Passing Time...
Today I'm leaving Cairns. *Finally!* I like it here but I feel like I've over-stayed a bit...I am excited to go. I've been here too long. So it'll be good to go somewhere knew... the last few days and the next few are just a limbo stage where i dont really have much to do, i am just waiting to start work.
I think i might come back here afterwards..whihc is strange cuz i am so excited to leave, but it will be different if I have a purpose here. I got here over 2 weeks ago, did all the toursity things, hung out with my mates, did my dive course and I got back here and it's like I'd done everything, everyone had gone and I just didnt want to meet new people...so change will be good. 2 weeks is just TOO long...especially when I've been bouncing from place to place so frequently.
Anyway, a new adventure is starting. I am leaving the warm north-east to venture through the snow! I have a few day to buy warm clothes and then I start work in a week! I'm not sure what Canberra will be like...I've heard its pretty boring--just got lots of government buildings and thats about it, but as long as i can find a mall then i will be fine..i might hibernate for a few days and read lots of books before i start working!
ok thats all for now--40 seconds left on internet hope this posts in time! will keep u updated...
Lately
Lately there have been ups and downs in my life. Travelling alone has been good so far, I've met a lot of people that I really really like...and every time it's hard to say goodbye to them and re-adjust to being alone, even though I know it's inevitable. The thing is, even though I know I WILL meet new people, because I have been the whole way through NZ and OZ, it is always strange to feel that feeling where you just wander...knowing there's no one who will call and say 'where are you?/lets hang out/lets go have dinner.'
But I recover from it every time and meet more people, so that's good. That's a positive...every time I feel down there is always something to pick me back up again. And I really haven't felt too sad for the last few months.
I start working in a couple of weeks. On one hand it'll be strange to not be travelling...to KNOW I'll have one bed, one room, one place to call my own for 3 months. I will be able to fully unpack my backpack! I look forward to that!!! I will miss travelling and seeing something new every day but I will love the experience of working here, in having a steady group of people around me day in and day out. Only saying goodbye to people staying at the chalet. It should be fun. And learning how to ski, how to snowboard, how to deal with the constant snow hahaha. I look forward to all that!
I fly to Canbera on Wednesday, stock up on warm clothes then head to the slopes. I'll keep you updated... Remember--life is only as good as you make it :)
What could have been....
Today I found out I got accepted to Sheffield, the best UK uni for Journalism. 5 months ago that's all I wanted. I was sure of it. Now it's bitter sweet I suppose. It's good that I got in. It means that my application and my references and my sample articles were good enough. It's just strange to think through the whole *what could have been* scenario.
I could be in Ireland working now....after a good 4 months of travelling...I could be in the office at 9, leaving at 5, drinking 5 cups of coffee a day. Going home, going to the gym, watching tv, go to bed, get up an start it all again...
Today I got up at 7 am for breakfast. First scuba dive of the day at 8. Back in around 8:45, next dive at 10. Lunch. Dive again. Get on a boat at 2:45, back to land. Tomorrow....who knows? Two weeks time--Working in Snowy Mountains.
I cant really say which is the right decision. I *LOVE* my life right now, it's fun, it's MY kind of life. But maybe it's not all about fun. Maybe I should be working, should be studying, should be thinking about the future...
Then again, I believe that everything that happens is SUPPOSED to happen. It's the laid back person's philosophy to life...nothing is ever out of control because that's the way it's
supposed to be--so no need to worry about it. So I guess I was
supposed to stay out here,
supposed to get accepted,
supposed to start to wonder if it's time I thought ahead of next week.
What's ahead of me? I have NO idea. I'm recalling how many hours I spent stressing about what I wanted to do...deciding on Journalism, the hours spent trying to find the best universities and the perfect course and making the plan...there's a reason I dont make plans...I cant stick to them.
Anyway, let's hope I've made the right decision by staying out here....actually, I think I'll just stop thinking about it :)
PICTURES GALORE!
Ok so I am *FINALLY* somewhat organized...
I've got pics uploaded! Go to
www.ringo.com and type in my email address--rhonasanchez@gmail.com or name where it says 'Find a friend'. And voila! Pictures of my trip! Ok one down side is I've sent all my cds of pics to Ireland so I only have pics from the Gold Coast. The 'SPANK ME' pics are from the boat I went sailing on in the Whitsundays (that was the boat's name!) but they're not my pics cuz my camera's broken! More should come as I get myself even MORE organized! Yay!
