Dirty 30!!!

I celebrated my BIG 30 this past weekend! As my 30th birthday approached, I admit I had mixed emotions. I have heard the good and the bad about turning 30. The bad being when your metabolism slows down, and not being able to party like you use to. The good is beginning the best years […]

Local stuff…

I worked a lot last week but did find some time to have some fun! I didn’t get to play at the beach as much as would have liked but Lauren and I had a fun day lounging on the rocks at the lady’s bath. We went for a swim in the ocean pool and […]

Happy New Year!

The past year was a very eventful and life changing for me. If someone had told me this time last year that I would be living in Australia I would have never believed it! As I celebrated the beginning of 2008, I had to pinch myself to make sure I was really in Sydney having […]

Hiking the Blue Mountains

I took a trip to the Blue Mountains with my new friend Ashley. I met Ashley at work and immediately knew we would become friends as she is very sweet, fun, and is a California girl too! She is from Santa Barbara and got her work visa through the same program as me. We decided […]

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!

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

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 […]

Riding the Waves!

I have been back from surf camp for 3 days now and I am still seeing waves when I close my eyes! I had a very real dream last night in which I surfed into a small dark cave and I got trapped inside. In my dream, my bikini top had fallen off into the […]

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

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 […]

Map of Australia

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 […]