Last week, my 2nd visitor from the UK arrived. An old school friend, Matthew is currently on a months holiday and is touring the Eastern coast of Australia and "dropped" in for a very short visit to Newcastle. Apart from catching up and showing him the (limited) sights of Newcastle, it was great and also a but strange to hear a Scottish accent. It made me realise how quickly I had become used to hearing the Ozzie accent.
One of the hardest challenges since starting work has been communication with employees, guests and suppliers. When on the 'phone, I am very conscious of my accent and have had to learn to speak a lot slower whilst pronouncing all my words properly. In the office, I need to look at people directly before speaking or they only catch every second word.
Matthews visit did however present an opportunity to spend the weekend in Sydney and we were looked after very well, staying in the Junior Suite at the Novotel overlooking Darling Harbour - the perks of the job are nice all over the World!
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