So this Saturday, 26th January, was Australia Day and it was such a great day. It's a reasonably big deal, these guys get a long weekend so the Aussies use it as an excuse to get very drunk. Obviously, we didn't conform to this trend and spent the weekend visiting cultural exhibitions and avoiding the drunken crowds...
I spent the day down at the Rocks, with my new friend Mike, or not so new actually. I met him a few days ago when he sat down on the computer next to me in the hostel. I totally recognised him and kept staring, and it turns out that we went to school together at Eton End when we were like 5! What a crazy small world it is. So anyway, there was live music down at the Rocks, loads of people and street performers. It was such a nice atmosphere and a really beautiful day, we walked all around the Opera House and down through the Botanic Gardens.
In the evening we all headed down to Darling Harbour to watch the fireworks, which were actually incredible. I had donned my festive gold and green 'Australia' t-shirt (the perfect way to indicate to the locals that you're a tourist!) and adopted my fantastic Aussie accent along with my alter ego name 'Kyyyyylie'. There were hundreds and thousands of people down there but I managed to grab a perfect view over the harbour. (People take pity on the midget girls).
It was such a great weekend, topped off by a lazy Sunday on Bondi beach soaking up the rays...(just to make you REALLY jealous)
I got down to serious business today job hunting, and managed to bag myself 2 jobs in one day! Sorted! The first, and far less appealing option, was to be one of those much hated people who work for charities and ask random people for money in the street. The pay would've been pretty good but the thought of being universally abhorred didn't really appeal so much. So then in comes the offer of a really classy job of being a bar girl in my hostel bar! Can you guess which one I chose? So I start work next week!
I'm having such a fantastic time out here, there's so much to do and the lifestyle is amazing. Thinking of you all lots, wish I could just transfer you all over here and it'd be perfect. Loving you always
Having such a drunken time, and then you hear that your Dad is coming out to see you. Just 2 weeks to get sober. You can't win them all.
Photos look great. Can't wait to see you.