In melbourne.

So this past week I've been in Christchurch New Zealand. Spent a day in Kaikoura and Hanmer springs. There are wild seals everywhere in Kaikoura. I got real close to one, but then he roared at me, so I booked it. They can be so cute and so damn scary at the same time. On new years eve I flew to melbourne. I arrived here yesterday as it is actually Jan 1st here in Australia. When I arrived here yesterday, it was +36. Unreal! I'm currently sharing a house with 6 people. I feel like I'm on an episode of the real world. The housemates are pretty awesome though and there are actually three canadians in the house. So counting me there are 4 canadians, one guy from wales and an australian. Another person is coming monday, should be interesting. I'll be here for a week and then I'm off to St.Kilda for a bit. Yesterday I spent new years, in the pouring rain, at federation square not far from melbourne central. It was absolutely nuts. People everywhere. Everyone gets wasted off wine/goon, its hilarious. There were fireworks going off the tops of every building including federation square. The architecture of that place is amazing. Yesterday I went grocery shopping and was extremely appalled at how expensive everything is. Eggs were like 6$ a carton. By the way, they don't refridgerate their eggs, they have them in an isle right beside the cleaning supplies. Weird huh?

Anyway, I'm off to the mall to get a cell phone and open a bank account so I can get a job.

Off for 5 months.

So my journey has started. I'm in vancouver right now and will be here till christmas day. I fly to new zealand on christmas day. Its a 17 hour flight nonstop from vancouver to auckland, NZ. Then I take a short flight from auckland to christchurch nz where I'll be staying with Joshy for a few weeks. Then I'll fly to melbourne, Australia to meetup with my good friend Steve Boyd. I plan on finding a place and a job out there and working for a few months and then heading back to NZ.

I started off my trip by missing my flight to vancouver, ugh. Luckily it only cost me 50$ to catch the next flight on standby.

I'll post more later.

Merry Christmas to myself!

I booked my tickets to New Zealand/Australia yesterday. I leave on christmas day!

This blog might just get a bit more alive and exciting.

I am ecstatic!

I'll be in new zealand for a month or so, visiting friends, and then its off to australia till may. Gonna hangout and work in melbourne for a bit, then go to brisbane, sydney, byron bay and wherever else I decide to go. I also might go to thailand for a month, in may, before I have to fly back to vancouver for Avrinder's wedding.

My little sister Tina is meeting up with me in australia at the end of january... which just makes this trip even more exciting. On top of that, a whole bunch of other amazing people will be there at the same time I am. Steve Boyd, Jess OK, Andrew, Kyle, Jeremy, this trip is going to be life changing. I know it!

I also know I'll come back so dead broke; at least it'll be worth it.

Don't settle just because you're lonely.

"There's a kind of love that gives you the courage to be better than you are, not less than you are. One that makes you feel that anything is possible."

I'm holding out for that.

lately

Alot has happened in the past few weeks I don't even know where to start.

-homewrecked

-Got into my first car accident. I was rear ended by a large truck who then pushed me into three other cars. It turned out to be a 4 car pile up. My car is a write off. Luckily I'm getting 700$ more for it than I paid, so thats the happy ending to that.

-Oct 3-10th I went to San Diego. Had an amazing time. Ninja got to put his little paws in the ocean for the first time. He loved the water, hated the waves. He was a little rockstar, everywhere we went people loved him. The hotel staff at the Hilton were constantly asking for him and he was treated like a little prince out there. I love how pet friendly california is.

-We got to go on the live taping of Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood. That was neat. I can't believe how small the audience actually is. Jimmy Kimmel is short, really short. And not that funny.

-Oct 10th: I was supposed to fly to vancouver for a week to hangout with some amazing friends and party. Unfortunately I got extremely sick and had to switch my flight from vancouver to winnipeg. Ugh. When I got back to Winnipeg I spent the following week (including thanksgiving) in the hospital hooked up to two IV's and a morphine drip. Oh joy.

-Today was my first day back at work after being off for 2 weeks. I am so lucky my kids were easy on me today. I wouldn't have been able to handle much more. I enjoy teaching but the days when they are difficult can take its toll on me and considering I am still recovering I was hoping today would not be one of those days. I lucked out. What special kids they really are. They are the reason I enjoy going to work everyday. I missed them while I was gone for two weeks.

I couldn't have read something more truthful about myself than this.

"Now and then a Pisces girl will cover her shyness and vulnerability with wisecracks, a sophisticated veneer and a frigid independent personality, but it's merely a cloak of protection, worn to hide her uncertainty from the prying eyes of rough people who would bruise her genfle heart if she exposed it."

Wish everyday was like yesterday...

Its the little things in life that make life so beautiful. Like a group of amazing friends hanging out all day at the beach. The water. The sun. The sand. Drinking. Eating. Sun-bathing. Playing football and volleyball. I don't think I'll ever need a ton of money, a fancy house,a fancy car or wealth to be happy. Yesterday reminded me of how lucky I am to have the people I have around me. And as long as I continue to have amazing friends and family around me I will be a blessed girl.

Yesterday we went to grand beach.

There was us four girls and about 12 guy friends.


Life really couldn't have been more grand.




beachin and brawlin... literally.