I can't believe I'm still on the Gold Coast! I said I would get a job and be here a few weeks but it's been 3 weeks now and it's absolutely flown by. I work pretty much every day as a Marketing Rep, and stand around in shopping centres hassling people to sign up and donate to charities. I've been fundraising for the Surf Lifesaving so it's not a bad charity, and I know that I raised some money for them if I were ever to get into trouble when out surfing. On that ...

Hello from the sunny Gold Coast! A few updates, I haven't stopped for longer than to sleep in the past few weeks. After spending a wonderful few days in the city in Sydney, my new friend Sophie and I moved into a hostel on Bondi Beach! We found a cheap place that seemed alright online, and booked a couple of nights. What a surprise we got! It was the worst place I think I've ever stayed in my life, we were so upset even though we were living on Bondi Beach, the...