Packing. Wow. How incredibly annoying. And painful. There are just so many possibilities and situations that I need to pack for. I don't have a space issue, my suitcase is huge, I have a weight issue.
It has taken me about 10 days to get things packed. I have my big suitcase, my little carry-on suitcase, and my STS backpack to work with. For a whole year, that isn't very much... Everyone needs to think of their wardrobe of clothes right now and try and imagine what you would pack to move to the other side of the world for a year. Not that easy is it?
At first, I didn't want to start packing at all, so I opened my suitcase, picked up everything and threw it in. Nothing was folded. Nothing was in any way in order. My bed was absolutely covered and there was no chance of my sleeping in it that night. The next day, I knew I had to do something to fix the situation, so I grudgingly started sorting through everything and folding it properly. I was about three quarters of the way through and thought I was doing pretty well, so I decided to check the weight to see how I was going. Not good. Already over the weight limit.
Restart.
I took everything out. Eliminated things. And started again.
Second time went slightly better. Until I found clothes in another cupboard that I really needed to pack as well.
Restart.
This time, I was right on track. I'm close to the weight limit, but I have a couple of kilos to play with, which I'll need when I add in the final things a couple of days before I leave. For now though, I'm basically living out of my suitcase because all of my good clothes are packed.
With all of the Australia Day lines coming out now, it is really tempting to get lots of things and take them with me, but there's no space left! I am determined to fit in my vegemite and milo though. I don't care if I have to ditch clothes; those things are coming with me.
The bakery team at work has declared that they are coming with me, told them that I'm not sure if they'll fit, they didn't listen. It could be interesting trying to squeeze the six of them in!! =)
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| Just chuck her in |
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| The shoes......... |
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| Carry on |
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| The big suitcase |
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| Backpack |
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| The collection for a year |
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| Packed |
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| Crushed it |
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| Bear and Duck |
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| Carry on packed |
As it is only one week today before I leave, I deem it appropriate to do part of this post on stereotypical Australian pictures. The ideas that people from other countries have about Australia really amuse me, and I've found some good pictures that relate to some of the bigger stereotypical ideas.
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| Christmas Day the Aussie Way =D |
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| Cool Runnings!! |
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| Yes, our spiders do get that big =) |
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| So do the snakes -_- |
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| Gotta watch those drop bears.... |
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| More New Zealand stereotypical, but made me laugh =) |
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| So true |
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| Legit |
My next post will be after my first week in Austria which includes a school trip to Vienna for the week. Goodbye Australia. I will miss you while I am gone but will certainly bring back many memories to share with you!
Until Next Post.
Adios Amigos.
Tyarna x
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