One small step.

This whole 'blogging' concept is very new to me, but I am here to learn and there is no better time than the present. Even if I make a fool of myself.

So, where do I start?

I guess the first thing to do is introduce myself and tell you a little bit about who I am. My name is Chelsea, I recently turned twenty-one in January and I have lived in Perth for about four years now, and still manage to get lost any chance I get. Word to the wise, don't ask me directions. :) I am quite an ambitious person and always up for a challenge.

I have spent most of my life on the move, the main reason being that I grew up in a Navy family, so I have seen a lot of Australia and met many interesting and unique people. Not only have I had the chance to see a lot of our own backyard, but I have also done a lot of traveling overseas. I have seen most of Europe, experienced the fast paced lifestyles of the Americans along with a small portion of Asia. I guess you could say that traveling is a passion of mine, I was bitten by the travel bug and have never looked back since. There is something amazing and fulfilling about experiencing another culture, or standing in the pebbled streets of a city older than our own country and imagining what it had of looked like back in the day! It is an experience that you could never sum up in words. I guess you could also say that I am a bit of a history geek- I mean, enthusiast... To me, travel and history walk hand in hand. You can't truly experience and respect another country's culture without taking the time to understand how it came to be.

My other passion is music. Unfortunately, I was never been graced with the talent to play music (my parents once payed for flute lessons when I was in primary school, but my teacher phoned my Mum and told her I didn't have the talent. I was shattered.) I may not be able to make music, but I like to think that I have a good ear for it. Music is very calming to me, and I know a lot about it; I just can't play a note of it. My ultimate goal would be to someday, work in the Music industry because it is something that I am very passionate about. It is also many other peoples dreams, but I am never one to be put off by a little hard work.

You've probably heard enough of what I like, so I guess to wrap things up I will tell you how I ended up here in front of this computer screen. I used to work full time, up until last Monday in fact, as a Store Manager in retail for a well known jewelry accessory brand. Retail was fun, it is an industry that is constantly changing and moving forward. Unfortunately, as interesting as retail was to work in or as fine tuned my selling skills may be from that experience, retail is just not for me. Imagine having to spend your entire day asking your customers, "would you like to buy a lip balm pack today for only $7.99! They come in three fantastic flavours!" It becomes a little tiring after a the first ten times, which is why I decided that I needed to learn something new.

For now I plan to work through the next twenty weeks so that I can achieve my Certificate IV in Public Relations. Where to from there? I guess I will just have to see where life takes me!