Leaving Australia (tears)

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  Sydney, Australia
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Well, I'm sitting in an internet cafe a couple of hours away from my last sight of Australia...for now. There is no place like this in the world. Australia has the feel of American life with the hospitality and beauty of a third world country. You have all of your basic malls and convenience stores, but some of the best mom and pop stops serving the best food and providing the best services that no large corporation could match.
As I said before, and I must say again and again, the people here are what I envision people around the world being in some future time. The simple things are what make Australia so special (giving up a seat on the bus for the elderly with no hesitation, buying a brew for a person you just met and not expecting anything in return, asking for directions and having the person walk with you the entire 4 blocks to make sure you get to the right place, ect.) That is the kind of human love and respect I'm talking about

A night at the Opera House

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I stayed out at Coogee Beach for the last few days I was here, which is right next to the more touristy Bondi Beach. It is an awesome beach, but some of the people were a bit snobby. The only mediocre negative comment I have to make about Australia. My friend Dawn was hanging out with me most of the time, but she had to take some time off when she fell asleep on the beach and turned into Rudolph's nose. She spend the next couple of days recovering, but still was a trooper and joined me for some beers.
To bring this to a close because I know none of you like to read too much, I HIGHLY recommend Australia for everyone to visit and learn some real human generosity. I still have to comeback and visit Brisbane and stay with some friends I have made in that region, but they know I'll be back. So like the Australians say, "No worries, Mate!"

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And another view of the Opera House	Another view of the bridge	Bondi Beach...Party Central	Kids put on a dance show for us
Making some friends, having some drinks	Playing in the water with the kids	Sydney Harbour Bridge	Sydney Skyline
Sydney Sunset	The Queen Victoria Building	The view from my hostel....not too bad huh?

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