Emily blog.........
Well, here I am, using the 2011 Sri Lanka GSE blog! I can't explain how happy I am to be part of this team.
John has asked us to do a brief reflective blog entry about the selection process and my immediate reaction to being notified that I was successful ... so here goes ...
Selection process - Well I must be honest and say that I don't usually get as nervous as I did on Sunday. I was shaking. I am sure people could see my heart coming out of my chest and I was so excited about the prospect of becoming a member that I was worried I was 'waffling' all the time :)
When John was doing his presentation about his interests of travel, people, music etc, all I kept thinking was "me too". I was just praying that I wouldn't mess up my presentation and that I would make a good impression on John, Martin, Jill and Garth ...
I can't think of anything that needed improving on the day, as it seemed nicely relaxed (even if I wasn't), not too slow paced (or fast) and I thought we were made to feel very welcome ... the food was really good too.
Immediate reaction to being told I was successful - Well, during the Sunday evening, I couldn't relax because I knew the e-mail was going to my work e-mail address that I can't access at home ... It was so frustrating knowing that the answer could be in my Inbox!! Little did I know that John had rang my home phone and left me a message ... I didn't get home until after this call and I didn't check my answering machine as I wasn't expecting a call and I don't usually have messages ... silly me.
So after a sleepless night, I rushed to work to find out the answer ... when I read that I had been selected, I think I may have shouted (or screamed) to my senior and my colleague, who came rushing over to give me a cuddle and say congratulations!! We jumped around a few times, chatted about it for a while and I didn't stop smiling all day!!! :)
Well, I think that is enough reading for you all, sorry if I waffled yet again :)
Looking forward to seeing you all again next week.
Emily
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