Sterling’s Blog

Vivian is one of the waiters on our Antarctica ship.  Because she was very nice and helpful, I decided to interview her. 

She works 10 months straight and then goes home and spends 2 months with her family.  During those ten months, she works 10 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Vivian has one daughter and only gets to see her when she’s home for two months each year. 

All the waiters on the ship are from the Philippines.  Vivian came here from the Philippines because she makes more money here.  She is on this boat in Antarctica from November-March.  She has worked on cruise boats for 12 years.

I think she has a very tough job working long hours away from her daughter.  It must be really boring during off hours because she cannot get off the boat and has to stay in her room.

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