Hello from Melbourne! I have decided to give you a little update as to where I am and what I am doing right now with details on what I HAVE done coming in the next day or so.
Melbourne!
We arrived in Melbourne two nights ago and we spent our final two nights in the van at the most ghetto trailer park imaginable. The phrase "trailer trash" doesn't quite do it justice as we found ourselves in the middle of what seemed like many domestic disputes and beaten up trailer homes. Needless to say it was a cheap place to sleep and we made it out safely. We have given our van back and are now staying in a hostel just outside of downtwon Melbourne. 97% of the trip we have been friendly and civil to each other but of the 3% of disputes that we did have, they almost always surrounded the van in one way or another...so the remainder of the trip should be problem free.
Yesterday we bought ground passes to the Australian Open and had a fun day there, the crowds are an absolute riot and bursting with 100% Australia pride, it's alot of fun to see. When we got back to the campground two Israeli guys that were camping next to us asked us if we wanted to go see a free Franz Ferdinand show downtown and of course I was completely down. When we got down there we realized it was a release party for their CD and not actually a concert so that was a bit of a bummer but needless to stay still a good night and got to meet some cool people.
Tomorrow is BIG DAY OUT. You can't go anywhere in Melbourne without hearing people talk about it or reading articles about Neil Young and the Arctic Monkey's. There seems to be alot of hype surrrounding it so I am really looking forward to it. There will hopefully be an abundance of beer consumed and bottles of sunscreen soaked into my skin (yes, I have learned my lesson and now wear sunscreen).
I am really excited for Tuesday as well! I bought tickets to both the day and night sessions of the Australian Open. I will see two mens and two womens quarter final matches at Rod Laver Arena, I am hoping I get to see Federer, Nadal or Djokovic and Serena would be cool too. I'm not going to disclose how much I paid for these exactly but let's just say it wasn't cheap. I am living with the "when in rome" mentality as I figure I probably won't get this chance again, afterall I am studying Sports Management so this is sort of an educational experience. And of course no trip would be complete for me without lavish spending on a concert or sporting event, so this works out well.
I will update you on what I've been up to since the last post and this post in the next day or so but until then take care and enjoy the cold!
Talk soon,
kc
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