Saturday Adventure to Fremantle

After my first week cooped up at work (which I LOVE! So not really cooped up, but away from sunlight), John realized how much I needed a day out of the house. His answer was a trip to Fremantle... It's a really cute little town south of Perth filled with hippies and adorable little markets. I bought a new purse (for $35 instead of the usually inflated price of $120), fresh fruit and veggies, moisturiser (I have to write in International English now...), and postcards for my favorite people in the world (... if you want an awkward kangaroo postcard, send me your address!) and ground coffee beans and chai! John also introduced me to the 'best' fish and chips in Australia. I really am going to need to be pushed a little harder to accept the whole fish and chips thing... but I'll try it a couple of more times. For now, I'll get my kicks from tormenting the seagulls.

Thank you for an amazing day Johnny!






I really live in a lethal city! (Although one of the people we bought a bed frame assured me that the sharks in Australia have rubber teeth... I'm really hoping she was serious.)


The best, most entertaining, fish and chips in Australia.


A lot of buildings in Australia are really modern and unoriginal. I feel a lot more foreign whenever I see a building that looks really "Australian" *see Nicole Kidman's Australia and other cliche films* like I'm out of the USA.


Instead of driving, John and I took the train. It was great to stop for a second in each town and have the train operator say... "This is Wallagonabie"... *not a real town name... but it's possible!*... It makes me feel like somebody is introducing me to the different towns along the way! Thank you, Australia, you really are quite friendly. (Except for the rude panty lady at Myers)
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happiness is a double rainbow

This is how I felt after we got our apartment...


(actual picture at a home store getting bedding after we got the call that we got the apartment)


This is how I felt after I got a job...


(actual picture on the way to work. *Don't worry, John was driving, not me!*)

New Home

Afternoon Tea in the "Garden"

Great Success

The day has come. We made it to Perth!

After an entire month of living out of my suitcase and stopping literally in every timezone since Georgia, John and I have landed. Now we'll be busy looking for an apartment and a job for the next couple of weeks. I am so excited to lay down in a bed that is mine, and get up the next morning for a job.

It will be perfection.

For now, we'll keep looking and exploring around the city!


*UPDATE!* Our apartment is 9 minutes walking distance from this beach! Who would have guessed....

LA---- REWIND

Concrete Jungle of LA




People scurrying to get their bids in before the end of the print auction at the Annenburg Space for Photography.



Boy smoking pot right next to a little girl in a pink dress. Classy place.




Muscle Beach




And he jumped over 10 'men'.....




LA skyline by night





After the POYi crew boarded their flight back to Missouri, John and I caught a cab back to his cousin's house on Manhattan beach and spent the afternoon napping, walking the beach and exploring the bars. This was my favorite, most unexpected moment of the day.




Thanks for a great week in LA- The POYi awards ceremony was a great success, and a lot of fun!

Sydney in 5 days

This photo is for my mama!