Vancouver.

[rosiedoes]

Whenever I'm feeling crap, I go to Craigslist and look at places to live in Vancouver.

Looks like prices have gone up a bit...

I do wonder, sometimes, how the hell I'll ever get there. Getting more experience in working with Marketing and Publicity will probably help get a visa, and the ancestry thing might swing it for me a teensy bit. I think what I really need to do is speak to someone at the Canadian Embassy and find out if there's a snowflake's hope in Hell of being given a working visa; and then find out what I'd need to do to get it.

I do still want to join the TA, but I almost feel there's more chance of me getting to Vancouver than there is of me getting fit enough, soon enough to be in the Army.

Maybe if I got some qualifications in Marketing (my company might be able to help with that, having joined the Investors in People scheme) it would make it easier to get a visa. I know that you can get in on the strength of your qualifications if you're a secretary or a Business Development Officer. I've acted as assistant PA to the director of a company (I interviewed her nannies!), a receptionist and office manager (corporate and medical), I've helped devise brochures and adverts, I've done extensive proof-reading for brochures, adverts and venue maps. I've just joined the Publicity Committee (upon request, rather than a voluntarily) for my theatre society and I've co-created a website intended to elevate the online presence of underappreciated actors - which is almost at launch stage. With a bit of practise, I could regain my grasp of conversational French, and also Italian.

I'm twenty-four in November. And I have got a fuckload of very useful experience.

Maybe the qualification is a way to go about it.

I'm just crap at studying, is the problem.

Edit: Oooh ooh ooh! They're halving the application fee to get to Canada - they're trying to make it easier for skilled workers. Sounds like they're a bit desperate. Maybe they'll have me after all...

Comments

[shiny-starlight.livejournal.com]

You've got so much experience. Hopefully it'll be easy for you to get a visa over there. My cousin is over there at the moment for the summer, and shes got no set qualifications cos shes still in college so they're probably eager for workers. Hopefully you'll get a visa if you apply.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

It's easier to get holiday visas, though.

[shiny-starlight.livejournal.com]

True. But you never know 'till you apply.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Just applying is £75.00.

[shiny-starlight.livejournal.com]

Jesus that's alot! Didnt ecpect it to cost that much. A friend of mine is going over there for a year in a few months. Want me to ask her how easy or hard it is to get the visa?

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Yes please.

Also: use your other journal, woman!

[trodders.livejournal.com]

I remember chatting with you about Craigslist back in January - I love that site :D

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed. Are you still planning on heading out there?

[pureaddiction.livejournal.com]

Vancouver rocks. *Not biased*

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Dude, I know. That's why I want to live there!