BoluDreando: Melbourne Mayhem

So I've been here in Melbourne for about a week now, trying not to get lost in the mayhem. I must say, this is one hip city. It makes you want to consume consume consume after a few months of minimal living from a bag. For the time being I've got to resist those urges (and those to go out every night) and find myself a job so I can cope with the ridiculously expensive cost of living here in Melbourne. It stings especially bad after travelling SE Asia for two months where an hour long massage that costs $10 is considered a rip off and you'd be hard pressed to spend $5 on dinner. Ho hum, such is life in the fast lane.

In any respect, before I get really serious about finding a job I'm trying to explore the far reaches of this fine city and decide on where I'd want to take up root. We've explored the city center, St. Kilda (where our hostel is) and the trendy trendy Brunswick St of Fitzroy. Today we're planning on heading off to a neighborhood called Brunswick for beers and a cheap tapas with a friendly country boy named Hunter from Oklahoma who we've befriended at our hostel. There's a strange sense of comfort in spending time with fellow North Americans (folks from the states and Canada alike). There is common cultural dialect and sense of humor that is easy to love. That's not to say I don't dig all the other nationalities I run into here, but people from the good 'ole USA aren't exactly common in Australia. We're still a bit of a novelty here because it would seem that not many people back home have heard about this amazing working holiday visa that Australia offers. Just a tip to all those looking for their next move and feel the itch of the travel bug, it's an incredibly easy visa to obtain. I think mine came through in 3 days, no questions asked.

Well, on to the photos.