The Best Parts of Living Abroad

The best parts of living abroad are when you win the contest at your new job for getting the most correct answers on a cocktail training quiz and get a cocktail shaker set and corkscrew. It is great to be the new kid on the block and win the prize. I asked my manager if he had heard who won the prize, he said no, I told humbly told him it was me. He smiled and congratulated me. I subtly asked him if I might be able to be considered for cross training in the bar and he said it might be possible. We will see.

The other cool thing about working abroad is when you get to meet foreign celebrities. Today I met and served lattes to J.K. Rowling!!! I s*^t you not. OMG! You will all be proud of me, I kept my cool. I was polite and unassuming. She was kind and very quite as she was only in for a bit to work on her lastest novel. She brought with her a large journal and was writing quite diligently in it the whole time. I left her to work, only disturbing her when her cup was empty. She thanked me on her way out. In actuality I did not recognize her. It was only when I let my fellow server, Brie, know that I would take care of the new guest on table 70 that she told me who it was I would be helping. Ms. Rowling was very reserved dressed in her navy blue suit. Truthfully, I was not that excited to be serving her, it was just neat to know that she comes in to our brasserie. I am a fan of hers, but not a die-hard one.