Waking Up in Oz

An American Girl's Adventures in Australia

Archive for June, 2009

I <3 San Fran

Posted by Kerry

I’m going to San Francisco for 4th of July weekend. Between a Giants game, seeing Spamalot, and eating unprecedented amounts of In N Out Burger,  I don’t think I’ll make it to San Fran’s biggest tourist trap: Fisherman’s Wharf. Aside from the barking sea lions that hang out on floating docks in the wharf, the [...]

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Finding a ‘hood

Posted by Kerry

My biggest project when I get to Oz is finding a cozy, affordable place to live. Here are some of the most useful sites I’ve found:
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Domain and Real Estate
They’re basically the same site and I’m guessing they’re sister sites, they have just about all the same listings, except Domain has a keyword search option (if [...]

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Happy Anniversary to me!

Posted by Kerry

A year ago today I arrived in Greece for a two-week whirlwind. Here’s a look back at some of the beautiful places I went…

The Parthenon

Mykonos

Santorini

Santorini Sunset

Ios

How to shower in Greece… one of these things is not like the other…

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Learning to Fly

Posted by Kerry

Today a pilot died during a flight. The plane landed safely but still, a little on the TERRIFYING side, right? Not to mention, the recent Air France crash in Brazil. Unfortunately, not every flight I’m on can be piloted by Sully. But there’s still little reason to have a fear of flying. I should know, [...]

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I need to save a lot more than my pennies

Posted by Kerry

I have 8 paychecks left until I leave. EIGHT! OCHO! That’s nothing!
What this means:

STOP SPENDING MONEY!
No, really, YOU DON’T NEED TO BUY THAT!

I need a lifestyle makeover for the next 4 months, to be modeled after that of a monk (but probably more in line with a hobo… hellooo, malt liquor!). Aside from burying my [...]

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On Second Thought…

Posted by Kerry

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Why Not?

Posted by Kerry

Yes, it is true. I really am moving to Australia for a year.
What’s surprised me is I’ve been met with zero resistance. Before I started telling people, I made a mental list of counterpoints for every reason someone could give me for why I shouldn’t do this. I’ve yet to justify my decision to anyone. [...]

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