What Can I Tell You, That You Don't Already Know?

A backpacking blog, hey?
A "I went to this touristy spot and did this touristy thing that everyone does when they go there story. I'm in Australia guys! Do you really want to know about all the surfers I've met and all roadkill kangaroos I've seen?

I guess I'm struggling with ideas as to what I'd like to write about. Should I bitch about how slow the hostel wifi is? Or rant about how I REFUSE to learn French while I'm in this country (which is true by the way, where did all the french come from?) I need inspiration!

I guess I'll tell you of the now and work my way backward to how I got here: I have just moved to Darwin, Northern Territory. It's been a month since my shitty little car got me here, and still I am living in a hostel (which I promised myself I would never do - I was never going to be "that person"). The flask has not been full for as long as I could remember, so the Backpack'n'Flask thing is rather irrelevant. I resorted to cider a long time ago while poor in Australia. About the same time I learned about what real dehydration was (nothing like Canada, btw).

I just finished a conversation with a friend of mine where I was once again pointing out the obviousness disadvantages of not having money. Truthfully though, being poor gets old when you're always moving around. But it's not the driving that causes a lack of funds.

"I only have $3, not even enough to buy a cider. I ate cereal, pb&j and 2min noodles today" I told him, as he started to lecture me about money. To which I got super defensive "I drank all Friday and Saturday night" I said "spent too much money on alcohol and then ate hungover takeout food. I spent so much money on booze this weekend, that now I can't afford a cider on Monday. Those are my current problems". That's a real conversation. That is my current state. So if that's my biggest problem, I think my perma-vacation is going alright.

Let me tell you about it!