Finally Surfing in Australia

After having been in Australia for almost a month, the waves were decent enough to finally go out surfing! Woot woot! To be honest, if I would’ve known that the waves were going to be this flat, I would’ve surfed every day in Bali. But alas, it is what it...

An Exciting Day of Grocery Shopping

It’s another day of flat waves here on the Gold Coast. So instead, I figured I probably should go to the grocery store and pick up a few things to cook. Going to the grocery store is aways an interesting experience while traveling abroad. But my goodness, it’s...

Let’s Go to the Mall, Everybody!

I don’t understand how I can come to Australia in their summer and find that their surf conditions aren’t great. To this day, I still haven’t surfed while being in Australia. You know, the surf mecca of the world. Today the weather was forecasted to have unfavorable...

The Best and Worst Hostel

I woke up this morning thinking, “New year, new city.” Isn’t that how the saying goes? 😉 My time in Sydney was coming to a close, and it was time for me to begin packing up my stuff. I realized that Pat and Tim’s apartment is the longest place I’ve stayed at in 7...

The World’s Best NYE Firework Show

Spoiler alert: I cried a lot today. I’ve found the past couple of days to be really hard, and it’s difficult to know exactly why. I’ve loved my time in Sydney. So much about it feels like home. I mean, I’m staying in a comfortable home, I buy my own groceries, and I...