Life Plans

Okay, so Australia officially kicks New Zealands butt! It's always so warm here, and I'm actually tanning!! Can you believe it!? My legs are on their way to being a normal skin tone, as opposed to their usual luminescence. This is all very exciting. I spent the day on the waterfront yesterday, carrying around my camera in true tourist form, and walked down the beach barefoot for about 6km listening to Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz. Best day ever? I think so.

So I was thinking about what I want in the next year or two, and I've devised a few potential plans. Granted, everything depends on whether or not I figure out what I want from life career-wise and location-wise, so obviously these are very tentative. But for now, my mind is completely focused on traveling.

Plan numero uno: Hang out in Brisbane, with a job, for a couple months, then head down to Sydney and meet up with my friends, and work there for a couple months. Fly back to New Zealand in July, spend another month traveling around (probably the north island, although I'd like to see Queenstown!), then fly back to Canada mid-august.

My flights are currently arranged to suit this plan, but that can always change!

Plan numero dos: Work in Brisbane until February and get a place in the city, the drive down to Sydney in February with Elaine (if she comes back up to Brisbane for a bit! Otherwise, I'll take a bus down!). Work for 6 months in Sydney (as my visa won't let me work for longer than that), then make my way back up to Brisbane. Stay with the family friends again for a while, and really explore Australia, after having made a few bucks! See the outbacks, maybe get up to Alice Springs (I'm thinking possibly a bus tour?). In december, fly out to Ireland and meet Jessica there for New Years. Spend a few months in Europe, hit up Sweden!!! then eventually fly home in May to face reality.

Obviously, this plan is far more favourable

Plan numero tres: Do the Brisbane-Sydney thing, make some money and fly home in time for Christmas.

Adventurewise, this plan doesn't excite me very much.

I'm sure I'll have changed my mind completely by next week, but it's a start!