9.30. Wake up. I am lucky that i only work part time and i usually work evenings as I am a waitress. Therefore, a lie in it is for me nearly every morning, which is great as i am not an early bird!
10.30. After grabbing breakfast and chilling on my laptop for a bit, if the weather is nice i will usually go to the pool for a bit. I love doing this and i know it is something that i will never get to do again as part of my everyday life so i have to make the most of it while I'm here. Even after nearly 6 months the novelty has not worn off of being able to do this and it still feels like i am on holiday!
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| Here's my pool area, its so nice and relaxing, especially as its normally just me or a couple of others round the pool. |
12.30. Lunch. Even though it is coming into Autumn now in Australia, Queensland is still mega hot so i find a couple of hours enough for sunbathing. Plus i don't want to start going all leathery at 22 from too much sun exposure, although i must say i do love having a tan!
1.00. I am fortunate enough to have one of the largest shopping centres on the Gold Coast within a 15 minute walk away so i often find myself popping up there to top up the food shop, have a nosey in some stores and treat myself to a McDonald's 30c (20p, yes only 20p) ice cream! Coming from the UK where we have a great selection of supermarkets all competing against each other for the cheapest prices to Oz where they only have two main supermarkets which seem to not have the same focus on cheap prices came as a shock. Everything here seems to be dearer (eg £1.30 for a chocolate bar) however, wages are also a lot higher so it evens out once you start working over here.
4.00. So once i am back from the shops, i usually find myself back on the Internet for a good couple of hours, browsing twitter and facebook and online window shopping for my blog.
7.00. Being in a new country we try to make the most of it so we usually go out somewhere once or twice a week. On a Monday they show a recent film for free in a theatre within this huge casino that is up the road from us, so we usually go there. Another night we find ourselves trying out a new restaurant as there as so many to try. Our favourite so far was a small all you can eat Brazilian churrascaria in Surfers Paradise. The meat was amazing, so tender and juicy, it was literally the best meat we had ever tasted.
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| Jupiters Casino, where we go for the free film |
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| Meat from the Brazilian restaurant |
If we weren't going out in the evening we would go out during the day to places like the local wildlife sanctuary or one the theme parks that we have an unlimited pass to. As the Gold Coast is such a holiday destination there are so many attractions to visit and places to see all within an hour away which means we can always find something to do.
10.00. Back home after a great dinner and drinks we usually catch up on some TV for an hour or two. Currently we are really into The Walking Dead and Homeland or if i am by myself Greys Anatomy or 2 Broke Girls for some light entertainment.
12.00 Bed time to do it all again tomorrow :)
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