I finally made it to Sydney. My ear has still not popped so I decided the only way I was going to get out of Perth was to take the long, torturous 3-day train ride from Perth to Sydney. I made friends with the man sitting next to me. He was from Holland, and he had trouble speaking English and turning his neck from side to side (some sort of spinal/muscle problem). The first night the train stopped for 4 hours in some small town with a long name I can't pronounce. It was night and the only thing to do was find a pub. Apparently pubs without extremely drunk obnoxious rednecks don't exist in this town. We found a pub that had the least amount of drunk men and sat down with a drink only to find that it was karaoke night. So, naturally I ended up belting out a few tunes on stage until we had to get back on the train again.
The scenery was a little monotonous. Very dry and flat. No kangaroos in sight.
I met a cute guy on the train... we played cards and he gave me a rose. Well...actually he was 10yrs old, we played an intellectual game of Go Fish and the rose was a picture of a rose that he drew for me. After 3 days of attempting to sleep in a chair and seeing the southern part of Oz, I arrived in Sydney. I have been here for a week now and am still job hunting.
I have a mobile now so call me!! Remember it is 17 hours ahead here for those in Vancouver. If you know how to text message do so too because it is much cheaper.
I am so envious of your warm weather in Vancouver. It is sunny every day here but cold. You will all be envious of me in a few months when I get my tan back again in the summer.
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