After graduation in 2010 as valedictorian of my Licensed Practical Nursing class I moved to Victoria, British Columbia to start my exciting new career. My first job as a casual nurse at Victoria General Hospital has branched out to the Royal Jubilee Hospital and currently I work on 8 units both medical and surgical between the 2 hospitals. I am passionate about my work and enjoy connecting with patients.
Before nursing I spent many years in Whistler working as a
nanny, esthetician and server. My desire to work abroad led
me to the yachting world where I contracted myself as a
stewardess on luxury motor yachts. I spent 3 years working
for many vessels in various capacities, from 1 day
bartending events during the Cannes Film Festival to 8
months aboard as a full time crew member.
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http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/1617290/bruce-auld-launches-a-great-travel-companion/?cs=103 It is said that money can’t buy happiness but nobody really believes it. Although money buy things that bring short-lived pleasure it is important to consider the true cost of being born into wealth. Family values are lost. In a desperate attempt to maintain appearance, consumerism and unhealthy life choices run rampant. Because things come easily, everything is taken for granted. The middle class considers family and lifestyle important. People work hard and appreciate both things with a dollar sign attached and without. Middle class citizens of the world are the richest people on earth. The aqua blue water of the Mediterranean looked like glass on this perfect afternoon in July. A luxury yacht was docked at the picturesque port of Nice, France. The yacht’s crew stood on the aft deck, in the brilliant sunshine, nervously awaiting the guests that would steer their lives for the next two weeks of charter. The stewardess caught the eye of the chef and smiled; they loved every moment outside in this paradise. That was when she saw them. She would never forget the first glimpse of the most beautiful family she had ever laid eyes on. Four perfectly put together characters. The mother, lovingly carrying her picture perfect baby girl, could have just stepped off vogue’s latest cover shoot. Father and son held hands and commanded attention with smart outfits and stunning good looks. The stewardess served champagne and freshly squeezed orange juice in the vessel’s finest crystal while the crew was formally introduced. She couldn’t help but feel envious of this seemingly perfect life being paraded before her. Surely these must be the luckiest people in the world. As the yacht left the port the parents hastily passed over the children to their nanny. The children meals were staggered with the adults and they acted out regularly with no one to discipline them. The little ones did not see their parents for the remainder of the trip. The parents had their best friends join them. Another gorgeous couple arrived. The chef, a culinary genius, prepared cuisine so esthetically pleasing and fragrant it was with great pride the stewardess placed these dishes before the guests. She watched the women hardly taste their food and would later become privy to the great lengths taken to ensure it did not stay in their bodies long. The team of stewardesses worked hard day and night to make certain every last detail of the boat was immaculate and the ambiance pleasing. The deck crew worked diligently to see the vessel’s exterior impeccable, however it was Mother Nature that set a most perfect stage for the guest’s vacation. Each day seemed more exquisite than the last. The guests regularly took the small boat in to shore to shop. No single piece of clothing was worn more than once and a new outfit was worn for every meal and activity. On board they spent the days tanning, often sleeping. As the evening approached the tension would build around the night’s plans. The top clubs were sought out. One evening a private party was to take place at such a nightclub and the guests became fixated on attending. They made angry phone calls, yelled at the crew and called the captain names in outrage because they could not get an invitation. The sun was setting, painting the sky a rainbow of pink and orange, as the luxury motor yacht cruised along the French Riviera; everyone on board was miserable. With more money than most of the world could ever imagine, these children are without life’s most fundamental things that money cannot buy: family and love. The young girl and boy are left to their own devices, reliant on a paid employee to provide them the care that should be given by a mother and father. They have learned at a young age the importance of appearances as shown by their exceptional behavior during the boarding of the yacht. If they are to follow the example of their parents they will also prioritize appearance over their own health. Body image is so crucial to this family and their friends that jeopardizing the nutritional benefit of food in order to eliminate it from the body is common practice. The admired outfits worn by the wealthy family are the result of interminable buying. This insatiable desire for material possessions is marked by the endless exhibition of shopping bags and attire. After wearing the new apparel for a few hours these goods, bought with excitement, are left crumpled up in a corner never to be looked at again. This lack of appreciation is present in every aspect of this trip and, one would assume, the guests lives. The finest food made with the freshest local ingredients was disregarded. The luxurious yacht accommodations, detailed and decorated with tremendous care, were of no interest. Most notably, the guests were indifferent to the breathtaking surroundings. A vacation on a luxury motor yacht with the guest’s best friends, complete with every comfort imaginable and a crew of attendants, resulted only in a preoccupation with getting off the boat to attend parties with strangers. These behaviors displayed a lack of appreciation for both the finer things in life and life’s simple pleasures. Unlike many people in underdeveloped countries the western world’s working class is neither hungry nor homeless. People are treated for the most part fairly. Opportunity is endless. This is commonly accepted. There is also a common belief prevalent in this society that having more money would, in many ways, make life richer. It is only upon close inspection it is proven untrue. The wealthy often opt to have children raised by a nanny. The income of middle class society does not afford such a luxury and therefore parents are forced to rear children. Consequently, families develop strong relationships based on love and care. More emphasis is placed on how a person lives life as opposed to how the life is perceived. Eating healthy, exercising and not being wasteful are priorities. Food is valued and finer cuisine savored. People work hard and learn from a young age there is value attached to things and one must work for the things they need and desire. Possessions are appreciated as a person has worked for them. A middle class person is able to travel. The destination, before even seen, is meaningful considering the hard work and sacrifices made to get there. The scenery, most certainly, will be cherished. The middle class have access to and enjoy some of the finer things in life while also appreciating the simple things that are what really makes life worth living. The seemingly charmed life of exorbitant wealth is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It looks like a loving family able to travel to the most beautiful places imaginable all in the lap of luxury. With no thought of what really matters, greed prevails. The ease of life breeds ungratefulness. Those living in a middle class society have the most favorable of circumstances. Family values and opportunity exist with the ability to appreciate what is meaningful and even what is not.
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