Travel flu

Just a warning in advance; this is not going to be the best piece that I've ever written. Today was supposed to be my last working day for the Lehrer's. I say 'supposed to be', because I got a flu and I'm not capable of doing anything at the moment. But hey, rather have a flu while I'm still in the family than next week, when I'm going to be somewhere in a hostel, right? 

I've packed my suitcase, which I'm going to send home by ship. I can't believe how many extra stuff I bought here, I wouldn't have been able to take everything back on the plane. I've sorted out all of the stuff that I want to take with me, it's ready to be put in my backpack. I just have to wait until Sunday, that's when I'm leaving. My first destinatioin will be the Blue Mountains, it's a part of the Great Dividing Range and I've heard that it's beatiful. After that, I'll take the train to Melbourne, the city of art, culture and good parties. And after Melbourne I'm not sure what's going to happen. I just know that I want to do the Great Ocean Road on my way to Adelaide and I'm hoping to find some people who are planning the same, so we can maybe rent a car instead of travelling by Greyhound.

It's weird to think that I only have about 2 or 3 months left here. Those 6 months have gone really quickly, and though I knew it was going to feel like it was over in the blink of an eye, that doesn't make it feel any less weird. I'm really happy that I've completed the 6 months (plus one week!) in my host family and that I didn't give up. They've helped me a lot and I know I've helped them a lot too. And now it's time to do something for myself! I was sure about the date I would fly back home, but now I've figured out that I won't have enough money to travel that long, so I'll either have to work or go home sooner. I'll see how I go with that.

As for being in touch with people; I don't know when I'll be able to go on the internet to keep everyone up to date. There are probably enough places that have wifi, but I don't really want to spend lots of my free time trying to tell everybody at home what I'm doing, because in a little while I'll be able to tell everyone in person. I'll try to write on this blog as much as I can, so you know what's happening. That's probably the best and quickest way to do it. (:

I'll see you in a few months!