Thanks to a thoughtful wedding gift (3 nights at a B&B) from our WC friends (Eric’s friends from University) we had a fantastic long weekend in picturesque Margaret River - aka. Perth wine country! Our journey started early Friday afternoon…first thing on the weekend’s agenda? Master driving on the wrong side of the road, yes..its just plain wrong. Off we went in our Toyota hatchback rental, Eric drove first but after a little bit of back seat driving from yours truly…I was soon thrown into the driver’s seat. I am happy to report that not only did I manage to navigate the roads pretty well but I also hit the windshield wipers at least 50% less than Eric when attempting to signal (yes, controls in the car are on opposite sides too). We arrived at the ... read more

This past weekend a blast from my Tri-Campus past, fellow goalie-partner Will and his girlfriend Lindsey came to Perth. Both Will and Lindsey are studying Law at Bond University on the Gold Coast, so when I found out they were going to spend a few days in Perth, I thought it would be great to show them around and do a few more of the sights with them! Saturday was finally a true "spring" day in Perth, with sunny blue skies and temperatures in the low 20's. After a lazy morning on my behalf, we met Lindsey and Will in Fremantle - which is one of the coastal towns/suburbs of Perth. Freo (as its known by the locals) has a bit of character and is actually one of the oldest parts of WA - its where ... read more

To say we have been tardy in updating our blog would be an understatement...however, given the fact that we FINALLY got our internet hooked up this will soon change! There are so many updates since our last post but the following are some of the highlights: 1) We are now both employed! I secured a 3 month contract with an HR services company (The ORS Group) acting as coordinator for their tender team. I started Aug 17th, the first week was slow however the job went from O to 60 today as the bid to tender commenced. The opportunity was better than any temp work I expected to find, the best part is that it is literally a 5 min walk from our apartment and there is talk that they will most likely extend my contract ... read more

G'DAY! So after 9 more hours of flying from Fiji, one 5 hour layover in Brisbane, and tons of airplane snacks and pages read in our books....we landed safely in Perth! As most of you probably know June and Kevin (friends of ours from back home) are currently living in Perth as well and have been kind enough to let us crash at their place as we get our bearings. June met us at the Perth airport and brought us back (multiple suitcases in tow!) to their apartment in the heart of the city. June made us the first home cooked meal we'd had in over a week and we settled in for the night exhausted from our series of flights. Our first day in Perth consisted of seeing the sights, wandering through shops/internet cafe's and ... read more