I blog from a land down under!

Hello all, I made it to Australia!!! Wooooooo longest flight ever! But I’m happy to say it was worth it! So nice here and hot hot hot. One of the hardest things to get used to is walking in busy streets, instinctively I go to the right when people are coming towards me but here the majority go to the left, like the traffic I guess. So it is a little tricky navigating but I think I’ll get the hang of it. Another funny thing is you don’t have to tip in restaurants BUT this means you go to the bar and order, and pay before you get the meal… strange but efficient! We went to the botanical gardens today and took some pictures. I will post them shortly. Tomorrow we are going to the BEACH, it has been to rainy here today so we didn’t go, and we need to figure out the bus schedules. Speaking of busses the buss drivers here are so friendly, and everyone you talk to is really really nice… (yes 2 reallys). Anyways, I’m off for food tonight with the hostel, they are serving Kangaroo burgers! Mmmmm

Australia Tomorrow!

So this is going to be my last post in Canada... Ahhhhhh I leave tomorrow! So I now finally have all my stuff together and packed up ready to go, just a few loose ends to do before tomorrow. My flight leaves at 3pm from Ottawa to Toronto, that flight will just be a warm up to the marathon flight from Toronto to Sydney... Anyways just a short post to say goodbye Canada, hello Australia! :)

Things are taking shape.

Hey all!

So I figured I'd fill all 7 followers in on my activities thus far. Yesterday was my last shift at Rogers, and I can now say that I successfully completed my time there without hanging up on a single customer... guess I have the patience of an angel.. haha. Anyways, my SWAP pack arrived this week and I have now signed up for an Australia bank account. It is now 9 days until departure, and I still don't think it has quite set in... I don't think it will until I'm there... on a beach... sipping on a drink... in the hot hot sun! Dylan and I have decided that on arrival we will attempt to stay awake until 11 pm Australia time... this will be a challenge considering the 2 day travel, but if we can do it it should make the transition to Oz time much easier. We are planning on being the tourists we are and traveling around the city taking pictures of all the landmarks with ourselves in them. I will post them if I don't pass out from exhaustion first. Anywho, this is just a quick post to keep all 7 followers posted! 7! haha