………..and…….breathe……….

I have been in Las Vegas for four weeks now, and so far, in no particular order, I have:

• Started working Full-time as Physical Therapist
• Opened a bank account (harder than it sounds!)
• Taken out a lease on an apartment, collected keys and begun to move in (begun/began??)
• Bought a car
• Bought a bed, sofa and mattress….the essentials
• Got a ‘cell phone’
• Placed 2nd overall, 1st in age-group in local 5km running event
• Placed 1st overall in Amica Lake Las Vegas Sprint Triathlon
• Entered 70.3 Ironman Wisconsin, booked flights and hotel and started training plan
• Become a Ninja/joined a running race team (Ninja Endurance Racing)
• Met and just about have joined the Colavita Cycling team
• Been abseiling (repelling), hiking and zip lining in the Nevada desert
• Got heatstroke after said abseiling, hiking and zip lining
• Learned that you say ‘sweater’ not ‘jumper’, you don’t ‘nip to the loo’ you ‘go to the restroom’ and ‘garage’ sounds more like ‘gar-aah-je’
• Been mistaken for Irish, Australian, English, Swiss
• Been complimented on ‘how good my english is’….awkward

All in all its been hectic but Im really starting to get used to my new life over here. I do miss my friends and family back home but I know they’re proud of me and want me to be follow my dreams and ambition. I also feel that training here in Vegas, with the altitude, extreme heat, high winds, 0% humidity, mountainous surroundings and brilliant facilities (for example, I live next door to a 50m outdoor training pool) I am hopeful that I can improve my athletic potential or at least begin my journey towards developing as an athlete.

So what’s next…..