We have already put a post on the blog saying how thankful we are for all the support we have received along this journey. Both of us have always found that family and friends (including new friends) are essential in life...but now, with this Ultimate Job race, they have even more value – if we tried to put it in figures, 100% would be far from enough. A few days ago we even got some comments from a friend called Raquel Potí. We met her and her boyfriend on a trip to Panama about 3 years ago, and thanks to the Ultimate Job they found us again. She saw us on the TV Globo story and now we are in touch again...We would need pages and pages to name all the people who have been with us on this dream... (and we wouldn’t try to name them in case we miss someone, but you all know who you are).
Anyway, one of these friends is our Irish housemate Valerie. She decided to write a reference letter for us (after all, this is a job, isn’t it?) – and as with all job applications, you do need references from people who know you well. So, here it is, our reference letter by Valerie Webster:
Now, I reckon it’s time to dish the dirt on Dave & Dani!I live in the same house as them, so I should be able to come up with some nasty stuff that can be used against them, hehe…
Well, let’s see…Dave is freakishly tidy and organised – that makes me seem like even more of a slob than I am. AND he’s a guy – that’s just not natural! Also he’s impossible to have an argument with – so annoying!.
As for Daniela…she’s always coming up with innovative ideas, always beavering away at something, can turn her hand to anything…makes me sick altogether!! A little powerhouse of energy, always so active..again, that makes me look so bad!!
Sorry to disappoint, but that’s pretty much the worst I can say about Dave & Dani. I’ve shared a house with them for almost 2 years in total now, and I’d like to you to know the following:
Dave & Dani are great people – both individually and as a couple. They are unusual in that they are a very close couple, and yet they remain their own people. They’re one of the few couples I’ve ever met in whose company you never feel as though you are intruding. They do not exclude others, and they are both naturally like this. As an example, I went on a 10-day camping holiday to the north of Spain with them last September – just the three of us. Honestly, I cannot imagine any other couple with whom I could have done that without feeling like I was the biggest gooseberry. We met loads of great people and had a ball!
As well as being open, and generous of themselves, they are also kind and generous with whatever they have. They always invite whoever is around to eat with them and don’t think twice about it.They are always organising “braais” (churrascos/barbeques) for friends as soon as the weather makes it possible – but they’ve even been known to braai in the snow!!!
Dave and Dani are outdoor people – they love camping, biking, surfing (even in the depths of winter – madness!!). On their travels, they take beautiful photographs and make videos which, as you can see, are exceptional. They know the West coast of Ireland far better than myself, and probably most other Irish people for that matter. I’ve been lucky enough to share some of their adventures with them. Their “camping missions” (as Dani refers to them) are always great craic!
I so admire Dave and Dani’s abilities - they are an inspiration to me and to others. I’ve always known that these two are going to be very successful one day. They have that “something special” about them. It’s the combination of great talent and skills, education, experience, versatility, innovation, energy and determination. That’s a powerful combination. On top of all of that, they are extremely likeable people, they have great personal qualities, they are unassuming and natural – and it’s easy to see why they have so many friends!
To me, Dave and Dani are not just housemates... they are loyal and true friends and they have proved it time and again. I can say that, by now, I even consider them as “my Galway family”. I already have two brothers, but Dave is like another brother to me, and Dani…well, Dani is one in a million!
This is my own view, and of course I’m biased because they are my friends – but I wanted to write it so that others will know what lovely people Dave and Daniela are, and why they so much deserve to be successful!
All the very best of luck amigos!!
Valerie Webster
Galway 6th May 2010
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