escape corporal punishment coming: It's also great fun with Sally and Kate and all who read this blog, to be with Dish service:]
Sodele .. those were who actually has all ... I think. Probably forgot I have a few.
In any case, El Rancho is the second largest Christian camp in New Zealand. Up to 500 people we can get in easily and catering. At Easter, we will test the limits of our capacities. Then
namely organized El Rancho "Geneva". It is an Easter celebration, albeit under new names. Geneva means: Generosity through Generations. Generosity for generations. 1961 El Rancho by a group set up by New Zealanders. Since then, more than half a million visitors were served. All we have earned is a blessing of God. And they want to share here. So we invite also (in a fit of megalomania) 2100 people a, a free (jap must pay the NIX here) to spend the weekend at camp. The first 500 people were accepted .. and we must suffer the consequences!
How is expired, you are allowed to read in a next blog entry. In the coming weeks I will describe my work:)
All the best!
Nick
