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I’ve been rubbish
…at keeping this blog up to date. I’ve officially been in Australia for 2 months and 19 days, yet it feels like I’ve been here forever; the time goes really slowly and the days seem to merge into one. To be honest, I haven’t really done that much although now I’m getting my daily dose of vitamin D from all the sunshine, my hair now requires cutting every month. Every month! In England, once every 3 months was sufficient at keeping the dreaded split ends at bay. But now I have to fork out $12 every 28 days to maintain my lovely undercut. Also, I feel a bit like Harry Potter, because every time I bite my nails or cut them off…they magically grow back overnight.
Since I last wrote, I’ve been to Melbourne (it’s frigging awesome, everyone should go to Melbourne); although I had to constantly remind my Mother that it is pronounced ‘Mel-bun’ and not ‘Mel-bourrrrne’ otherwise you sound really pretentious. Fitzroy and in particular Brunswick street are the places to go for cool shops and a bit of character. It’s kind of like The Lanes in Brighton, but a lot more spread out and on much larger roads. There’s tonnes of ‘Op shops, vintage stores and great little boutiques. The food in Melbourne is to die for. Seriously, I thought going to Australia would be good for my waistlane, but no, the choices of restaurants and the markets selling homemade produce - oh it’s amazing! In a 10 minute walk around Swanston Street you’ll encounter Greek, Lebanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, African, Italian, American and even English. I had some seriously good Wanton Soup on the first day followed by some delicious sushi and japanese pickles the next.
The family (aka Ma, Pa, Brother and Sister) came out to Aus for Christmas and I accompanied them to Melbourne, but we also went on a house boat around the Hawkesbury River in NSW. The weather wasn’t the best, but it was great to chill out, admire the scenery (and the lush houses) and do a spot of fishing. The trip was hampered slightly by the constant smell of sewage coming from the septic tank in the boat, and the fact that you could only shower for a minute at a time. However, it was a good trip and I really enjoyed spending a bit of time with the ‘fam.
Now I’m back in Sydney; I have a job, although due to “unforeseen circumstances”, I’ve yet to start working which is a bit disappointing because I feel my brain slowly rotting away having done nothing productive for over 2 months. I am so eager to start work because it looks like an awesome little agency to work for, with good career prospects; but more importantly I am desperate to do a decent clothes shop. I haven’t bought a pair of shoes in over 3 months which is really depressing and ASOS has a really good sale on at the moment, which I am dying to take advantage of.
Sydney is awesome. Tonnes of good pubs, bars and restaurants but I’ve refrained from doing a few of the touristy things like Taronga Zoo and the Aquarium because it’s currently the summer holidays - which means the whole city is swarming with school kids. Fortunately, they all go back in a couple of weeks so I’m hoping the city will be a lot quieter then so I can have a few more adventures. In the meantime, I’ve been trying to keep busy by visiting Newtown on a regular basis; flat hunting; fishing (I’ve now successfully had 10 catches; going to the cinema and eating copius amounts of sushi. Oh, and I have a pretty sweet tan too.
Unfortunately, I have been starting to miss home quite a bit, especially my friends in Sussex and in Bournemouth. I also really miss my Grandparents who haven’t been very well recently, which is making me worried. I also have a long distance relationship to work on, and although it’s going really well it can be quite frustrating, particularly when I really want a hug or just someone to talk to.
Well that’s all for now; I will try and remember to update this more often - especially as I’m not that busy at the moment. I’ll also remember to add a few photos too.
