After Byron Bay, everything hit its peak. Time is no longer counting up, it's counting down. How long have I been here... almost FOUR MONTHS! My oh my, how time does fly. Two months left for me... Two weeks of school, six weeks of travel. The past few weeks have been packed with study for me... Melbourne is losing it's sparkle... The travel bug has entered my system yet again...
I don't quite know what to write about... Not too much new here. What's been making me happy lately? My friends! I feel so lucky and blessed with good people in my life... I'll give you a quick rundown of a few of the people who have touched my soul... Without them, I don't know what I would do...
(Make no assumptions... This is not based on order of favoritism!)
Fleur (Fleurtje, Hubby):
Fleur is from Holland... Amsterdam to be specific. She's at least six feet tall and makes me feel like a midget. When we hug, I fit perrrfectly under her chin. It's like it was meant to be!!! She's got long legs and a wonderful smile. There's something very special about her... Maybe it's her tendency to find the positives in everyone and everything... Maybe it's her spontaneity... or maybe it's just her downright amazingness. She's so wonderful that I have to make up words like "amazingness" to describe her... SHES INDESCRIBABLE! She's my hubby and my true, true friend. Whenever I get blinded by petty worries, she always sets me on the right track. For someone her age, she surely has a lot of wisdom to share. I know she gets embarrassed when I flatter her, but I have to be honest she is one beautiful person inside and out... I look forward to our road trip up the east coast of OZ!!! I can't wait to see where our impulsive tendencies and adventurous ways will lead us next!!!
Camille (Old Greg, Mizzy, Mizzle):
Camille hails from the city of Los Angeles. Originally she is from Arizona, but she attends Occidental College in Southern California. Scholarly, EH? Camille is one of a kind... Ah, she brings me so much happiness! Another person who I surely could not live without here in OZ... From her exquisite cooking skills and propensity to unintentionally make very strange noises when I least expect, she is full of life and always keeps me on my toes. There is never a dull moment when I'm with Camille; she's like a sister to me. It baffles me that I have only know her for four months and I already feel like we know everything about each other. Like Fleur, Camille is extremely positive and always finds the good in each moment. We've had some of the greatest times and I am going to miss her with a firey passion... BUT, since we live in the same state, you can be entirely sure we will be seeing each other frequently... Which will be necessary, because I know when I don't see her for a couple days, I usually get withdrawls.
Dan (Dan-Man, you need a nickname):
Daniel Rosales! D-man is American... He goes to the same school as Camille in LA. He is originally from New Mexico. Well, in all honesty, sometimes I worry that Dan and I might rip each others heads off... We have about as close as you can get to a love-hate relationship as you can get. Naw, that's not true, there's no hate involved! Dan is one of my best friends here... He's one of those people who you can always count on. Now that I think of it... He's never, ever let me down since the day I met him! There was a moment in Byron Bay when I saw how much he cared about me: I had just gotten hit in the ear with my surfboard (YES, it happened again...) and was bleeding... I was walking up the beach, laughing at myself because of my bad surfing luck... When Daniel saw my injury he reacted like a father, sort of... We had been arguing a bit that day, but as soon as he saw I was in need of help, he was right there to do everything he could. He reached into his pack and pulled out his medical kit and treated me with antibiotic ointment, gauze and some love. This is sort of a metaphor for how Daniel looks after his friends... Daniel is an amazing person and I am reminded of it constantly... The little things he does almost daily really add up and remind me of how wonderful our friendship really is... like an arm around the shoulder, home-cooked tacos, a call just to say hello, or even the nickname I have earned; "skankatropolis" (meant to be sarcastic...yes). This is a friendship that will last forever, no matter what we do or disagree on... D.R. is a legend!!
Bianca (Roomie, Room):
Roomie is from Australia, a small town about two hours south of Melbourne. She's a rocking, tan, surfer babe... Bianca is a little ball of energy. I feel like her huge, beautiful, blue eyes are constantly taking in everything around her... feeding her mind with new information about the world and herself. Sometimes I forget how young my roommate is... She's got such a mature demeanor! She's been all over the world and experienced things that most people have not. She's got so much knowledge, but is also always learning and sharing her new insight. If there is anyone I can talk to, it's her. We've spent countless nights talking until the earliest hours of the morning, sharing our ideals and opinions. I couldn't have been blessed with a better roommate! We get along perfectly and together make the best of life!! She keeps me energized and excited and I love her to death...
Caitlin (C-money, Chippy):
Yes, that's her on the left with the glasses on...
I met Caitlin surfing in Byron Bay. She's a Canadian woman... From Vancouver actually. She's been away from home for the past two years, traveling around the UK and Australia. I overheard her talking about Melbourne while surfing at the wreck and I immediately jumped into the conversation, telling her she should come to Melbourne and visit me... It was an instant connection. I was heading in and I told her "Come find me on the beach, I'll be in a yellow bikini!" About an hour later, she found me... we swapped numbers and pretty much spent every day together in Byron Bay until she left. A couple weeks later, I got a call from her telling me she was coming to Melbourne... I told her I would put her up for a few days until she could find a job and get back on her feet. She's been sleeping on my floor ever since! It's been a week and we've spent almost every waking minute together... AND we haven't even gotten sick of each other. I don't think I could get sick of her...She is so lovely! She has big green eyes and has a wonderful outlook on life. She has a wild tendency to break out in song or start whistling... Sometimes she doesn't even notice she's doing it. This girl is so chipper and happy all the time, its impossible for it to not rub off on you!!! Ah, the wonders of traveling... You meet some of the best people.
To be continued... I'm going to go eat some pizza... LOVE YOU ALL!
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