Money The most shocking thing about Australia so far is how EXPENSIVE everything is! I'll obviously have to get used to it but yikes, I was shocked when I went to dinner at a pub and the cheapest thing on the menu was $20! The first time I bought groceries I just kept staring at the prices looking for something, anything less than $10 then started wishing I could have brought my shampoo and lotion from home. There is also not as much variety in hair/skin/cosme...

Busselton Amanda smiled and waved at me as I looked around in front of the bus stop, thankfully I found her on Facebook before I came here or I would have had no idea who to look for.Excitement was pumping. I hoped into her car and she took me for a tour of the main two streets of the city and I got a glimpse of the famous mile long jetty. She seemed nice and friendly and her house was cute, only a few minutes from the beach. We opened an unlabeled bottle of c...

Sailboat Racing! I was invited to go Sailboat racing on Saturday, definitely something I have never done and honestly never really even thought about. I was so excited and didn't really know what to expect. I kind of thought, oh sailboats are calm, the wind blows them gently through the water, it will be a relaxing day in the sun…haha, I was wrong. I got on the huge sailboat (36 feet) but had pictured more seating area actually. I watched the other people fi...

Last Few Days in Freo My last few days in freo were awesome! Thursday morning started with breakfast at the quirky Freo icon X-ray Café. It looked like a restaurant bar you would find on a camping trip by the beach, open air with wood beams, picnic tables and funky local art. Sarah and I sat on the front deck eating delicious melon and figs dolloped with thick greek yogurt. Later, Penny came to pick me up with Ally, an American student studying in Perth for t...

Fremantle I walked down to the beach this morning then downtown. It was really cloudy this morning but by the time I got to the beach it was so hot, I didn't bring my sunglasses or swimsuit so I walked back to the house to get them and decided to wander around town before going to the beach later. Downtown is really cool, rows of restaurants with outdoor seating covered by awnings. It's really cute and I can't wait to go there with other people who know the c...