Good morning peeps!
Gavin had a dentist appointment so I thought I would write a quick post while he is gone. I am sitting outside having my usual morning coffee. It is raining, again. Apparently it never really rains this time of the year, or at least not like this, so lucky me hahaha. It has been a weird mixture of heat and sun and rain since I got here. Weird to see people with coats, scarfs and hats on. Obviously it is winter here, but for me it feels like summer.

I haven’t really done a great deal since I got here, mainly relaxing. I was a zombie when I first arrived, but I managed to adapt to the time difference rather quickly (if you disregard the fact that I wake up 6am every morning and get tired around 9pm). On my first day we went into Brisbane city for a quick look, but I was still a bit jet-lagged so we didn’t do very much. On Tuesday all of us went down to the gold coast where we spent the night in a hotel. That was really nice, and even though they thought I was a bit crazy, I went and had a dip in the sea. For most people here, the sea was cold, but I thought it was really nice and warm, at least according to my “Swedish standards”. In the evening we went to this amazing malayisan restaurant, I got a bit drunk on wine, and we went back to the hotel to play some UNO and Jenga. The next day the cyclone came, and I dont think I have ever seen it rain like it did then. We made a stop at some huge shopping center, and safe to say that the shops/fashion here is a bit different from the ones I am used to in London. I cant believe that they don’t have H&M in this country, what the hell!?

Thursday me and Gavin went into Brisbane again and spent the whole day walking around in the sunshine. We visited some of his friends in record shops, walked down to the valley to see if I could find some pirate gear in some second hand shops, but yet again, you can’t compare the second hand shops they have here to the ones we have in London. Then we walked back, through the city, and ended up on the South Bank. Took a stroll in the park, had some coffee in the sun, and checked out the man made beach before we headed home again.

Yesterday we went to this small island called Coochie Mudlo Island. The weather was really nice, but I fear that my skin hasn’t adjusted to the sunshine yet, so I am not getting as much colour as I wish I would! We basically walked around the entire island, listening to music, building a sand car, and just generally chilling out. It feels a bit weird to think about the fact that I am on the other side of the earth. I mean, yes fair enough, everything looks different, from the houses to nature and the animals etc.

We watched a movie the other night by Emir Kusturica (no, not black cat white cat, another movie of his) and it made me realise how I could never live here. It is absolutely beautiful, but I would miss Europe so much. I mean, I have my hungarian roots, and I love that part of Europe and the culture and the people that go with it. And then I was brought up in Sweden, which you know, even if I complain a lot about how boring it is, I don’t think I could live too far away from there. Then we have London, which I can get so tired of, and feel so lonely and fed up with everything. But if it came down to it, I don’t think I could ever leave. At least not now… I dont know, I just had some kind of revelation whilst thinking about it all. I would love to travel and see the rest of the world. I would love to be able to discover and experience different places and people and cultures. But if it came down to it, I don’t think I would want to live anywhere else. Because no matter how miserable I feel from time to time in London, I think it has grown on me, and I miss it so much. I miss the people, I miss my shitty little house, I miss the busses that take forever.

Oh! The sun just popped out, and I think I should have a shower and start to get ready. We are going to a Pirate themed party at some club tonight, and before that we are meeting up with 2 of Gavins friend. But I hope you have a nice weekend, and I will try to give you another update before I leave in a weeks time. Much love! x

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