After months of deliberating, and email drafting, and
Googling, I finally took the plunge and sent off one email to an Alaskan
B&B.
It came back undeliverable.
Not deterred so easily, I decided to broaden the net – this
time I emailed 10 places. In each email, I expressed interest in learning more
about their experience in the field, and wanted to know if their would be
opportunities to work with them in Summer 2017, when I would be in Alaska and
planning to find a job working for a B&B.
Immediately I got a form response from one place stating
they were busy and would get back to me soon (I’m still waiting…).
But over the next few days I heard back from five more
places. One told me they were family owned and run and didn’t need help, but
the other four expressed interest in speaking further.
While I didn’t know what to expect, I certainly didn’t
expect a 50% response rate, and for it all to be so positive!
As my brother told me (not the one in North Dakota) – “Luck
favors the bold!”
Stay tuned for more updates on this front!
