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!