I went to bed early and woke up so excited for the day. Today was my interview at Finca Es Fangar just outside Felanitx which is about 45 minutes drive from Palma.
First I popped up to the bank to try to withdrawal some more cash from my emergency visa card with no such luck. Thankfully for me but not so thankful for her, Alisha's carpool didn't show show she came back home and was able to return to the bank with her Spanish speaking skills and this time was a success. For such a widely known name like Visa the emergency card sure makes the banks suspicious of anyone who has one....it hasn't been easy that's for sure!!
With cash in my hand I was back on track for the day. met up with the girls and headed towards Felanitx. The drive was slightly interesting but for the most part went well and we arrived in one piece. Spain sure loves their round shouts as we had about 8 or more to go through on the 45 minute drive!
Here I was.....at the entry gate of Finca Es Fangar and was greeted by a security guard that didn't speak English. I must learn some more Spanish!!
He put a call into the office and within minutes Mr. Simon was down to pick me up and take me to the office. The property is beyond impressive boasting over 1500 hectares of land that spreads as far as the eye can see. There's rolling hills, lush trees, open pastures and the vineyards, sooo beautiful.
Arriving at the office we sat down with 3 of main men for a meeting. They told me a little more about what they are looking for and I told them more of my experience. After talking for a bit I was taken down to lunge 2 horses so they could see what I was capable of. They were slightly dissapointed I didn't have my riding gear so I wasn't able to ride. Note to self...maybe throw in one pair of breeches next time you backpack Europe haha.
Overall he could tell I knew my way around a horse and had no problem pointing out anything that was out of place with the tack, horse ect.
We were set to reconvene at 12:30 so after putting the horses away I was given a tour of the farm. Took a good 20 minutes to drive around and show me the sights. There's 2 outdoor arenas with the best footing as well as an open air covered ring. There are too many fields and paddocks to count and all of the horses have sand walk outs off their stalls. Everything is still under construction as they add more and we walked through the new stallion barn which still smelled of fresh wood and new paint, the bookmark barn with every stall that's equipped with camera for fooling and the state of the art vet, farrier and breeding rooms. I was in horsey Heaven....yep this was it.
The breed mostly Hannoverians but also have driving horses and mini ponies :). I was told there are about 50 staff in total who tend to the horses, the vineyards and the olive groves.
We sat back down to discuss both of our thoughts. I loved the place and was curious to know more about the nitty gritty details. After some discussion it was decided they would email me tomorrow with a decision and a price point for my salary. And so I wait.....
After the interview it was time to say goodbye to Alissa and Sarah who were headed back to North Dakota. I felt bad for taking up most of their last day as they were waiting for me way longer thn I thought I'd be. The interview ended up being 3 1/2 hours so it was a fair wait.
We dropped them off at the airport, returned the car and headed home. I offered to take Alisha out for dinner after everything shed done so we went to a fabulous little Asian noodle place that was very yummy!
We got home a little late, had accommodations to book for tomorrow and put all my belongings back in my trusty blue backpack.
Tomorrow could be the day I find out how 2012 could change for me and I may just end up calling Spain home.
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