Serendipity

Why Serendipity you ask?
Well, two reasons:

1. It was my film to mime in a game of charades we played in Africa

2. I find our entire trip can be summed up by a quote I have just read, upon my return to Sydney: "Serendipity is my favourite word - because surprises are better than plans" Yen magazine

There were so many hours of research and planning that went into our trip, and yet some of the most rewarding lessons, and memorable moments are those that stemmed from surprises.
From things Cam and I could never have dreamed of.

And so, for my last entry I would like to finish with a list of numbers. I feel it is the only way I can sum up our year without dedicating my uni dissertation to it.

In the famous words of Jonathan Larson, (whose production Rent we saw in NYC) "How do you measure a year?"

525 600 minutes
17 plane flights
3 rental cars
4 continents
1 bag stolen
4 jobs
38 hostel beds
1 terrorist attack
39 inflations of a sleeping mat
1 of the 7 wonders of the world
9 National parks
2 overland trucks
47 Bus trips
2 winter coats
2 pairs of thermals
1 white christmas
1 surf lesson
2 servings of high tea
2500 miles of Californian highway
45 000 on-the-way-home-from-the-pub-kebabs
500 pints of John Smith
1 European festival
36 churches
15 museums
8,000 photographs
1 tea carton
1 Greek cruise
1 Canadian bear sighting
1 elephant ride
4 flatmates in London
4 Triple J winners
1 Hippie hostel roomie
2 Red-neck trailer trash roomies
1 Poppa Norm
20 000 fleas
1 walk of the longest pier in the world
1 visit to a cloistered convent
3 African flat tyres
1 sprained ankle
1 raging river crossing
5 pairs of sunglasses
4 pairs of jeans
2 Argentinian steaks
5 viewings of American Psycho
4 issues of Southbender
24 countries

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Thanks to everyone who read the blog, emailed, called and visited!

It is good to be home!