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Well, it's been an interesting few months, no doubt about that. Lots of changes, and a lot happening. So, where do I start?
First, I didn't realise how long it's been since I last updated Coldrick.com. Sorry about that guys but it's been a really busy 12 months and the next 12 look like they're going to be just as jammed-packed. So I'm taking the opportunity now to update the website before things start to go mental again.
I changed jobs in May 2004, leaving DIA to join an independent team of consultants known as Estill & Associates. You can read more about this on the work page. The great thing about working for Estill is that they allow me to be flexible and to work my own hours. And that means I am free to go back and try something I haven't done for years - acting.
I've signed up for the Graduate Certificate in Performance Studies at Curtin University of Technology where Karina works. That starts tomorrow (28th February) so I'll try to keep you posted. In the meantime, I'm preparing by reading plays and books like Harold Guskin's How to Stop Acting which Karina bought me. Of course, I want start acting, but the title isn't what it seems.
We've been to loads of plays and things over the past month, many as part of Perth's international arts festival. We saw Black Swan's Zastrozzi outdoors at UWA; the Hayman's Importance of Being Earnest, and best of all, Steven Berkoff's one-man show, Shakespeare's Villains which was truly awesome. We also went along to a talk given by the virtuoso himself which was really interesting.
In other news, I have officially been granted my Permanent Residency visa for Australia. We've been in Australia two years, and I have been on a provisional visa until now. My permanent visa only just came in time for me to enroll in my course and without it, I would have ended up paying twice as much. And it's expensive enough as it is.
Karina is still Marketing Manager at Curtin. She is also studying part time. She has done 5 of 8 units for the Postgraduate Diploma of Financial Planning from the Securities Institute of Australia. When she started it, she was thinking that maybe financial planning would be an area she would be interested in pursuing one day. But now, she's not so sure.
She's going to finish the course anyway. As they say, education is never wasted and what she is learning will benefit both of us in planning our own finances. Her 'insider' knowledge is already proving useful. For instance, the importance of paying off high-interest loans first - that kind of thing.
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| Jhodi, Judy and Karina, June 04 |
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