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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Joanna
Apr 244 min read
Back Together Again
Have you ever thought about those life-defining moments? I have... I've thought about it a lot. When I can successfully pinpoint a real...
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Joanna
Apr 226 min read
Too Ripe for the Pickin'
I was finally. making my way up to see Ashlynn... in Bundaberg. I was going BACK to Bundaberg? After 30 years? THIS could NOT be real......
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Joanna
Apr 168 min read
Continuing down Memory Lane
Driving in Australia has been slightly better than I expected. I think I can attribute my comfortableness with it to my time spent in...
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Joanna
Apr 146 min read
Aussie Mom
I knew coming to Australia would be emotional for me, but I had no idea how extraordinary it would be. Actually... that's a blatant lie....
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Joanna
Aug 16, 19952 min read
Going Home...
I love the page in my journal I dedicated to my homecoming... I WANT MONEY! ... then... "ya right!" Seems fitting! I also wrote; Thing I...
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Joanna
May 31, 199511 min read
Derek Gonna Die. Derek Gonna Die Soon.
July 31st-August 2 Bus trip to Darwin Nathan: "This trip has all the ingredients that a bag of steaming excrement contains. I’m on the...
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Joanna
May 15, 19958 min read
Broke & Trippin' Up the Coast
Travels up the coast of Australia. Airlie Beach. Sarah spent an entire afternoon scaling a palm tree to retrieve the ONE coconut that was...
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Joanna
May 13, 19952 min read
Leaving Bundaberg for good...
Ahhh... although Bundy was hell for its early mornings, crappy money and feeling dirty ALL the time... I would not trade those months for...
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Joanna
May 2, 19951 min read
Adventures with Roger in Oz
We are not closing. This store is definitely NOT closing. Sorry - we're closed. From Fraser Island... Roger and I headed down the coast...
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Joanna
Apr 28, 19954 min read
The Bundy Experience Continues...
Ang's Poem... We’re all in the same boat, Just out of money. But kick back in Bundy, Enjoy yourself, hunny. So when you’re down and out,...
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Joanna
Apr 6, 19955 min read
Back in Bundy
Back in Bundaberg. I think I'd been on the bus for over 20 hours. Not a cent to my name and under STRICT instructions from Ethel that...
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Joanna
Apr 1, 19953 min read
Poor, Poor, Sydney
We arrived back in Sydney. Neither of us had a pot to piss in... nor did we have a window to throw it out of. We managed to find the...
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