So Newcastle turned out to be not as terrible as I originally thought, although I have to admit, I had absolutely no idea what a HUGE party town this place actually is. Newcastle people party every single night of the week, Monday to Sunday, and then they just get right up the next day and do it all over again. Phew, it's exhausting! Actually I managed to meet a couple of cool Canadian girls, Casey and Nikki, and also a kinda strange American guy Rhett who kept trying to pretend he was Kiwi, and another Aussie guy who sounded like he was perpetually drunk, even though he wasn't. Then again, he was from Tasmania, so I guess maybe that explains it - kidding. Casey and Nikki were great though. I don't think any of us got
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