Jagshemash...high five!

Things have recently actually been pretty crazy for me; it all started with a big night at the Belgian Beer Garden in the city for Kate & Jess' birthday drinks...where Kate & I had randoms from the country come up and start talking to us about horseracing, and possibly other stuff, but I'm not sure because I kinda tuned out part way through the conversation.
Then, Sunday. After 4 hours waiting around outside, then another 3 hours inside Telstra Dome, (and a poorly received set by Kanye West...I think I was quite possibly 1 of around 20 fans in the whole stadium) I experienced one of the greatest big concerts EVER.

U2.

Here's the setlist. City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, Until The End of the World, I Still Haven’t Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Angel of Harlem, The First Time, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet The Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride in the Name of Love, Where the Streets Have No Name, One, (encore 1) The Fly, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, (encore 2) The Saints are Coming, Party Girl, Kite, Bad

We were only a few metres away from the platform part of the stage. By the end of the night we were half deaf and could barely stand, but it was A-W-E-S-O-M-E. I have no idea how to transfer the photos of Bono from my phone, so you'll just have to take my word for it.

Since then, I've continued my job hunt, gone for an interview, saw some stand up comedy, went shopping, realised I'm probably allergic to alcohol, attended my cousin's wedding, voted in the state election, kicked it at The Black Cat on Brunswick St. with uni peeps, eaten a purely vegeterian meal (it was good, but the carb-overload reinforced why I like meat so much) hung out with a friend I hadn't seen in over 15 months, watched Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, and run around like a crazy person organising and buying stuff for the Fungus rally coming up this weekend. This has also meant my room looks like it's been hit by a bomb of clothes, paper, cameras and bags, but at least I'm keeping myself busy. I also received my camp memories DVD in the mail; some of which I watched today and found myself getting extremely emotional when they played the "I'll Be" song over the cabin photos at the end. I miss camp! :(
But I finally am working, as of tomorrow...w00t! Which also means I have to get up early, so here is my sign off, and a few more photos, as promised.



The snorkelling gang in Caye Caulker, Belize

Paul and the 'double banana'...hardcorrrre

We love snooooookling.

Team shot! In front of our big yellow bus

The amazing hotel in Caye Caulker...right on the water

The beach at the Tulum ruins, Mexico

Party pool! Bacalar, Mexico

Tequila in Cancun, Mexico

The legend of the banana lives on!

Hola!

Those who kicked on

The last group meal...I miss you.

You give me job now, yes...please?

As much as I initially enjoyed unemployment, the next phase has now kicked in, and I'm officially over doing nothing. It also doesn't help that I'm broke. Stay in school, kids. Really.

On the few days I haven't stayed in my pyjamas til at least midday, I've managed to slot in ice cream on Lygon on a freezing night, a hair cut, Grace's birthday spa-beque, a very late night tea session with Fi & Ed, a trip to the Mornington Peninsula to hang out with Chelsea, Cait and Claire (our trip down memory lane made me wish I were still at camp), a lot of chocolate eating and even more job hunting.

So, to consolidate the boring-ness of my life at this moment, here's some more photos from my trip. These are just from San Ignacio, Belize, where the party crew was birthed.
I miss you guys so much...."harrrrdcore!!!"

San Ignacio, Belize

Rowdy...

Cute? yes. Innocent? Me thinks not...

Foozeball; a serious sport.

The lads

The chicks

Amy, come back here!

THE party crew. Friends forever

Unemployment can be fun...?

After 5 months of constant excitement, being home is kinda...boring.
Even worse than boredom is the knowledge that you must now find a job! Which is how I've spent the last couple of days; job hunting. (uuugh.) And daydreaming about the next time I'm going to travel again.
But it hasn't been all dull thankfully. In the week that I've been home I've managed to do like 11 sets of dinner or coffee catch ups with various people, drop in on my favourite bar Purple Emerald, crazy dance at Cherry Bar, watch three movies, clean out my room, order prints of my digital photos and listen to a whole lot of music. Who knew doing basically nothing could feel so productive?!

Anyways, as promised, I continue to attempt to be interesting by posting more photos of my trip. Here's the second week of the Central American tour...still in Guatemala plus two days in Honduras.

The hotel pool in Rio Dulce

Traditional dance in Livingston Town

Me and an ostrich...at a petrol station. No, I'm not joking.

Some of the kids at the orphanage in Copan, Honduras

Some of the blokes at a random look out in Florres

Me driving the boat around the lake in Florres

The cow seemed nervous...

Tikal ruins

Pegs, Pol and I at 85% humidity, 35 degrees...tasty.

Bloody ripper...bloody unreal.

I am home.

I spent an amazing 4 days in LA with Simone; talking crap and falling in love with Sushi Dan. (sadly enough it's a restaurant, not a man.)
My 5 month journey ended where it began - LAX...which is "so ghetto if not for the tubes"! - and a 14 hour plane ride on the crappest airline to Sydney before touching down in M-town and immediately going to eat yum cha in the city. Bliss.

As if everything I've experienced recently were not blessing enough, I come home to my own bed, toast and tea for breakfast, and non-stop catch ups with friends who simply could not be cooler. I'm a walking cliche right now, because my life is awesome.

I'm also realistic in the fact that I know from this point on my blog will be distinctively boring, so I'm stretching out posting travel photos for as long as possible. I love the milking process. So let's rewind a few weeks to the first leg of my tour in Guatemala...

Antigua, Guatemala

Lake Atitlan

With Maria, Sarah & Melanie at a market I can't remember the name of...

Me looking like a geek with my money pouch under my clothes (I took it off after this day) at the Chichi market

Final drinks with the group in Antigua

Brilliant banana sundae...and my ridiculously large head.