I went to the legendary Orange County Fair today. Had to go on my own as everyone was in work, but no big deal.Ended up having my own tour guide anyway! I asked a guy at the bus stop if this was the right bus to the fair and he said it was and he was going there too.Cue lots of questions to Linda about her accent! Ah no, he was a nice guy, friendly and helpful - called Mike.Maybe too nice - he wanted to walk around the fair with me and the bus driver was so conce...

Kevin from Reservations gave me a lift to work but I have to walk to his house as the roads are blocked off for the Independence Day parade, which incidentally begins preparations at 5.00 am, right outside my window, waking me up!It's a half an hour walk along a route I am familiar with, but takes longer because of the amount of people.Normally when I walk this route I am usually the only pedestrian around as everyone in California drives.Today, everyone is out a...

Huntington Beach is stunning and I love living here. The beaches go on for miles and the weather is beautiful although the Americans at work call it 'June gloom' because there are some clouds. Yet as a British person used to clouds and rain, this is bliss. The houses are exactly what I expected to be with, extremely neat with white picket fences, verandas and the American flag flying on high. The hostel is completely different to what I expected and at first it...

Surprisingly I managed to survive my first few weeks in work and I feel a lot better now that I am in the swing of things.I have learnt a lot, but a most of what I need to learn depends on the guests and their particular problems.I have my own computer code, which allows me to access the computer so I can check people in and switch people around the sites (which is no mean feat, there are hundreds of sites) and whenever I successfully help a guest I become more c...

My first day at work turned into a nightmare.My shift started at 8.00am and I was given my uniform.I was then introduced to some of the front desk staff, given a quick tour and then spent time observing the front desk clerks in action.When they were free they would train me on different aspects of work in the front office. I am amazed by the amount of work they do; it is not simply a question of checking people in and out and answering questions like my job form...