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Talk about new friends.. Ron, Joshi, Jono, Crispin, and Chelsea

New friends! Wahoo, I have some new Aussi friends! A lot of people who study abroad get caught up hanging out with only internationals, especially American. Cole and I have thankfully found our own crew of Australians! The first we encountered was Ron. He lives in our Castle with us and is a super nice guy, almost too nice at times. He’s very down to earth and always up for anything. He’s shown us some hot spots and we’re hopefully going to his hometown next month!

Then, there is our adventure crew! On our trip to Phillip Island (through The Real Australia Tour), we hung out with the tour guides the whole trip. We were invited to kick it with them after so we took them up on it. There’s Joshi the half Indian with dreads. Jono is the manager of the tour and his little brother is Crispin. Crispin is one of the goofiest and weirdest guys I’ve ever met which is so COOL. Chelsea was the chill little hippie who never wore shoes when she was at Uni (short for university aka the Aussi lingo). They are all so nice and welcoming. They have introduced us to so many people that our friend circle has doubled after knowing these guys.

Last weekend Chelsea even brought us up to her hometown. We stayed with one of her friend’s families. They are constantly hosting people and have enough room for 10 people to sleep! WOW! There were at least three beds to each room. The family was very hospitable and let us borrow surfboards and a car the next day to go surfing! We drove to the beginning of the great ocean road and surfed on a small beach. Thank goodness we brought wet suits because damn, it was cold! It’s about the same temperature as central California in the winter. When I came out of the water, my jaw dropped. I was surrounded by cockatoos! I’d never seen a wild one before and now there was 15 eating all around me!

Traveling is amazing because you get to meet so many people. You share stories and create experiences. It’s crazy how quick you connect with people because your time is limited. The clock is clicking every second and so it’s hard not to think you need to be doing something or making new friends every minute. It’s good to just relax every once and awhile and know that some people you’ll see again and some people you won’t. Even in this day and age where technology is mind blogging, you can’t always stay in contact with everyone. It’s impossible. That’s life; some stay and some go. Don’t be scared or sad of not seeing another person again, just remember what you’ve learned from them for you can always learn something from everyone.