SORRY

...that it has been so long since my last post, but i promise it was for good reason! I MADE FRIENDS! This sounds so pathetic, but yes, it took me 2 months to make friends and yes, I am as shocked as you. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I pride myself in being able to make friends pretty easily most everywhere I go. I just happen to be a happy and cheerful person, okay? Anyway, friends have made my time here in Western Australia EXPONENTIALLY better, as i now have a social life. Funny enough, they are from all over the world, not Perth. L and her brother D are both form New Zealand, so I am now learning the subtleties between the NZ and Aussie accent, of which I am quite proud of myself. Their roommates, C and M, are a couple from Ireland and everytime they say "Perth" it comes out "Pert". They also say weird things like "your man" and "yoke" to describe pretty much anything, but that's a much more complicated thing to explain. Other various friends along the way have included germans, italians, south africans, and yes finally some aussies. It's like the UN up in here! Anyway, I've been getting to see a lot more of W.A. than I would have on my own and i'm SO happy about it. Also, since we've delayed our departure about 5 million more times since I last wrote (we should now be leaving the first week of April....fingers crossed), I think I would be banging my head against a wall if it weren't for my new friends giving me an outlet to escape nanny life.


Cool New Things I Have Done:

-went on a wine tour in Margaret River (copious amounts of wine, what more could you ask for in life?)
-went surfing in the Indian Ocean. AWESOME
-saw Busselton jetty, the longest jetty in the world (if i remember correctly...)
-met one of the contestants of "My Kitchen Rules" (Aussie reality tv show) after the bars one night!


I'm sure there's more but because I waited so long to write this, I am now facing the challenge of remembering them all. Once again, my apologies.

ALSO! I moved onto the boat about 3 weeks ago and it has been great! Getting to know the people I will be leaving with has been great, and I realized I have greatly overpacked. What else is new? Only downfall is i miss going for runs along the swan river as there isn't much in terms of running area in a shipyard. My one attempt at running along the seawall ended drastically (see photo) so I think I'll just stick to jumping jacks or something in my cabin? Anyway, will have more to post soon I'm sure and I'll try my best to keep my updates regular again!

Yup, no more running at the shipyard for me!

Spectacular views of our neighbors in the shipyard! So exotic!

Me and C with the contestant from MKR!