One Month In... The Job

To be paid to ski must be a great job. Well, yes, it is!

What can the down sides be? Well, there are quite a lot actually...

I have spent the last 5 days without a voice and have been guiding people around the slopes in the cold weather using what croaky voice I have left along with sign language and mime! I finally had to take a day off to see the doctor to finally try to restore my normal vocal abilities at the cheap price of 50€.

Occasionally guests have skiing accidents. So far I seem to have had to deal with two. The first guest that had an accident I made ski off the mountain, take a chair lift, then ski all the way off the mountain to the hotel where he was then driven to the local doctor's emergency department. He didn't have a broken leg, just a dislocated shoulder. The second accident involved the group setting off for a lovely day of skiing in falling snow only to be cut short within ten minutes. Very soon my hands were covered in blood as I tried to stem the bleeding from a scalp wound caused by a close encounter with a ski edge. All ended up well after 20 stiches.

I also have to share a room with three 18 year olds. Not only are they 18, but they are away from home for the first time. It's a little like living in an open zoo, sharing sleeping quarters with 3 chimpanzees. You never know what mess you will find the not-very-spacious living quarters in. Why can't 18 year olds squeeze a toothpaste tube without getting most of it all over the bathroom? Is there some special technique that I have learnt that I should be training them in? Any help would be gladly received.