Living down under is like living Opposite Day. Everything (well, okay not everything) is opposite of how it is back home. Photo cred The seasons are opposite: instead of autumn, right now it’s spring. Although, it feels like summer already. Halloween was HOT; instead of a cool 50 degrees it was mid 80s. (Halloween is… Continue reading Everything is opposite
We def went through our phase of abbrevs in the US. Some people hated it, some people did it on the reg and some people still do it. But none of that compares to here. Australia is the land of abbreviations. Everybody abbreviates here. Girls, guys, grandmas & grandpas abbreviate. Even Hungry Jacks (aka Burger… Continue reading The land of abbrevs
I came across this quote on Pinterest and wanted to share it. I guess I’d say it’s my philosophy: why stay in one place when you can travel the world? Photo credit
I just wrote this entire post and WordPress deleted it UGH. So here goes again… Today marks one month that I’ve since I arrived in Australia. I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by. Since leaving Sydney, I flew up to Lennox Head in the Byron area to stay with my friend Kate, who… Continue reading One month in oz
I think a lot of people don’t realize (I certainly didn’t) just how big Australia is. If you place a map Australia over a map of the US, it’s just about the same size. Photo credit What really puts it in perspective for me, besides the overlay map of course, is the driving distances between… Continue reading Australia is big
I’ve now been in Oz for 3 weeks today and STILL slightly jetlagged; I guess my breakup letter didn’t work. After staying at my friend Sara’s in a neighborhood north of the harbour bridge called Crow’s Nest, I moved to a hostel closer to the CBD (central business district). It was in an area called Pott’s Point, which… Continue reading 3 weeks in Oz
