good evening followers and friends.

yesterday was the kind of day where you just dont want to get out of bed... so i just moseyed around the hostel and didnt do much of anything.  the previous night was a loong one that ended with me, and irishman, and a german falling asleep while drinking milk in the hallway at 4am.  amazeballs.

today i went and got myself pleasantly lost on the way to the koala sanctuary where i saw tons of animals and got to pet a bunch of kangaroos!  they kinda remind me of deer in a bad way that involves lots of flies and a slight bit of mange.  still freakin cute though.  i also chanced upon a talking cockatoo (germans call them cockadoos) and was surprised at myself for being surprised with its aussie accent.  i laughed my ass off and got a vid of it that ill show you later.

its a little different travelling on my own than i thought.  i have to make all the decisions and its a little difficult to engage other people in trying to help me weed out the options.  for example, i would love to go to melbourne on wednesday or thursday, but i cant decide how to get there.  i could take a bus, train, rent or buy a car, or even fly.  i ruled out flying because i want to actually see the countryside, and then driving was out too because just crossing the street is a challenge for me.  

and then theres the question of finding another hostel.  its not that i dont like where i am, its just that these people arent really backpackers; more like long-term hostel residents.  this means that im not meeting people with whom i can travel on the road, which is more along the lines of what i wanted.  

ahh whitegirlproblems...

tomorrow im headed to the movies and a picnic in the park with a german woman from the hostel, then perhaps ill actually make some more decisions.

love you dearly.

taryn