down under with jennifer: Newtown

So much has happened this past week: I moved into my apartment, got my first job, and started to pursue my life long dream of being a beach bum. Let’s start with the apartment. It’s small, but cozy and I think Rachel and I made the most of the space we had. The nicest part about our studio is that is came with a recently renovated, fully furnished kitchen. I like to pretend that I’m Rachel’s sous chef; I’m learning a lot and hopefully I will be able to cook for myself when she isn’t here to walk me through cutting potatoes. As a neighborhood, Newtown has a young and alternative atmosphere with plenty of cool vintage shops and funky cafes. We are about a five minute walk from the train station, but find ourselves walking or taking the bus most of the time. They have plenty of public transportation options so I have to say I don’t miss my run- down Jeep one single bit!

My bed!

Our lovely TV that gets three whole channels.

That little christmas tree came with the place. How festive!

Rachel's bed.

So about this job… I worked in a paper factory for a day (I can’t tell you how thrilled my parents were by the thought of their college graduate doing manual labor). Honestly, it wasn’t as bad as it sounds. I could wear gym shoes to work and listen to music all day as a sat and counted big white paper in stacks of twenty and then small blue paper in stacks of a hundred. I walked away with a bit of money and only about four or five paper cuts. I’m still trying to decide whether I can make it as a factory girl or if I should just go back to the retail world. It’s hard to have work ethic at all when the weather is as beautiful as it is here. As the weather gets warmer, Rachel and I are determined to visit every beach in the Sydney area at least once. We started with Coogee, which is about a forty- five minute bus ride from Newtown… try not to be too jealous of the life I lead =)