Today, as I am writing to you, I'm sitting in the most beautiful hotel room I've ever set foot in, looking out over the waters of this amazing Great Lake, with the outline of the bridge just visible through the fog. And you thought you had the dream job!
Really, there is no where in the world I would rather be than exactly where I am right now. I'm surrounded here by great friends, a loving and accepting church family, awesome co-workers, and of course the most beautiful "albergo" I've ever seen...sorry but I find that the english word "hotel" just doesn't fit this place! the Italian word is much more worthy of such an awesome and incredible property. Studying "La scienza di alberghieri" was the best decision I've ever made.
The backstory to my hotel stay today - Every once and a while when our hotel has a large number of unsold rooms, my manager will offer some of the employees to stay. Not only is it a great perk to working here, it also helps me do my job a lot better. Because I spend my day on the phone with potential guests, actually having the experience of staying in the hotel, eating dinner in the main dining room, and breakfast in the morning are all things that you really need to experience in order to describe. I wish I could share pictures on here so you could all see what I'm seeing, but I'll do my best to describe it to you.
The room is shaped like a half moon, curved on one side, flat on the other. (I'm on the left-most, curved corner of the hotel, if you were facing the hotel from the outside). The bed sits against the flat side, looking out through the curved wall of windows over the lake, with some trees and a beach visible to the right. In the left corner of the room is this adorable and extremely comfortable light-pink chaise. It looks like something Jackie Kennedy would have had in her home. Between the (king sized) bed and the chair is this cute little green and white desk, and to the right of the bed is a nightstand and a little wardrobe, all green and white as well. Off the bedroom area over by the door is the bathroom, and there's also a little sink area and chair for doing your hair, makeup, etc. There is a closet next to that, and what I assume to be a little mini bar/fridge. The walls are painted a cool mint green, the bed has a mint green and white striped comforter to match the walls, the carpet is a darker, solid green, and the window treatments are a flower pattern that bring all of the other colors in the room together.
I'm sitting on the bed, looking out over the lake and trees, drinking my coffee. Soaking it all in.
Who knows when I'll be back here? How could I possibly find a job better than this one after graduation? Is there any other place in the world I could be content in after experiencing all of this?
It looks like I may just have to come back.
sounds incredible!! sleep well.... no ghosts tonight?
ReplyDeleteNo ghosts yet...we'll see how the night goes. I've heard stories about this room though!!
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