Tara, a young woman of 18 from New South Wales, is passionate about saving animals worldwide. She moves to Brisbane to live with one of her aunts while she begins her new educational path. But for her, a lot is about to change. She is now travelling...
I've now been a student at QLD University for two weeks. I opened my laptop and went through my emails. I came across one from Australia Zoo while going through them. I opened it to read.
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As I read the email, my excitement grew. I had to calm down before I could respond to them. I didn't want to come across as too eager or desperate in my response to the email, which contained an offer for my dream job. I took a few deep breaths and composed a professional and grateful response.
I wrote,
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After sending the email, I dashed out of my room to see my aunt and uncle. I was giddy with delight. I couldn't wait to tell them about the job offer I had just received. It was the chance I had been looking forwards to, and I knew they would be proud of me.
"Can you guess what?" As I walk into the room, I say.
"What are you talking about?" My uncle chuckled.
"What has you so excited?" my auntie inquired.
"I got the job at Australia Zoo," I exclaim, jumping up and down. My aunt came over and hugged me tightly.
"Congratulations!" my uncle exclaimed, laughing. I couldn't believe it when I got the job at the zoo. I'd always been interested in animals, so this job was a dream come true for me. I couldn't wait to start working and learning more about the zoo's various species.
I went to sleep that night dreaming of working at the zoo.
