Hey, everyone! I can’t believe I somehow made it – I managed to get to the “outback” of Australia. This past week, I journeyed up from Melbourne to Alice Springs (the Red Center of Australia) in a caravan with my travel buddy Michael. The journey took six days (24 hours of driving) and we just… Read More Into the Outback: From Melbourne to Alice Springs
Hey, everyone! The main highlight of this week for me was whale watching on my day off work. I mentioned in my earlier posts that I was trying to get a job as a deckhand on a whale watching boat. While that job didn’t work out, I still wanted to support the company… and figured… Read More Perth Whale Watching
Hey, everyone! I can’t believe it’s October already. I’ve been in Australia for about a month and a half. It feels like longer than that. People back home are saying it has started to get colder already. I’m looking forward to escaping the chill this year – a warm Christmas sounds nice. Although, it gets… Read More Victoria Gardens, Bold Park, Matagarup Bridge
Hi, friends! I’ve been working more and more now that I have a job, but as I mentioned in last week’s post, I’m going to try and do fun things on my days off (within reason). Within the past week, I went hiking at Kalamunda National Park and also went to City Beach to hang… Read More Kalamunda National Park and City Beach
Hi, everyone! Today marks one month since I’ve left the US, which is crazy to think about. It feels like I’ve been here forever. I’ve come to realize that considering I’m traveling longer term, not every day is going to be “exciting,” especially with me working out here, but I’m going to make an effort… Read More Nude Beaches & New Jobs
And so another week goes by! I have officially been out of the country for longer than I ever have before. I have a lot I want to talk about this week – but not so many pictures to share. This week has mostly been about maintenance, building connections, and settling roots in a new… Read More Getting Adjusted to a New City
I’ve been planning to take a gap year (or two) for many years. Australia has this great visa called the Work and Holiday Visa which allows people from other countries (under the age of 31) to work & live in Australia for up to a year. If you do 88 days of “seasonal work,” you… Read More Introduction to Perth, Australia