Photos from Oz!

Koala in a tree



Jessica, Gwen and Sarah on "the big day"



The Sydney Opera House and the ocean



Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge



Helen's B-day dinner



A crocodile at the Taronga Zoo

In Melbourne

Well, since the last time I wrote, things having been going as great. I missed my 8am bus due to an alarm clock malfunction and couldn't get a refund so there's $200 down the drain. I spent another $75 to leave that day at 8pm with another company lucky for me because the next time I could have gotten a Greyhound bus was the next night but every hostel was booked up. The night before really sucked too so I felt like I was leaving on bad terms. It got better though, my friend Nessa (purple haired girl) and I missed our cats a lot so we went to a cat shelter and pet the kittens. No we're not crazy, just obsessed with cats. It's nice to meet someone with the same interests, hehe. So I caught my 12 hour bus ride later that day and it was pretty much aweful. I didn't get any sleep because the girl next to me didn't seem to know what personal space was and kept putting her feet on me. My throat started really hurting as well. I finally arrived at Gwen's at about 8am where I just crashed and slept until about 2:30 which was great. Except I woke up sick as a dog. So I spent Christmas feeling like crap and missing home a lot. I found out I had tonsilitis (however you spell it) and got medication. Now I'm at my friends house who's like a 1/2 hour away from Gwen. I must admit, I want to die. He had a party yesterday where everyone was drunk and being really annoying and making fun of me while I was trying to sleep, and well I felt like crap. Thank God for earplugs! I have a feeling new years isn't going to be so great this year. My plan was to be in Sydney with some friends, but instead I'm here, sick. I think maybe I'll just have a quiet night so I can rest up for when I go back to Sydney and Byron Bay. I still need to figure out where to book a hostel and what bus to catch, ick. For now I'm just going to rest up so I feel 100% next week, hopefully. Anyways, I'm sure things will look up soon! Hope everyone's doing great back in Canada. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Having the time of my life!

1. Helen's B-day

2. Sunset at Manly Beach

3. Me and Sarah at Circular Quay

Well, here I am in Sydney and I couldn't have it any better. I'm having so much fun here! I love this city so much and I don't want to leave. My hostel is great and I'm meeting so many amazing people. There is still so much I want to do so I will definately have to come back! I've been to the zoo, a carnival, the opera house, doing tours, and I went on a dolphin watching tour which was really cool and met this really nice girl who wants to go to Byron Bay with me. The nightlife here is amazing too. I've gotten like 10 hours of sleep this entire week! I'm still not having any luck finding a job though which upsets me because I'm running out of money very fast! On Saturday, I went out for my friends birthday and we had a blast... from what I remember. Every day there is something new here, it's awesome, but very exhausting. I'm living on caffiene, hehe. Yesterday I went to a ballet at the opera house which was incredible. What a great experience. I did feel a little underdressed though, but I guess thats what happens when your backpacking. The weather in Sydney could be nicer. It's been rainy and stormy but really humid. We had a couple nice days so I got a bit of a tan. Tomorrow, I'm leaving at 8am to go to Melbourne by bus which I'm not looking forward to because the trip is 12 hours, yikes. I'm excited to have Christmas in Melbourne though because I will get to spend it with my sister and close friends. If the weather stays this bad, it might just be like having Christmas at home! I'll keep you updated more when I get to Gwen's and internet is free (something I miss a lot.) Cheers!

I'm finally here!!!

So after months of working and saving up, I'm finally in Australia. My trip was long and tiring and sleeping at the Singapore airport was definately an event. I'm having lots of fun and meeting so many new people. The weather is amazing while in Canada, it's snowing. In fact it's so sunny I actually got sun stroke and a severe sun burn so I had to go to the hospital. Other than that, I'm having a great time. Right now I am in Melbourne which is a lot like Vancouver and soon I will be travelling up the east coast all the way up to Darwin, back to Melbourne, then I'm off to Asia for 2 months. In total I'm gone for 8 months, which sounds a little scary to me. I know it's going to be worth it though. Anyways, I have to get going because I will be leaving for my friends wedding reception in a bit. I will keep you all updated and I will be posting lots of photos very soon. Cheers xox