Author: angela7marino
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Queensland: The Gold Coast
After 10 months stuck in New South Wales I FINALLY made it out to Queensland. All you Americans may be thinking, what? why can’t you cross state lines? Well there is this thing called COVID19 and each state loves giving the middle finger to any state that has a small “outbreak” of cases. Currently as…
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The Bridge to Nowhere
When one visa closes, another visa opens its doors. That is the old expression right? Well for me, I wish it was. January 8th 2020 I arrived in Australia to start my second working holiday visa. Excited at the prospect of working a bit with MCI and then traveling to all the places I missed…
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Hindsight / 2020
2020 man. I actually mean hindsight being 2020, as well as the year. What I have learned and experienced this year by living in Australia instead of America has literally changed my entire pandemic experience. I had always planned to start my second working holiday visa at the beginning of this year. I landed in…
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Thankful
Thanksgiving abroad is a fun thing. Everyone around the world is familiar with the stereotypes because of all the movies and tv shows that highlight it. But they know basically nothing else about it. I’ve had my last three Thanksgiving abroad and each of them was unique, special, and a bit hilarious. This year I…
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Why I Run
When I moved to Australia in August 2018, I arrived the same day as the world’s largest fun run was taking place in Sydney. Jet lagged and following some new friends to a bbq I was overwhelmed by the party atmosphere that overflowed in Bondi. There was an epic festival on the beach, the whole…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 