Phew! I just spent the last 3 hours completing a course for my Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate for Australia. It was set up like a power point presentation with an overly enthusiastic woman guiding me step by step, accompanied by obnoxiously upbeat music that I couldn't mute without also muting the narration.
*sigh*
But that's all water under the bridge now! That's the game for these last few days in America. Get as much water under the bridge as possible before time runs out! Yesterday I visited my Grandma, had dinner with a great friend, and spent some quality time with my Mom - all people I'm dearly sad to leave behind. My list of things to do, people to see, and food to eat shrinks gradually along with my time left before May 1st at 6:45pm. Its a sad, yet wonderful thing.
Just so you all can get an idea of where I'll be and when, here's my itinerary:
Flight #1
Qantas Airways Flight 0108
Departs: JFK 6:45 PM Tuesday, May 1
Arrives: LAX 10:00 PM Tuesday, May 1
1hr 50min Connection Before Flight #2
Flight #2
Qantas Airways Flight 0108
Departs: LAX 11:50 PM Tuesday, May 1
Arrives: SYD 7:40 AM Thursday, May 3
1hr 50min Connection Before Flight #3
Flight #3
Qantas Airways Flight 0421
Departs: SYD 9:30 AM Thursday, May 3
Arrives: MEL 11:05 AM Thursday, May 3
We'll be couchsurfing in Melbourne for 4 days and 5 nights (May 3rd-May8th).
On May 8th at 8:05AM, we'll be taking the train west to Adelaide.
Train #1
Melbourne to Adelaide on The Overland
Departs: 8 May 2012 at 08:05AM
Arrives: 8 May 2012 at 05:55PM
9hrs 50mins Ride Time
We'll be couchsurfing in Adelaide for 4 days and 5 nights (May 8th-May 13th).
On May 13th at 12:20PM, we'll be taking the train north to Alice Springs.
Train #2
Adelaide to Alice Springs on The Ghan
Departs: 13 May 2012 at 12:20PM
Arrives: 14 May 2012 at 01:45PM
25hrs 25mins Ride Time
We'll be hanging out in Alice Springs until our ride comes to pick us up and take us to work at The Glen Helen Resort in the West MacDonnell Ranges.
Good Times Ahead!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
A New Journey
Oh dear, it seems I've fallen off the face of the earth...
I apologize for the lack of recent updates, and also the absence of my last promised post that would recap the tour of the tours. Honestly, my heart wasn't really in it after that last one, and I'm thinking more along the lines of the fact that I'm gone - outta here - leaving the country - in less than a week! My mind is a scramble of thoughts about last minute buys, last minute get rid ofs, and how the hell I'm going to fit all I plan to take with me in this:
My travels to Portland, OR and back have taught me a lot about what I don't need. It's incredibly liberating to travel lighter physically and mentally. I'm the kind of person that has to know the location of my belongings at all times. I'm constantly checking my bag or pants pocket for my keys, money, camera, etc. This kind of subconscious behavior is good for not losing things, but it's always taxing on the mind. I don't know if having fewer things will make this better, especially because I'll be in a foreign country, but it will certainly make carrying everything around easier. The deterioration of my pack rat lifestyle is slowly reassuring me that I'll never end up on an episode of Hoarders.
And by the way, if you didn't already know, I'll be going to a place where I will see and eat plenty of these:
More later...
I apologize for the lack of recent updates, and also the absence of my last promised post that would recap the tour of the tours. Honestly, my heart wasn't really in it after that last one, and I'm thinking more along the lines of the fact that I'm gone - outta here - leaving the country - in less than a week! My mind is a scramble of thoughts about last minute buys, last minute get rid ofs, and how the hell I'm going to fit all I plan to take with me in this:
My travels to Portland, OR and back have taught me a lot about what I don't need. It's incredibly liberating to travel lighter physically and mentally. I'm the kind of person that has to know the location of my belongings at all times. I'm constantly checking my bag or pants pocket for my keys, money, camera, etc. This kind of subconscious behavior is good for not losing things, but it's always taxing on the mind. I don't know if having fewer things will make this better, especially because I'll be in a foreign country, but it will certainly make carrying everything around easier. The deterioration of my pack rat lifestyle is slowly reassuring me that I'll never end up on an episode of Hoarders.
And by the way, if you didn't already know, I'll be going to a place where I will see and eat plenty of these:
More later...
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