Farewell Australia

The last few weeks have clearly managed to grow wings and fly away from me, because I have no clue where they’ve gone.  Suddenly, I’m on the verge of saying goodbye to my old life in the corporate world and hello to my new world as a fulltime writer.  I’m 99% excited and 1% nervous, or wait…am I 99% nervous and 1% excited?  I’m not sure, but that’s the beauty of it (yes, I stole that line from Armageddon and sort of mangled it too).  In any case, my wife, Adele and I are scrambling to check off every little thing on our ginormous To Do List so we can feel prepared for the adventure ahead of us.

So what would you do if you were leaving Australia to take a two year jaunt around the world?  Yep, us too: We cuddled a koala!  Oh, and befriended a few kangaroos.  That’s right, we thrust off our proud status as locals of Sydney (Manly Beach to be more specific), and became tourists, spending a day at The Koala Park in the greater Sydney area.  You might ask what the heck I’ve been doing in the three years since coming to Australia.  My answer: I have no clue!  I hang my head in shame that I haven’t cuddled a kangaroo or hugged a koala until now, but you know what they say, better late than never.  So first was the koala (yes, they are every bit as soft as they look):

Then the kangaroos followed, although I think their end of the friendship was solely based on the endless supply of food we offered them:

All in all, I quite enjoyed being a tourist, which is good I suppose, considering Adele and I will be spending the next two years as tourists in many places we’ve never been before.  We’re sad to leave our friends and Adele’s family behind, but excited (or is it nervous) to start our new life and adventure.  Our last day in Australia is June 5^th (HOLY SHNIKES!), did I mention the days have flown away?

June will be my most exciting month as a writer, and not only because it will be my honest-to-goodness fulltime job, but because I have another exciting announcement!  But not for this blog haha!  I feel like Ryan Seacrest on American Idol saying “the Idol who will be leaving us tonight….will be revealed after the break.”  So tune in to my next blog post on June 1^st, when I’ll tell you all about my BIG NEWS!

In closing, farewell Australia; in your great country I have lived, found love, and followed my dreams.  I will always remember you and all of the friends I have made while under your care.  I hope to see you again soon.  As always, happy reading!!