Hello people. I imagine this will be my last update before i return
home. Much has changed since my previous email. I am absolutely loving
it here now. Not enough to want to stay forever but i will be looking
into applying for my 2nd year visa when i get home. But i want to see
how i feel back in england first. I miss everything so much and as i
have a flight that is paid for i may as well use it otherwise it's
completely wasted. I met a guy a couple of weeks ago. Just in the pub
but he's a horse dentist and does one of the local boy's horses. Been
talking to him since and he lives down by margeret river. i'm meeting
my friend laura in perth when i leave here so we can tour down there.
So he said we can stay with him. Which would be awesome as we can just
hire a car rather than a camper. Which will be cheaper. And where he
lives is in the middle of everything so we can just do day trips. The
farthest place we would go is about 3 hours drive but we could do over
night there. It's all very exciting. I can't wait to get on the road.
But i really think i'm gonna miss this pub. If i was to come back i
think i would come straight back here first for 2 months as i know i'd
get work and could get a good amount of money behind me so i can go
and see some of the coast that haven't seen. Western australia is
definately the place for me. And i think i'm gonna have a big shock
when i come back to chelmsford surrounded by drunken teenagers again.
And just generally more than 20people! Ha ha. My friend aly who was
working here has left now. She's still in town staying with one of the
locals till she gets a new job. But i have been promoted to her room.
So i have a tv, dvd, double bed, air con, and a proper place to hang
clothes up on hangers! I'm even getting new sheets! I'm treating
myself as the sheets here are horrible! And i'm donating them to one
of the local boys when i leave. Ha ha. I now have $2700 in my savings
account! Woo woo. So i hope to have about 5000 when i leave! Who
woulda thunk it?! Alice rath managing to save that much. It's easy
just put me in a place where there's nothing to buy except alcohol! Ha
ha. But it's good cos then i have money to live on when i get home
till i get a job and to get a little car or bike. Or if i decide to
come back i can pay for my flight! So many decisions to make and i
keep having days where i realise i'm coming home in 8 weeks and i get
a bit scared! But i'm also really excited! Cannot wait to see my
niece! Hope she likes me! I'm hoping that before i leave i'll get to
go in a proper road train (lorry with 3 trailers) i've been in a truck
with 2 trailers which was pretty cool, just picking up and delivering
wheat! All the farmers think it's very funny that i live on a wheat
farm at home. Although i found out from farmer paul his is about 100
acres. Whereas the ones here range from 4000 to 50,000! But apparently
our wheat is better as it grows much taller. We had the local horse
races on saturday. It's a big day here. Normally get about five
thousand people there. Although this year was only about 2! I had to
work most of the day but went down there in the 'arvo' (yes they
really do say that all the time) in my posh frock with a flower in my
hair. Was really good. Lots of lovely dresses and hats and
fascinators. We basically just sat in the shade and checked everyone
out ha ha. I chose my first horse by name, which lost. And then i got
a tip from a local boy who owns horse races, so i put 25 on it to win.
Cos he said to win not each way. And it came 3rd lol. Doh! I'm
normally so good! I went back down in the evening and they had a live
band so we actually got to dance! I haven't danced in god knows how
long, not since i left sydney! We had a brilliant night. Erm... What
else has happened... Oh we have a new girl. She's lovely, called amy
and she's from leeds. Although not a really strong accent so the
aussie's can understand her. Apart from that nothing. Oh and i got
attacked by a rottweiler the other week. I've never been so scared in
my life. It was a friends dog and was obviously just being protective
when i went to wake her when she was sleeping. He didn't bite or
anything but it was awful. I heard he is just a barker. But then he
bit one of my friends kids the other day so i refuse to go in the
house if the dogs there. Such a beautiful dog too. I think i'll stick
with the big sook of a st bernard that lives at the pub. Anyway... I'm
going to be in L.A. For a few days so if anyone wants anything bought
cheap let me know. Although obviously i am restricted to what i can
carry on the plane. Cannot wait to see you all. Loads of love! X x x x
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