Hi all!
For the free software nerds, the title of this post has no link with the imminent release of Debian 9 Stretch :p It’s more about my imminent departure!
This is the first post of a long serie of articles about my trip around Australia. I’ll try to write at least once a week (I said try so don’t blame me if I fall short of your expectations). I think you’ll find out quickly but just so you know, I’m French.
“So why do you write in english?”, you would say.
Well, I decided to write an English version of my adventure alongside the French version as the main purpose of this trip is to improve my English. Most of my family members can’t read English but I’ve been thinking that writing in english would be nice to help me to get the hang of the shakespearean language.
“If the main purpose is to learn English, you could have decided to go to England it’s closer”. So what gives?
The original motivation comes from Amandine, we were meant to meet there at my arrival in June. She’s been in Australia with a friend of hers since January and she had invited me to join them. Today things have slighly changed since our paths split a few months ago. Also, I have to admit that since my return from NZ I couldn’t help but think about another big trip someday and I thought it would be a good occasion to satiate my wanderlust.
For this kind of project a year off is called for and all I can say to my boss is a big thank you for approving my request. I mean I think that no combination of one-week or two or even five of vacations can truly take you away from the life you lead at home.
For those who don’t know me, I’ve been part of a hosting and outsourcing company called Evolix for about 3 years. Believe me, it’s not my job that pushed me to the other side of the planet, I like my job and all the people that work there, I miss the Evolix atmosphere already. I just needed a sea change.
I would like to thank my family as well, they have been supporting me since the beginning of this crazy idea to take a break in Australia. I’d like to give special thanks to my father and Sylvie (his girlfriend) for putting up with my presence in december. Thanks to Léa, who lent me her flat for 3 months while she was overseas. I had given away my apartment back in december and I can say that It was nice to have a pied-à-terre in Marseille rather than doing the round trip to Volonne every day (experienced in December).
I’m two days away of the big departure now and I’ve just finished packing (my backpack weighs 14Kg :-/). My check list is fully ticked but I’ve got the feeling I’m forgetting things.
For the fun, below is all the things I decided to bring with me and which will be my only stuffs for the upcoming year.
“So what next?”
Well, my flight is on Tuesday 6th in the afternoon. I will be taking off at Marignane airport and I’ll have two stopovers for a total of 30 hours of travel. The first one will be in Istanbul and the second in Singapore. I don’t actually have a thoroughly planned trip but so far I know I’m going to be picked up at Perth airport by my couchsurfing host Murray. The following day I will head downtown to do some paperwork and finally meet Debra and Trevor my first “workaway” hosts for the following two weeks.
Don’t worry you’ll hear from me soon, I promess. Let’s make way for the unknown now! Take care all! Be seeing you!
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