Preparing for Australia

I leave for Australia in less than two weeks. This is my first backpacking trip, and my first time to leave the country on my own.

I’m eager to see where this journey takes me. I’ve wanted to travel the world for as long as I can remember, and I have finally saved up enough to be able to do it. Surprisingly, I’m not nervous. The only thing I feel uneasy about is the cost, and if that’s the only thing I worry about then I suppose that’s a good sign.

I’ll be staying in a hostel on Flinders Street in Melbourne for the first week. I hear that Melbourne is a wonderful city and from the Yarra River valley to the Port Phillip bay I’m eager to explore it.

I write this post in the hope that at the end of my journey I’ll be able to look back and see how much the trip has changed me. I expect this trip will teach me to adapt to unfamiliar situations, to meet people from around the world, and hopefully to find a greater perspective on life. If you’re reading this then I appreciate that you have taken the time to follow me on my travels, and I hope that you enjoy the content I provide.