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in january i took a flight to sydney and stayed at the YHA near the harbour. it was a new hostel, very clean and way too expensive, but i was way too cool to arange any accommodation (stupid!) and after walking around the city for hours with my backpack looking for the cheapest place to stay i thought fuck it, i'm not moving anymore!
i was already low on cash and spent my first couple of days wandering around the city trying to find work at a hostel. luckily westend backpackers needed cleaning staff, so i moved in and stayed for a few months cleaning the hostel for free accommodation and trying to find paid work, but the jobhunt contained more hunt then job....i did manage to get some promo work here and there, but not enough to actually save anything.
at the hostel i met the coolest and weirdest people and partied A LOT. backpackers mostly from the UK, but also a few americans and canadians and even a few dutchies working at the reception. a lot of people stuck around for a while and there was a big group i used to hang out with. the hostel itself was a total party place and i got bedbugs about 3 times, punched a guy in the balls for touching my boobs, walked in on people having sex a bunch of times (someone walked in on me and a girl once hahaha), met a guy with five nipples and had my ipod stolen!!!
however, i also got to experience mardi gras for a second time and this time as a volunteer. i had to walk around with a tv crew filming the entire parade for some gay network and even though i wasn't allowed to bring my camera i brought it with me anyway (duh) and took pictures in front of the fence!!
i also did the coolest thing i've ever done in my life during this time: i posed naked for spencer tunick at the opera house!! it was one of the best experiences of my life, i cannot believe i was naked in front of the sydney opera house with 5200 other naked people!!! so much fun and the next day i was in the newspaper too.
my mate hannah and kim were staying at the hostel too, but after having no more money and also not being able to find work, they had to leave the hostel. which of course they didn't. the place was so unorganized, that they were able to stay there for a few nights without anyone noticing!! unfortunately some twat that was always minding everyone elses business told the manager and they were kicked out. the manager wasn't always around and i arranged for them to sleep in my bed, but of course that twat girl found out and then all three of us were kicked out!! luckily i got my deposit back, but i was still really poor and stayed the next two weeks with my mate sophie, who lives in the city. after that me and hannah decided to look for farmwork together.
i was already low on cash and spent my first couple of days wandering around the city trying to find work at a hostel. luckily westend backpackers needed cleaning staff, so i moved in and stayed for a few months cleaning the hostel for free accommodation and trying to find paid work, but the jobhunt contained more hunt then job....i did manage to get some promo work here and there, but not enough to actually save anything.
at the hostel i met the coolest and weirdest people and partied A LOT. backpackers mostly from the UK, but also a few americans and canadians and even a few dutchies working at the reception. a lot of people stuck around for a while and there was a big group i used to hang out with. the hostel itself was a total party place and i got bedbugs about 3 times, punched a guy in the balls for touching my boobs, walked in on people having sex a bunch of times (someone walked in on me and a girl once hahaha), met a guy with five nipples and had my ipod stolen!!!
however, i also got to experience mardi gras for a second time and this time as a volunteer. i had to walk around with a tv crew filming the entire parade for some gay network and even though i wasn't allowed to bring my camera i brought it with me anyway (duh) and took pictures in front of the fence!!
i also did the coolest thing i've ever done in my life during this time: i posed naked for spencer tunick at the opera house!! it was one of the best experiences of my life, i cannot believe i was naked in front of the sydney opera house with 5200 other naked people!!! so much fun and the next day i was in the newspaper too.
my mate hannah and kim were staying at the hostel too, but after having no more money and also not being able to find work, they had to leave the hostel. which of course they didn't. the place was so unorganized, that they were able to stay there for a few nights without anyone noticing!! unfortunately some twat that was always minding everyone elses business told the manager and they were kicked out. the manager wasn't always around and i arranged for them to sleep in my bed, but of course that twat girl found out and then all three of us were kicked out!! luckily i got my deposit back, but i was still really poor and stayed the next two weeks with my mate sophie, who lives in the city. after that me and hannah decided to look for farmwork together.
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