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 an entirety of actual destinations to write about. But reverse culture shock is a topic that I’ve wanted to talk about for a while, because until I was hit by a … Continue reading
I realised something the other day. Up until now, I still thought of my experience here in Australia as in the beginnings and something I was continuing to get used to. Recently, I’ve been all too aware that this won’t last forever. I think I’m over halfway through my time here (I say ‘I think’, … Continue reading
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 while. I understand that all you Englishmen/women will hate me a little bit for saying this, and I’m going to go ahead and join you in that. I’ve lost my ability … Continue reading
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 I’ll just get on with it, shall I? ;) Great Ocean Road. It’s a road. By an ocean. And yep, it’s pretty great. Better than great, it was stunning. I can … Continue reading
Second blog post of the day! ON A ROLL. This one will be a general one. Great Ocean Road blog post will be next, and I’m going to have to summon more enthusiasm for that one, seeing as it was amazing. I’m not sure if you knew, but I’m actually here at a university. Monash … Continue reading
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 you realise you’re in Australia to study) have been massively piling up. So, I’m going to do about 3 separate posts, hopefully by the end of today (as well as … Continue reading
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 whether there’s any point to me buying a spoon or a frying pan. There isn’t; sharing is caring ;) This will be a short post that I’m starting at 2am … Continue reading
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 overall the day was good. I had charged up my camera batteries, prepared for a long day of staring at the animals through the camera display rather than my own eyes. … Continue reading
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. In true confusing Aussie style, they want to know how you are. And here’s a personalised tip for anyone who’s like me. People who know me will that know I, as … Continue reading
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 surroundings for the most motherly, friendly figure there and adopt her as my plane mum. She can confirm I’m getting on the right connecting plane, make sure I don’t forget my … Continue reading
Kirst over the World 