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Being a GO at club med is comparable to being famous. We are in the public eye all the time, and everybody, EVERYBODY wants to talk to you and get to know you. The drama is 90210 style and when you sleep with someone you can be sure that everyone will somehow find out within the week. We participate in shows in front of hundreds and get on stage to dance, and lead 'crazy signs' (group dances for everyone).
This is day six and already I feel changed. I have lost all inhibitions and fears and i feel SO GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. I can jump up on a stage in front of 300 people and make a total fool of myself without even feeling embarrassed. I strike up conversations with maybe 500 strangers a day and I am smiling alllll the time because it is a requirement but also because I simply can't stop. My god, i LOOK different, in the time I have been here my hair is turning blonde again and I am getting darker. Even my eyes look bluer.Yes, the first day was terrifying, but day 2 and already i am in love with everybody that I work with. Already I have made so many friends and we spend all day together talking and laughing and the nights drinking and dancing.
My job consists of playing beach volleyball in the mornings, and sometimes leading a walk on the beach. I sit by the pool and socialize for 2 hours (seriously, what I do you can't even call lifeguarding), and then I play volleyball again in the afternoon and lead a tournament (basketball/soccer/softball/frisbee etc). Then at night we show up to the bar and the drinking begins. We socialize till dinner and then there is a show or some fantastic display followed by an evening of dancing and getting hammered. and get this we are REQUIRED to stay at the bar until at least midnight. On Fridays all of the GOs (employees) go to Nikki beach, a nearby resort until about 5 or 6 in the morning. I went last friday and we were there and then at the casino next door until about 7 am.
And the food is AMAZING. It is shocking that I haven't gotten fat yet because 3 times a day there are plates among plates of gourmet dishes, accompanied with several bottles of wine. Au contraire though I have gotten skinnier because of all the sports I play and the physical activity I do during the day. My downtime (and I have about 5 or 6 hours during the day) has been spent windsurfing, sailing, swimming in the ocean, flying trapeze, and learning french. So far I have learned most of the basic phrases and I think it is the most beautiful language in the world. Everyone is so eager for me to learn so I am intent to be fluent by the time I leave here.
Finally what really makes this place I think is the people. Already I have formed a tight friendship with Janie, the nurse, and I am very close with most of the circus staff and all of the land/water sports staff. Everyone has been so friendly and I fit in here so perfeclty. My personality is IDEAL for this sort of environment. I think this must be what it feels like to be popular, and get invited places all the time, and know everybody as you walk through the resort. I cannot get from point A to point B without striking up at least 4 or 5 conversations. The guys are all adorable and already I am seeing someone who is the kindest and most interesting person I have ever met. Everyone here is like me, leaving home for adventure, and here I can be exactly who I am. And what is amazing is that people embrace who I am.
I love it here so much, i have not stopped being happy. I love the white sandy beaches and the crystal clear water, and i love what I am learning, and the people and everything, seriously everything. I don't think I ever want to come home...
This is day six and already I feel changed. I have lost all inhibitions and fears and i feel SO GOOD ABOUT MYSELF. I can jump up on a stage in front of 300 people and make a total fool of myself without even feeling embarrassed. I strike up conversations with maybe 500 strangers a day and I am smiling alllll the time because it is a requirement but also because I simply can't stop. My god, i LOOK different, in the time I have been here my hair is turning blonde again and I am getting darker. Even my eyes look bluer.Yes, the first day was terrifying, but day 2 and already i am in love with everybody that I work with. Already I have made so many friends and we spend all day together talking and laughing and the nights drinking and dancing.
My job consists of playing beach volleyball in the mornings, and sometimes leading a walk on the beach. I sit by the pool and socialize for 2 hours (seriously, what I do you can't even call lifeguarding), and then I play volleyball again in the afternoon and lead a tournament (basketball/soccer/softball/frisbee etc). Then at night we show up to the bar and the drinking begins. We socialize till dinner and then there is a show or some fantastic display followed by an evening of dancing and getting hammered. and get this we are REQUIRED to stay at the bar until at least midnight. On Fridays all of the GOs (employees) go to Nikki beach, a nearby resort until about 5 or 6 in the morning. I went last friday and we were there and then at the casino next door until about 7 am.
And the food is AMAZING. It is shocking that I haven't gotten fat yet because 3 times a day there are plates among plates of gourmet dishes, accompanied with several bottles of wine. Au contraire though I have gotten skinnier because of all the sports I play and the physical activity I do during the day. My downtime (and I have about 5 or 6 hours during the day) has been spent windsurfing, sailing, swimming in the ocean, flying trapeze, and learning french. So far I have learned most of the basic phrases and I think it is the most beautiful language in the world. Everyone is so eager for me to learn so I am intent to be fluent by the time I leave here.
Finally what really makes this place I think is the people. Already I have formed a tight friendship with Janie, the nurse, and I am very close with most of the circus staff and all of the land/water sports staff. Everyone has been so friendly and I fit in here so perfeclty. My personality is IDEAL for this sort of environment. I think this must be what it feels like to be popular, and get invited places all the time, and know everybody as you walk through the resort. I cannot get from point A to point B without striking up at least 4 or 5 conversations. The guys are all adorable and already I am seeing someone who is the kindest and most interesting person I have ever met. Everyone here is like me, leaving home for adventure, and here I can be exactly who I am. And what is amazing is that people embrace who I am.
I love it here so much, i have not stopped being happy. I love the white sandy beaches and the crystal clear water, and i love what I am learning, and the people and everything, seriously everything. I don't think I ever want to come home...