About Me
It all started in Greece.
I spent two crazy weeks on a tour through the Greek Islands with a handful of Australians. I made some great friends and planned on visiting them in Australia for my next big vacation. Somehow my vacation turned into a yearlong working holiday.
I’m a 26-year-old girl from Florida. I love the ocean, good food and beer. Australia seems like the perfect fit.
I’m hoping by documenting my day-to-day adventures, struggles and culture shock, I’ll not only amuse a few people but also show it’s possible to leave life behind for a year. Plus I needed a forum for keeping everyone back home jealous!
If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to the horizon, our ears don’t hear the sounds around us. The edge is off our experience, and we pass our days in a routine that is both comfortable and limiting. We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days.
- Kent Nerburn
3 Responses to “About Me”
1 Florida Girl In Sydneyon 24 Jul 2009 at 11:25 am
So you’re like Florida Girl in Sydney II. haha, ya know– there’s a Florida Boy in Adelaide too, google A Free Man.
2 A Free Manon 27 Jul 2009 at 1:02 am
Thanks for your visit to my site. I’ll forgive you your questionable college football allegiances. For now.
Enjoy the year down here. I’m here for the long run, and am thrilled about that. I feel more at home here then I ever did ‘at home’.
3 jesson 12 Feb 2010 at 6:25 am
hey i was reading your travel blog from the contiki site and its nice to have a bit more of a picture of what its actually like on tour..
i’m booking the island hopper tomorrow and cant wait. a friend and i fly out from melb july 29th and we’ll be there for her 23rd b’day. sounds like we’ll be havin a few loose antics while we’re there! looking forward to it. did you find greece very expensive? i know US$$ are different to AU, just to give me a rough idea?