Life in the moment

So.

There are things I love about being here. Namely, everything.

No, but the real story is that I love people here. I've come to adore so many people on my trip.

Today I went to the beach to catch a few rays (and if you ask my face, I should have put some of the rays back). Met up with Courtney who had the same idea as me, and pulled out my reading about managing and brains and all other sorts of fun stuff. And my highlighter. Fun story, my management teacher told me that the people who succeed are the people who use yellow highlighters.

Anyways, right when I'm thinking about taking a dip in the pristine blue water, some strange young man with a tan and some scruffy beach hair (my life is the worst, seriously), came up to us and squatted and asked us what we were studying. Courtney and I exchanged glances that said "OMG go eway, you're just trying to get ladies" and instead, he was like "where are you from, what do you do, do you like Freo, how are you today?" etc, etc. Then his friend came over (equally tan and....beautiful). We talked to them for like an hour, good conversation, lots of laughing and talking about differences between America and Australia and making fun of our accent. Then they left and we had two new friends!

So tonight, after decided that today was one of those days that deserved a little bit of a break, Sydney, Christine and I decided to go out and get a beer and sit and have a chat. On the way, we met one of our beach friends and another one of his friends who said, in exact words, "We like beer! Can we join?" So they did!

I adore great conversation, and great conversation was had!

Then, came back, went straight to the kitchen (let's be real, when is eating ever a bad idea), where we met up with a guy who lives here from Ireland, had another hour of great conversation with him about movies and meat and cartoons. It was the shiz.

These are the parts of the trip (aside from seeing incredible Australian scenery and taking amazing pictures) that I'm going to hold on to for the rest of my life.

I'm so blessed.

<3