Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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FINAL 50 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATE FOR 'THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD'. I'm Lane - Sarah Louise Lane. I may closely resemble the dog from 'Lady and the Tramp' (so I'm told) but I am in fact an entirely different species: a rare breed of super small human with an insatiable desire to explore, write about, and photograph the extraordinary world we live in...
VOTE SARAH LOUISE
VISIT MY ORIGINAL BLOG
About Me
- Sarah Louise Lane
- London
- Centre section of the illustrious 'Lane Sisters', international woman of mystery, synaesthesiac, and cartoon dog look-a-like.
The final edit
The making of the video
Ingredients:
1 Digital camera
1 Talking llama
8 Peruvians
1 Festival
1 Spanish version of Windows Movie Maker
35 Bolivian internet cafes
A sense of humour
A lot of patience
Take the digital camera and persuade Peruvians to say your name in front of it, using various Spanish words that don't really fully explain what it is you're trying to do. Nobody will understand that you are filming instead of taking a photo, no matter how many times you say the Spanish words for video and film or how many times they give you an understanding, enthusiastic nod. Skip around this problem by using the patience and the sense of humour.
Next, make your way home by hitchhiking on the back of an auto rickshaw. Whilst doing so, decide that this makes a great setting for the opening of your video and quickly write a rhyme (although nobody will pick up on this) about Peru.
Meet a Swiss traveller in the street and allow him to take you to see some llamas by the lake. Utilise the llamas. (Contrary to popular belief, no dubbing was used for the llama clip. This llama just happened to open it's mouth and make a noise at the exact time I said 'Sarah'. Legend. It did also spit in my face though, so I guess we're even).
Now you have all the necessary components for your video, travel to Bolivia - the country with probably the slowest internet connection and most pre-historic computers in South America. Download Spanish versions of Windows Movie Maker and Audacity. Quickly learn a few Spanish swear words - these will come in handy over the next couple of days for every time you upload a video and the computer crashes. They can also be re-used later when your USB stick with final project on is stolen and you have to start again.
Make yourself very unpopular by asking an entire internet cafe full of people to be quiet for 10 minutes while you record you audio track.
Add water and stir.
Now you have your final project, all you need to do is traipse around every internet cafe in Bolivia until you find one that is fast enough to upload your video. This should take about two weeks. When you find it, sit for an hour and a half while uploading takes place. If you want to, you may also have a nervous breakdown during this time.
Eventually, you should see text appear on the screen saying 'Thank you for your application'. You may now leave the internet cafe and wait for the good news.
1 Digital camera
1 Talking llama
8 Peruvians
1 Festival
1 Spanish version of Windows Movie Maker
35 Bolivian internet cafes
A sense of humour
A lot of patience
Take the digital camera and persuade Peruvians to say your name in front of it, using various Spanish words that don't really fully explain what it is you're trying to do. Nobody will understand that you are filming instead of taking a photo, no matter how many times you say the Spanish words for video and film or how many times they give you an understanding, enthusiastic nod. Skip around this problem by using the patience and the sense of humour.
Next, make your way home by hitchhiking on the back of an auto rickshaw. Whilst doing so, decide that this makes a great setting for the opening of your video and quickly write a rhyme (although nobody will pick up on this) about Peru.
Meet a Swiss traveller in the street and allow him to take you to see some llamas by the lake. Utilise the llamas. (Contrary to popular belief, no dubbing was used for the llama clip. This llama just happened to open it's mouth and make a noise at the exact time I said 'Sarah'. Legend. It did also spit in my face though, so I guess we're even).
Now you have all the necessary components for your video, travel to Bolivia - the country with probably the slowest internet connection and most pre-historic computers in South America. Download Spanish versions of Windows Movie Maker and Audacity. Quickly learn a few Spanish swear words - these will come in handy over the next couple of days for every time you upload a video and the computer crashes. They can also be re-used later when your USB stick with final project on is stolen and you have to start again.
Make yourself very unpopular by asking an entire internet cafe full of people to be quiet for 10 minutes while you record you audio track.
Add water and stir.
Now you have your final project, all you need to do is traipse around every internet cafe in Bolivia until you find one that is fast enough to upload your video. This should take about two weeks. When you find it, sit for an hour and a half while uploading takes place. If you want to, you may also have a nervous breakdown during this time.
Eventually, you should see text appear on the screen saying 'Thank you for your application'. You may now leave the internet cafe and wait for the good news.
Lane welcomes you to Peru
The fighting arena
Team GB begins
The beach
Campaigning
Puppy surprise
Happy puppy
Pony tale
Homeward bound
What's so great about the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the world. Still not impressed? Maybe these nuggets of trivia will help:
1. The Great Barrier Reef is the single largest living thing on Earth (so, the exact opposite of me really).
2. The surface of Coral Sea divides the Great Barrier Reef into two unique worlds - the stunning islands above, and the busy underwater life below.
Still think you'd rather have a two week time share in Costa Brava? Read on...
3. There are over 1500 species of fish and over 4000 types of mollusc to be found in the Great Barrier Reef - making it one of the most bio-diverse diving sites on the planet.
4. The Great Barreir Reef is so vast it can be seen from the moon.
5. It is made up of over 3000 individual Reef Systems and is surrounded by more than 600 beautiful islands with picturesque golden beaches - one of which is considered to be the most beautiful beach in whole world.
So what are you waiting for? Get voting, get me this fantastic job, and come and visit...
Drinks at mine?
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Cake talk
10 symptoms of 'Best Job' itis...
1. You haven't talked about anything except Hamilton Island for three weeks.
2. You have the sound track to Mitch's video on loop in your head.
3. You can't remember what it felt like to have a full night's sleep... or even a half night's sleep.
4. You wake yourself up reciting the website URL.
5. You've considered getting a tattoo saying 'Vote Sarah Louise'
6. You are the proud owner of 3 blow up kangaroos and a giant Australian flag.
7. You've sent so many emails that you've blocked yourself out of your hotmail account.
8. You prioritise staying in to make personalised cakes, above going out with your friends.
9. You don't mind being filmed for national TV in your pajamas.
10. The only person who still likes you is Holly - and that's only because you can't ask her to vote for you.
2. You have the sound track to Mitch's video on loop in your head.
3. You can't remember what it felt like to have a full night's sleep... or even a half night's sleep.
4. You wake yourself up reciting the website URL.
5. You've considered getting a tattoo saying 'Vote Sarah Louise'
6. You are the proud owner of 3 blow up kangaroos and a giant Australian flag.
7. You've sent so many emails that you've blocked yourself out of your hotmail account.
8. You prioritise staying in to make personalised cakes, above going out with your friends.
9. You don't mind being filmed for national TV in your pajamas.
10. The only person who still likes you is Holly - and that's only because you can't ask her to vote for you.
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