20140405 Best Job in The World.pdf April 2009

Queensland, Australia 2009 January, 12th TIAGO’S NEWS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD IS LOOKING FOR THIS TIAGO Feeding fishes I have as soft spot in my heart for everything that’s animalrelated. From the small hummingbirds to mysterious fishes, there’s not an animal in the world I would mind to take care of. This is a job I can really see myself doing without getting bored. Ever. Cleaning the pool As a perfectionist, cleaning is built right into my genes. I’m pretty sure there’s an DNA string in my body that makes me wanna see everything cleaned and shining. So, bring on those chlorine full waters, get me some scrubbing pads and I’ll get the job done. Collecting the mail Collecting the mail in what CNN called one of the new wonders of the world? Wandering around a world heritage site meeting its inhabitants? Let’s get real here: can you REALLY call that a job? Sure it will be on my to do list, but that’s an errand I’ll do with pleasure and without any fad. Oh.. and you’re telling me I’ll get paid to do that? Seems like a double-win situation here! The Best Job in The World It’s a long way from Europe to Queensland As long as the road to success. And most things in life are just like that. Sometimes we need time to get there. Sometimes we need some distance. But it is almost always worth it, and that’s why Tiago - that’s me - is applying for the best job in the world, as an island keeper in the Great Barrier Reef. And Queensland, Australia, is waiting. Nowadays, Europe seems too small and too old for new adventures, with its decadent lifestyles and lack of communion with nature. After all, one can judge a continent by its wildlife: what’s a mafia baron in Naples compared to thirty different species of whales and dolphins? What’s a chef in Paris compared to an Australian aboriginal cook? And what’s a visit to decrepit castles in the Black Forest of southwestern Germany when one can scuba 1