Leaving on a jet plane

There really was no point in me registering with 5 or 6 agencies when I knew that the only one which was any good is Hays!

I sent them my CV on Thursday as I was registered with the Perth office, and BAM, they get me an interview the next day, and 1 hour after the interview the job is mine!!

I start work next Monday at the Sydney Uni in the Claims office, they are self-insured, which thanks to Mr Booth I now understand!!

I will be processing claims for lost, stolen and damaged university property. The job is for 6 weeks and it's good pay and it's really close to my house!

After this I am sticking round in Sydney for a few weeks as I have booked a ticket to another gig (Panic at the Disco) then i will fly to Melbourne to get a job for a few weeks and meet up with Steaky Pie and Chips! (You know who you are!!)

That's all for now - time is running out!! I hate internet cafes!!

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I had a blast in Brisbane, but now I am in Sydney!!!

Yipeeeee!!!

On the first day I moved into my new house then went to meet Barbara, she showed me some of the sights - the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Sydney is a great city, not as scary as London, and not as smelly!!

My house is in Petersham, which is 3ks out of the city, I have a double bed, an armchair, TV, Sky (Foxtel), drawers and tables! What more do I need!! The bathroom is ok - still no bath though! The kitchen could be cleaner, so I will start making people pull their weight as who wants to cook in a dirty kitchen?!?

The rent is only $140 per week including all bills - thats 58 pounds per week. Also, even better for me is that our suburb is on the flight path into the domestic and international airports, and you can imagine how busy Sydneys airport is!! When I look out of my bedroom window I can see planes clear enough to read their registration number - they are probably about 150 feet above our house - we are 6ks to the airport - it's so cool!!

Well, I have registered with about 5 or 6 agencys in the past few days, so wich me luck with a job - if i don't find one i'll move onto Melbourne - but it's really cold there!!!

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Brisbane is a nice city!

I have met up with Sarah & Michelle, and have made a whole heap of friends in the hostel (Banana Benders!!)

The new plan is to stay here until maybe Saturday then take the Greyhound direct to Sydney, the reason I have decided not to go to Surfers or Byron is - what is the point?!

They are both beachy resorts, with not a lot to do other than sunbathe, shop and drink - none of which I can particulary afford to do!! I have friends in Sydney, Barbara (from Hungary) and Elad (from Israel - although he may have to go back to the army) so as well as finding myself a job I can have a good time with my friends!

On Monday I visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary with Dorothee, my roomate - I even had a photo taken with a Koala - it was possibly the best experience of my entire life, I love Koalas so much!!! Check out my photobucket site, I have uploaded loads and loads of pictures as for once in my entire trip I have found a really really good internet cafe with a mega connection!

Yesterday, Dorthee, Adalin, Cara and myself went to the Queensland museum (boring I know but it was free!!) and in fact it wasn't boring, it was actually a really nice museum considering it was free! After that, Cara (Scottish) and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean at the flix - it was cool!

Cara is the first person I have met for ages who can actually understand my English, and I am English!! When I talk to a non-native speaker I have to change the way I talk!

I can't believe how long I have been away from home! I have to start thinking about what to do when I get home, it's not a nice thought!!

Bye for now

Jac xxxx

So, Airlie Beach is a fun place! The weather is awful still, but i've done a one day sailing trip with Barbara. She has gone back to Sydney now and I am waiting for the Greyhound bus to take me to Brisbane to meet up with Sarah & Michelle again!

I am going to do a trip to Fraser with Barbara in August when the weather should be a little better (fingers crossed) Fraser is actually before Brisbane on the bus - so i will actually be going past it - but i am so fed up of travelling at the moment that I am just doing Brisbane for 5/6 days, Byron Bay for 1 day, and Surfers Paradise for 1 day then I should be in Sydney by 25th July, to get myself a job and a room share somewhere! I was going to go to Melbourne to work, but i've decided to stop in Sydney for a while as the weather in Melbourne is still so bad!!

Travelling is good fun, but when you're constantly in battles with hostel staff it gets a bit annoying!!! They make you pay extra for beds sheets, for blankets and even for pillows!!! They are trying to keep bed bugs out not encourage them by people using their own sleeping bags! So, I am really looking forward to having my own room and not having to share the bathroom with 7 other people!

Ooh, I only have 7 minutes left on this internet card and I have other stuff to do, so bye for now! The next captain's log will be from Brisbane.

So it seems that the people of England do have opinions!!

Adrian - your comments was the funniest thing ever, I laughed so much i had tears in my eyes!!! In fact I am still laughing now!!

So, we didn't end up renting a campervan - it was too difficult to organise.

We (myself and Barbara from Hungary) took a 2 night organised day trip to Cape Tribulation, a day trip to Green Island and a day trip to Kuranda.

All were brilliant but i will have to write more later as my money is running out on this internet card and i am on a very tight budget at the moment so i can't write much more!!

I am now at Magnetic Island with Barbara, we have travelled to Mission Beach together and are taking the Greyhound bus to Airlie Beach tomorrow. The weather everywhere we have been is awful!! I have a great suntan though!

Yesterday we rented a Barbie Car - bright pink plastic roofless car - it was great fun!! I will post some pics of it soon.

Mobile signal is bad out here so don't worry if you don't hear from me for a while.

Bye for now

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