01 April 2010 After giving a shout-out to Cousin Cynthia in our last blog entry, I now am starting to wonder what she got us into with those City Walk cards. Gina is obsessed while my soles are wearing thin. Agreeably, they are the best way for us to get out and experience the multitude …
In Australia, what we would call “hiking” is referred to as “bushwalking.” Gina and I have developed a new yet similar activity, called “hoodwalking.” This is an activity performed by expatriates – in our case, Americans – who are in search of the perfect neighborhood for settling down in for a few years on their …
Given the inherent stresses in moving to another continent, it was bound to happen that one of us would fall ill. I am the victim, catching a case of the Australian flu. It’s really no different from the American flu except perhaps in its frustration factor. There is still a huge city out there to …
28 March 2010 It’s early morning here in Sydney on Day 4. The sky is tinged with pink and the temperature in a range that doesn’t require the fan to be blowing across the living room on its highest setting. We are both up early to enjoy the cool morning and start to re-establish a …
24/25 March 2010 We have arrived in Sydney to hot, sunny weather and the friendliest, most accommodating hostess ever, our new BFF Cynthia. Today was 30 degrees Celsius. Having not paid enough attention to those metric conversion tables in high school, and having no regular access to the internet right now, means that we have …
“We’re number two for takeoff.” It was with those words, approaching the runway on our Honolulu-bound flight, that our 4 months of planning and packing came to an end and the start of our traveling transition to Sydney began. Dropped at the airport this morning by our wonderful SAG and weekend hostess, Julia, we said …
… but today we met his wife, Andrea, and we have thought about her ever since. Andrea came to the Beach House today to buy our sofa. Not a significant purchase for some, but for Andrea, as we learned, it was part of letting go of her past and moving bravely into the future. As …
… plenty of boxes and a ball of rubberbands. That is what it takes to pack for a move to Sydney, Australia. If you have those items, you’re good to go. Oh, and a ton of patience. Master Packer skills are also a bonus. I have been in much trouble lately for not updating the …
Gina’s craigslisting frenzy has reached a new, feverish level on both listings and sales. Last night was spent sleeping on a box spring and mattress on the floor, surrounded by piles of formerly neatly housed but now somewhat rumpled and completely exposed clothing. Not a bed frame, nightstand, or dresser in sight. It’s as if …
Gina has started a craigslisting frenzy. This is good. The 2 months we have left before our estimated departure will fly by and it would be really inconvenient to be standing around here, on our last day, trying to decide how we’re going to move that Rubbermaid Christmas Paper Tote or those Garth Brooks CDs …