Ashlee+Travia


 * My name is Ashlee Travia, I'm 20 years old and I’m doing my Certificate in General Education at Beaconsfield TAFE.

I live in a 2 bedroom unit in Bicton with my boyfriend. We moved to Perth in February this year from Port Douglas, in far north Queensland. Port Douglas only has a population of about 4,000, although in the tourist season it can rise to 15, 000. It’s a very beautiful place, a holiday destination for the rich and famous. I was a waitress in an award winning restaurant the 3 years I was there, and I got the chance to meet stars such as Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey (when they were filming ‘Fool’s Gold’ in Port Douglas which will be released in 2008), Kate Hudson’s ex-husband Christopher Robinson, and Eddie McGuire.



In Port Douglas I completed Certificate I in Clothing Production. I really took pleasure in doing this course, although I decided it’s not what I want to do for a career. I don’t want to be in the fashion industry because it's very competitive and superficial, I don’t feel I am that sort of person. I would love to finish the rest of the certificates in clothing production one day when I get the time, as it is a very enjoyable hobby.

I have lived in Darwin for the majority of my life, besides the 3 years in Port Douglas. Now that I live in Perth I plan to become a Nurse, which is the reason why I have enrolled into the CGEA course. I have to complete this course to achieve access into ‘Health Science Foundations’. After I complete Health Science Foundations I will then be able to, with good marks, gain entrance into the Enrolled Nursing course, or even Registered Nursing at University. I have a few challenges before then, I have to advance my maths and science skills, which are my weakest subjects.

In computing class, I would love to learn about Photo Story. I enjoy taking photos and have lots I would like to turn into movies.

__Spring Break__

During the first weekend of my holidays I went down to Dunsborough. My boyfriend, Adam, works at Retravision and his boss paid for all staff to stay at the Broadwater Resort & Spa for two nights. We left on Saturday afternoon; it took us approximately 3 hours to arrive. That night we went to the hotel restaurant and had a beautiful meal and bottle of red wine. The next day Adam had to attend a 2 hour conference in the conference room at the resort so I just relaxed in the room, painted my nails and read the paper. Sunday night all staff and their partners jumped on buses to Busselton for dinner. There were a total of one hundred and ten people! The dinner was wonderful; the restaurant was situated right on the beach near the famous Busselton jetty. It was quite a late night. The next morning we had to get up and head back home again.

During the week I mostly worked full time. Work was really busy, as always. One morning I had to slice 28 continental loaves (which are the most difficult and time consuming). I wasn’t fully concentrating, after all, it was six o’clock in the morning, I got my finger stuck in the side of the slicer, and lucky it wasn’t in the blades. It hurt quite a bit, now I have a black and blue finger!

The holidays went very fast, that’s okay because I enjoy coming to TAFE!



my poem

my Xmas Photo**