Category: Australia
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Cyclone Albert flooding closed the one road in and out of Yamba
Days 429-435! Welp… as the title says, there’s been flooding from the river post the cyclone! All the water from up north is now piling down on us, which unfortunately meant more days off from work! Days are ticking down to my flight home, I still have a good buffer…
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Experiencing my first Cyclone in Australia
Days 422-428! Woah… never did I expect to be able to say I was going to experience cyclone, let alone a cyclone in Australia! The storm itself is hitting further up the coast, but Yamba isn’t out of the woods on this one. There’s lots of winds and rain to…
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Having my first surf lesson and starting to produce my music
Days 415-421! What a week it’s been! This week is full of lots of work, both farming and bartending. But on top of the work, I finally had my first surf lesson, which was incredible, AND I made a new friend who’s going to help me produce my own music!…
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Farming, beaching, surfing, and probably far too little sleep
Days 408-414! Well January is quickly flying by, especially now that every day is pretty much filled up with work! This week I was head first into the world of Macadamia farming and learned a couple of new tasks that will be in my rotation. I also had a couple…
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Working on a macadamia farm for the 88 days of my Australia Work Holiday visa
Days 401-407! This was a very exciting week! I got a lot of beach time in, plenty of time with friends, and I started my new job working on the macadamia farm! As fun as the week was, it was equally as exhausting. It’s going to be a big shift…
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Landing my first farm job in Yamba
Days 394-400! Woah! 400 days of traveling!! That’s pretty crazy to see typed out. Last week ended with a bit of unfortunate stress as the job I had lined up for my 88 days (of rural work) fell through. BUT this week starts off with some good news on that…
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Spending a wonderful week with my parents in Sydney and heading back to Yamba
Days 387-393! In this week, I finished off my week with my parents in the city of Sydney! It was such a fantastic time!! Not only was Sydney an incredible city to explore, getting to spend a week traveling with my parents was amazing! I’ve never had the opportunity to…
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Seeing my parents for the first time in over a year – Visiting Sydney, Australia
Days 380-386! WOW! What a week it has been (sorry for another late post, lots to write about)! Not only did I start a fun adventure in Sydney… but I’m getting to experience a new part of Australia WITH my parents!! I haven’t seen them since January of 2024 and…
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A great week of work and play in Australia
Days 373-379! Sorry for the late post, but we’re back with another week of the adventure. I started off the week with some exciting news and a FaceTime with my grandparents, continued on the week with work, and even got myself a new book to read by the beach! Let’s…
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A week of ups and downs as I start 2025 in Yamba, Australia
Days 366-372! Hey! Sorry for the week break, but after posting my every day for the past year, I definitely needed it. As of right now, weekly posts are going to stick… especially with how this week went. It was a rollercoaster of a first week of 2025 (still crazy…
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