Hi all, this is just a quick update i guess.
All i have to report is that ive decided not to visit OZ in March. There are various reasons for this, mainly the money and that it could be otherwise spent on visiting new places and doing things over here, which is why im here.
I have to say though that it was a very hard decision to make. I had been planning for about a month to go home, then slowly realised that even though i have my return ticket to use up until 21st March 2008, its still going to cost me a far bit. Also, i know im going to be home for Christmas this year, im planning to come home in early December i think. By that stage i know i will have used up my years worth of legal work that im allowed to do on my visa and ill be low on cash.
One plus is that my travel agent has mentioned that i may be able to claim a refund or some credit for Thai Airways when i cancel my return flight, which is awesome news. Im chasing that one up at the moment as i might be able to use the credit to pay for my flight back to OZ later in the year.
I have really mixed feelings at the moment about not coming home, there are certain people that i really would have love to have seen, but i know that this year will fly like the rest of them and ill be home in no time. Im just going to live with my decision to stay another year and make the most out of it!
Im really enjoying being back at the Museum as well. A couple of other gals and me are planning to start a vegie garden out in the back yard. The other day we went to buy seeds and all of that, so at the moment we are waiting for the frosts to stop and we can start working on the soil. In the mean time we have to sow the seeds and get them germinated and ready to go outside. Its really exciting, i can't wait to get in there and learn about how to do it. Plus by Spring some of the vegies should be ready to eat, like the tomatos and lettuces etc.
Im still keeping focused on next year. Im getting really anxious to start studying and learning about Health and Nutrition. Im always getting out library books and reading all the time, trying to get some basic knowledge about what ill be studying next year. I know that i want to apply for Uni again, so im trying not to let my brain go to moosh in the mean time! hehe
Anyways, must be off. I guess i should apologise to those people who i told that i was going to come home in March and see them, but i will definitely be seeing you all at the end of the year anyway. I hope all is well with everyone.
Bye for now! oxoxox
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008
Back at the Cottage
Well, its great to be back in the Cottage at the Museum, feels like ive come home.
Life feels so breezy and detached here. Its easy to let days, weeks and indeed months slip by working away, socialising, drinking, sleeping the days away. Last Sunday night the pub closed and the new owner took all the staff down to Poole (on the coast) to his other pub/business called 'The Cow' and we got to meet all the other staff which was interesting. We all had drink at thier pub, then went bowling (by which time i was trolleyed), then went out for Italian (by which time i was well trolleyed), then we went next door to a club and danced the night away (until 12:30am hehe).
It was a really good night, especially considering that us gals don't get out too often, so we really enjoyed it. Im trying to get hold of some photos from that night and ill get them up asap.
Apart from that, things around here have been same old same old. Im still looking into having a flying visit of OZ in March over Easter, which would be awesome. Got some more organising to do around that so ill keep you all posted.
Ive also been doing some major decorating in my room. Ive bought a great big year planner and a great big map of Europe and stuck up post cards, maps and other material all over my walls to remind me of the world outside Farnham, what i have seen and done and what there is left to see and do. Ive been talking to people and keeping my eyes and ears out for things to do this year. Id love to do some of the things i missed out on last year, like Octoberfest, seeing the South of Spain, seeing more of Scotland in Summer time, seeing Greece and seeing more of Austria. There quite a few idea floating aruond at the moment that im brewing up, so all these ideas are going to go up on my wall on brightly coloured pieces of paper.
Anyways, im enjoying being back here. At least i know that theres some money coming in instead of going out. Things were looking a bit bleak there for a little while! My foot is healing slowly, ive done alot of work this week so i haven't had much chance to rest it. I know though that i have deformed the bone somehow, because it does stick out more than the other side. So i guess this is going to be more of a permanent thing.
Well i best be off, its been a long week and weekend and im heading out for a drink or too before hitting the hay. I hope everyone is well back home! Haven't had any emails from people lately, love to hear from anyone! oxoxox :)
Life feels so breezy and detached here. Its easy to let days, weeks and indeed months slip by working away, socialising, drinking, sleeping the days away. Last Sunday night the pub closed and the new owner took all the staff down to Poole (on the coast) to his other pub/business called 'The Cow' and we got to meet all the other staff which was interesting. We all had drink at thier pub, then went bowling (by which time i was trolleyed), then went out for Italian (by which time i was well trolleyed), then we went next door to a club and danced the night away (until 12:30am hehe).
It was a really good night, especially considering that us gals don't get out too often, so we really enjoyed it. Im trying to get hold of some photos from that night and ill get them up asap.
Apart from that, things around here have been same old same old. Im still looking into having a flying visit of OZ in March over Easter, which would be awesome. Got some more organising to do around that so ill keep you all posted.
Ive also been doing some major decorating in my room. Ive bought a great big year planner and a great big map of Europe and stuck up post cards, maps and other material all over my walls to remind me of the world outside Farnham, what i have seen and done and what there is left to see and do. Ive been talking to people and keeping my eyes and ears out for things to do this year. Id love to do some of the things i missed out on last year, like Octoberfest, seeing the South of Spain, seeing more of Scotland in Summer time, seeing Greece and seeing more of Austria. There quite a few idea floating aruond at the moment that im brewing up, so all these ideas are going to go up on my wall on brightly coloured pieces of paper.
Anyways, im enjoying being back here. At least i know that theres some money coming in instead of going out. Things were looking a bit bleak there for a little while! My foot is healing slowly, ive done alot of work this week so i haven't had much chance to rest it. I know though that i have deformed the bone somehow, because it does stick out more than the other side. So i guess this is going to be more of a permanent thing.
Well i best be off, its been a long week and weekend and im heading out for a drink or too before hitting the hay. I hope everyone is well back home! Haven't had any emails from people lately, love to hear from anyone! oxoxox :)
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