I realized that posting about once a week is probably a better idea than posting once a day since most of my days consist of Facebook chat, eating dinner, watching the O.C with Erin, then bed - no one wants to read about that.

Today was the first day I understood my love affair for Australia. I mean, I felt strongly for it since the second day I was here, but today I GOT it. Erin and I went to her mom’s house to help her out with some work. She lives a bit of a drive out of the city, kind of in the country. Now, don’t picture the Australian outback - her place reminds me of Jurassic Park. Loads of huge trees, plants, and bushes everywhere. Not to mention a freakin’ python that has been hanging around the house lately. RIGHT?! Her mom told me they’re harmless, they’ll only eat small rodents. I’m scared to death of spiders and they won’t typically hurt you and they’re a few inches big. This python is 7 feet long! Arg!

I played with orphaned possums that her mom rescues, fantasied about exploring the hills and bush that goes on for miles, ate delicious sandwiches, did some work in her mom’s shed, and gained a solid understanding of what I want my life to look like when I settle down. This part of Australia is honestly straight from my dreams, minus the python and poisonous snakes. A garden to pick fruit and vegetables from, a beautiful pool with a great view and a cozy house with acres of land all around you - purrrrfect life.

I’ve been lazily looking for jobs. I’ve applied at some coffee shops and am going to apply at Erin’s restaurant tomorrow. I really just want a job with air conditioning and yummy food. And coffee. Free coffee.

I travelled to the ocean with Erin and her boyfriend a few days ago. The water was cold but I went swimming anyways .. I know, right? I must be in love. The ocean is truly salty and delicious. I laid on the sand and ate ice cream. Afterwards we found a more secluded beach and dug holes and buried ourselves in them. Best. Life. Ever.

I like Australia. I like it a lot. Things are slower here. It loses - 1 point for the creepy crawly that I found in my bed the other day, though.

A lot of my friends are asking me to Skype and my reply is this: Dudes! I’ve told you! I only have 4 GB of bandwidth per month - I can’t Skype yet. I will when I find a cafe with free wifi. Until then you can catch me on Facebook chat sometime around 5 pm - 2 am your time! I have an iPhone so I can usually chat if I’m away from the computer.

Thanks for reading my blog, maybe I’ll have more interesting things to talk about next time. EX: parties a la poop, concerts on boats, my stance on the ever-changing Facebook, etc! Erg, I hate the word blog.