It has always been my grandpa's dream for one of his grandchildren to come out and stay with him. He now has cancer and has decided to not fight it. I am the only one of his children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews who can possibly come. So I have decided to go.
This is not to tell in detail the life I am establishing in Oregon, this is to tell of the life I lived here in Illinois with Jeff Ellis Management and these wonderful people.
First of all, thank you so much everyone!!!!! I can't believe I have to leave you. You guys are my second family. I have been so spoiled this past week. Thank you so much for the wonderful gifts and all the sweets (first thing in Oregon is to get a gym pass lol) But all those things are worth nothing compared to how much I love you guys. I'm kind of scared to leave the people I know love me back. (Sorry if that sounded cheesy :) That card you all put work into and kept a secret the whole time is worth the world. I will keep it on a table at my new place so I can think of you all every time I see it. The people in this picture are only a small handful of all the wonderful people I worked with.
Left to right: Jimmy, Hector, Bris, me, Santana, and then there's Cesar. Chassmin is taking the picture.
Thank you to our area manager, Jerica, who is the real backbone behind everything we did. You are like a sister to me.
Thank you Cesar for teaching me how to do my job. You have a heart of gold. Stay happy! :)
A special thanks to Doug who was the most inspirational manager I ever worked with, even if I only worked with you a few times. (I hope those guards threw you a party when you left)
I could go on thanking and telling how much I love each one of my coworkers all day and night. Even though sometimes I got ticked at some of you, in the end, I love you too.
The actual work we do is outstanding! It's amazing what a bunch of teenagers can do; we literally run pools and save lives. The experience is priceless. It's that moment when you climb out of the water after saving a drowning kid and everyone is looking at you in aw.
This job changed my life. I walk out with a final save number of ten, and a final VAT number of twenty-three. I will never forget the looks on each one of those faces.
Like I've said before and I'll say it again; if you really want to know what this job is like, try it. It might change your life and you.
Thank you everyone. Each one of you changed me in some way big or small. If you haven't, go and like my Facebook page Diary of a Lifeguard or friend me and Ill update pictures and stories. Keep me posted!
I love you.
