Reverse Culture Shock: what you never expected
I’m not making it up, I promise. Ok, I admit, until I go to Boston/Cape Cod in LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, I don’t have…
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There’s a lot of love upside down
I realised something the other day. Up until now, I still thought of my experience here in Australia as in the beginnings and something…
Read MoreWhat? Australia isn’t always hot?!
Melbourne has frozen over. This might be a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s 16 degrees and I haven’t felt this cold in a…
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Great Ocean Road: waterfalls and beaches galore
I suck just a bit at updating my blog. But I figure I’m going to need to apologise a lot for delayed posts, so…
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Food and drink is my procrastination
Second blog post of the day! ON A ROLL. This one will be a general one. Great Ocean Road blog post will be next,…
Read MoreThe Powley clan (some of them, anyway) explore Melbourne
I’ve been a rubbish blogger lately! Shameful. But now that I’ve been here about a month, things like university work (the awkward moment when…
Read MoreTo spoon or not to spoon
I’ve done a bit of reflecting recently – what travelling to do, missing people back home, the difference in culture/behaviour here in Australia and…
Read More“One day someone will make a superhero out of a bat”
I promise this post won’t be as long as the last one. Really. Promise. Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary is about an hour outside Melbourne and…
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Thongs, Macca’s and Goon
G’day, how you going? Aussie tip for a foreigner number one: don’t answer “by bus”, they don’t want to know how you’re getting somewhere….
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Nearly there…
This time next week I’ll be on my flight to Australia. First ever time flying by myself and I’m already planning to scan my…
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