Back to it!

After a short hiatus, including a couple of weeks in Australia, I am back in the swing of things! Lucky for us, we have one week of school before Steph and I head off to Shanghai and Beijing for a week.

Things I have learned from Australia:

It is possible for some people to not own a jacket of any kind - the weather is that nice. I have 4.

Service in Australia (waiters, shop keepers) is amazingly bad. I guess if you pay servers $17/hour and don't use tipping, you get indifferent workers, and angry 6'7" Canadians.

Food and drink are expensive (compared to Canada)

The weather is unbelievably nice almost all the time(unless you get caught there in the rainy season) but the Australians still only call it "fine".

There are over 1,000 creatures in Australia that can kill you. They can get you anywhere at any time. Don't swim, walk, eat, breathe or go to the bathroom without watching your back!

More to come!

And away I go!

As many of you know, I am heading to Australia for a couple of weeks during January. I'm really looking forward to it. I will be forced to celebrate my birthday (January 11th) down there too... rough life.

Plans are to fly into Melbourne, up to Sydney and visit my buddy Paul, who lives in Sydney, a short walk from Bondai Beach (yeah, me spoiled) and then meet up with my other friend, Brett (yes, I have two friends...) before heading up the coast.

Not sure how far we will make it, so stay tuned and you might find out. I can't wait!