Back on the train for another 24 hours. Left Adelaide 10am, arrive in Sydney 10am tomorrow morning. Nothing to do for 24 hours except stare out of the window looking for wildlife and eat. There was a little pause at a town called Broken Hill - a mining town with lots of slag heaps and not alot else. Finally, some local wildlife - Sarah saw emus ...

It's not hard to make friends here, living in the Nurses Quarters! Wicked people are in and out every few weeks. That is the problem though. There's no real way to make a lasting friendship. First guy I met was Minh, Mihn or something spelt like that!! (and pronounced Min). I soon got to know Dazza, the kid's nurse from Sydney, Lara, my final ye...

It's been a month!! A whole month since I last wrote. I've become a workaholic! I LOVE IT!!!! But I get home in the afternoons and just crash into bed! I eat dinner at 3:30pm when I finish (I start at 7:20 ARGH) and then go to bed, hahaha! What a grandma! I sleep in until 3pm on Sundays. I feel like a great sloth but I'm just so worn out!! I'm a...

My ghost town theory was so true. I just found out the ENITRE town is at an agricultural festival (Ag Fair) out of town! Haha! So seriously, there is no one in Broken Hill today!!! I have never been too sure about the desert, but alas, it is now home. It's such a different world here. Only the most upperclass families have things like flowers an...