Last week at Backpackers :(

It's my last week here at Backpackers hostel and I am already so sad thinking about leaving my hostel family. We all keep saying were a family, a big drunken, immature, incestuous unstable but hilarious family. I've been hanging out with the staff a lot and those who've been here as long as me if not longer. We have a solid crew so far and its always awesome when a new person joins in.

A new Canadian arrived named Amanda who has the loudest voice in the hostel but is the funniest girl I have ever met. She was telling stories last night about how she projectile vommited naked once in the snow and I literally almost peed my pants laughing. She said it was very comparible to Paul Rudd in I love you man only naked hahahaha. She's a great time though, so entertaining. I've been spending a lot of time with my newer roommate Jess who is British and has been travelling for the past 4 years and has been to so many cool places. She's a real hippie with a couple dreads and works for Greenpeace. She's got amazing stories and so many cool philosophies. She's my beach buddy and is trying to get as dark as me since I am currently #winning here for that.

I worked my first day labour job last week with a Canadian friend Cam who saw the job posting and they needed 2 backpackers. The boss man wasn't that impressed when cam showed up with a girl as the guy didnt think id be able to do heavy lifting. They're pretty sexist here in Australia so I  took it with a grain of salt and proved the asshole wrong. It was a job where we had to drill holes around a house into the concrete and inject a poison to kill termites. Then we had to cement the holes over after so it was a really tedious job but not difficult. We got paid $160 for the day which was about a 6 hour job and the boss bought us lunch! not bad! felt accomplished for it. and promptly spent some of that hard earned cash at the bar that night. we were so covered in dirt in cement when we got back to the hostel i just jumped in the pool lol.

Applied for my tfn number here so that I can work and open an Australian bank account while I'm here. Looking forward to working a steady job soon as I need the money bad.  Been trying to make some plans as to where I want to travel after Sunshine and spend Christmas. Right now am thinking we should head to Sydney for Christmas/new Years as apparently it's a riot to get drunk on bondi beach on christmas day with the other backpackers who don't go home for christmas. Dad might come meet stewy and I in Sydney if thats what we do and then he can spend Christmas with us in the gorgeous weather.

Had a wicked games night last night at the hostel where the bartender hosted a dont forget the lyrics game where we had to run up to the bar when he paused the song and finish the lyrics. Nothing better than a bunch of drunks sprinting through a bar to shout lady gaga lyrics haha. Such good times. We also did karaoke last week at another hostel and sang land down under which was awesome. This week we'll probably show amanda the down under bar and party it up before i leave Brisbane. it's been so much fun here and I've made some really great friends who I am going to miss like crazy already.

Gotta give a shout out  to Momma dearest and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY as it was her birthday this past weekend. Miss you! Also gotta point out that it's my nana's 91st birthday tomorrow so happy birthday nana as well and last but not least happy belated to my wifey Caity! 4 days until I get to see my dearest Emily and am soooooooooo excited!! Stewys last week in Canada as well so I am super pumped for him too as I know he'll be having a blast before he gets here. KRISTEN--best of luck in your run this week i am so proud of you and miss melting with you. I'm going to teach the locals how to melt but they may think im a lunatic hahaha!

Missing family and friends today, a little cloudier out and been thinkin about everyone at home. Love you all and miss you all very much.