PERTH......Farewell home!

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I spent my last few weeks in Perth working, catching up with long lost friends and saying goodbye to them, working, organising my life so that I could leave it for a year, working and did I mention working? I spent the majority of my time slaving away at Miss Mauds to earn enough money to eat for the following year. I hear Denmark is expensive....rice and potatoes here I come!


Goodbye Mauds
The girls at Mauds made my last day really special. I got given a huge card, complete with Miss Maud mung, an engraved parker pen (which I used and did not lose in Egypt yah!!) and a gorgeous bracelet with the traditional engraving. I have worn it everyday and currently sport a slight bracelet tan. It was actually really sad to say goodbye to that dirty little coffee shop. I have literally grown up in that place, well for the last four years anyway. It holds a lot of memories for me and I've met many amazing people there. Goodluck for the future Maudies and look after Irwin!!

Bye bye friends
I had a chilled out going away gathering at Queens with close friends which was really cool. It's funny because I hadn't seen some of them in so long it felt more like a reunion than a going away. It was nice catching up with everyone before the madness of Christmas and travelling came up.

I did some touristic type things with friends as well before leaving Perth. Ben, Anish, Andrew and I spent a day at Supagolf (and I didn't lose!!...though I did hit a ball into the lake). Kat and I also went to the Old Cottage Cafe for our favourite banoffe crepes mmm and crashed a wine and cheese tasting session at a winery nearby.

The Last Christmas
Christmas was kind of stressful because I was working everyday up until Christmas Eve at which point I then had to pack! Think about how you would pack for a warm two week holiday and then how you would pack for moving overseas for a year to a cold cold country. They don't really complement each other. Needless to say there were some major tear sessions from me as I was convinced I'd be charged massive amounts for excess baggage. Apart from the packing, Christmas Eve was really wonderful with my mom, step-dad, step-brother and his girlfriend Hayley.

Christmas day it was off to the airport...

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Photos

Perth
I'll miss that tiny little city we call "Perth"

Mish and I
Mish and I on our last day of Uni..well her last day and mine for a while!

UWA
I wonder if Copenhagen Uni will be that sunny..

Loz and I
Those cocktails don't make us look any bigger

Ex maudies
The now EX-maudies: Nat, Kat and I

Anish and I..
or chooky as Anish STILL calls me

Carine Boys & I
Jay, Paul, Ben, Anish, Me, Andrew and Troy

Mish and Kat
I shall miss these gals

Supagolf!
It's true, I am hopeless at any kind of golf.

Andrew's house
His mom cooked up a farewell feast, and by feast I mean FEAST!

Jacqui and I
Perhaps we should have taken the photo before we said goodbye and the tears started flowing..

Miss Mauds
Funny how all the customers are wearing mauds uniforms...

Irwin and I
Irwin is our most loyal customer and is part of the Mauds family

Maud girls
Ali, Suzie, Alex and Jenny

Christmas Eve
Hayley, Stephen (my brother), me and my mom

Comments

[Andrew]

Yay!
Awesome, finally a place where I can get a Charlotte fix/patch when I have Charlotte withdrawals! (Definetly goes in the favourites) Have a good time Charlotte and write heaps! I love reading your stories and oogling the pics :D Catcha - Andrew