Right, after a tantalising interlude of 125 days I've decided it's time for another installment...I know most of you will have lost interest by now (I definitely have) but I figured if only for one person, here's a blog for you Dad! In the hope that it will satisfy you, and you will stop requesting to be my friend on Facebook! There's way too much to catch up on in words, so here's a 'top ten' of my photos from the last few months...
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Let's start at the beginning, where all the trouble began...pulling my first pint. I'm ready and waiting for all the 'you're not old enough to serve alcohol' and 'how did you manage to see over the bar' jokes, so come on people, give it your best...
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There's been heaps and heaps of dressing up - all in the name of 'hard work' obviously. The bar I was working in held loads of themed nights, and obviously I loved getting involved, especially when these sexy numbers were on offer!
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Although it was strange being away from home for my 19th Birthday, I got made a fuss of at work and had a brilliant night - standing up on stage so the whole bar could sing happy birthday to me (cringe...) complete with feather boa and fairy wand.
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Spent 3 days on a boat in the Whitsundays and after the initial seasickness had subsided, it was amazing. Scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef was incredible. Had a bit of a panic the first time I went in, fat lot of use that 'PADI qualification' was to me! But once I got used to it again I couldn't get enough.
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Great day out at 'Australia Zoo', which has now become virtually a shrine to Steve Irwin! Got to chill with the kangaroos, cuddle a kolala and see some awesomely massive crocs.
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We've visited loads of amazing beaches, but the top 2 most beautiful places have got to be Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island and Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays. They both had the whitest, purest sand I've ever seen in my life. The lake was amazing, absolutely massive and of course, being the athlete that I am (uh huh...) I took it on myself to swim across it and nearly died trying. Those gruelling Windsor Swimming Club training sessions definitely came in handy for once...
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Had a pretty scary ride on a scooter with a top speed of 80km/h through the deserted roads of a little village called Agnes Water. Couldn't believe how fast it felt like I was going and how bloody cold it is! Definitely gonna get myself a nippy little scooter when I get home..
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Watching the sun set whilst sailing on the Whitsundays was pretty awesome and really beautiful...
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The top photo has is definitely the skydive, jumping from a moving aeroplane at 14,000ft has got to be the most exhilarating thing I've done yet in my life (I'm waiting to do the bungee jump to compare...) and totally amazing. The DVD is hilarious, lots of swearing and flapping chins all over the place.
I'm so lucky and I'm having the time of my life, meeting incredible people and seeing beautiful places everyday. I have a month or so left here in Australia before heading off to New Zealand for 6 weeks, Fiji for a week and then back home via NYC. I miss you all but am making the most of everything out here, and really looking forward to seeing everyone in September before I start uni. Love to everyone, always xxx