Posts Tagged ‘Sydney’

Christmas Down Under

Christmas Down Under

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! This year was the first Christmas I have spent away from my friends and family, and I missed you all very much. I actually celebrated Christmas a day before everyone back home which felt very bizarre! It never did feel like Christmas time in Australia, despite our […]

Life’s a beach!

Life’s a beach!

Lauren and I have been living at our new house at Coogee Beach for the past two weeks. We both absolutely love living at the beach and Coogee is beautiful and so much fun! We live on the road that runs in front of the beach and are just a few minutes walk to the […]

Working Woman

Working Woman

I am officially a working woman again! I started my new job with Stedhan’s Hospitality the day I got back from surf camp. I went into the office for a “uniform check”, and was asked if I could start in an hour. I had to literally run to the train station and figure out how […]

Turkey on “The Rocks”

Turkey on “The Rocks”

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I celebrated Thanksgiving with my new American friends at the American Society of Sydney’s annual buffet Thanksgiving Dinner. Sitting at my table was Jonathan, visiting from NYC, and Cory & Renee, brother and sister visiting from San Francisco! This was literally the only place in the city serving turkey and we all […]

Defining Sydney

Defining Sydney

Sydney is huge compared to San Francisco, and while I have not explored most of the city, I can describe Sydney as a mix of several cities. Sydney has the culture and street names of London, the diversity of San Francisco, the big city feel of New York City, the vibe of the Islands, and […]

Going back to college

Going back to college

I didn’t realize that moving to Sydney would mean I would be returning to my college days. After two days of looking for a place to live and talking to others about their housing situations, we accepted the sad reality that we are going to not only have to share a room but also sleep […]