Hey guys,

So I know I am a little late on the farewell of 2013 here on my blog, but I have been away and without a computer to use.

So here is my look back at 2013.

Firstly 2013 was a pretty good year to me. I studied for most of it and got to share some amazing moments with friends and family. I learnt new things about myself and new things in the areas I was studying. I also got to do some amazing things and have some amazing experiences with the people around me, who I wouldn't have had fun without.

Here are a few of my favorite moments of 2013:

-Going to Fiji with my best friend of 18 years

- Getting accepted into university after a three year break from full time studying.

- Seeing Taylor Swift in concert, as a birthday present.

- Buying myself a Canon 600D

- Performing on stage with my good friends on two occasions, one being music and one being a musical.

I hope 2014 will be as awesome as 2013 was. Here are some photos from the past year, which I hope never to forget.

  

Goodbye 2013.

You were good to me. Lets hope 2014 is just as good.

xx Kat

Going country, Christmas, Roadtrip, New years.

Hey guys,

So due to my being busy for the past two weeks straight, I have a hefty amount of things to write about. There will be three blog posts about the end of 2013, which I will need to get out of the way.

Also happy new years and welcome to 2014, I hope this year is a good one to you.

 

December was a bit of a hectic month for me. I went away three times, and in between those times I had a packed schedule. full of birthdays and Christmas celebrations. So this is to discus those.

So lets get started.

 

GOING COUNRTY.

This year, just before Christmas, I got to spend some time with my Dad, and his side of the family. They live on a farm about eight/nine hours away from me, so I don't get to see them all that often. But I got to spend six days with them before Christmas, so I could celebrate with them.

I do enjoy visiting them, considering they live on a farm and I get to be amongst their cattle, and even got to help them hand feed one of their calves.

Another thing I enjoy about going up there is that it's relaxing and away from the busyness of the city.

 

CHRISTMAS.

After flying home on Christmas eve, eve. We drove to Christmas eve at a member of my Mum's side of the family. A tradition that has taken place since before I was born, I got to see a couple of my cousins that I haven't seen in a long time (two of which have recently come back from living on the UK)

Christmas eve was followed by Christmas day lunch at my Aunts, down the coast. And boxing day up the mountains, seeing different parts of the family in each place.

All around it was a good a Christmas 'week'.

 

ROADTRIP/NEW YEARS.

This year for new years eve, I decided I wanted to get out of the city for new years eve. Sydney gets very busy, so its nice to get away from it all every now and then.

So me and a friend hoped in the car and headed down the coast, and back to my aunts house. They live five minutes from the beach and live in a little community, far from the bity city lights of Sydney. We got to spend five days there, relaxing in the sun, swimming at the beach and bringing in the new year with my family and down on the beach.

I don't regret getting out of the city for the new year.

We also got to see some on the local sightseeing spots. including the sea bridge, which is a new bridge built in replacement of an old one, that kept getting stuck in rock fall. and the abandoned train tunnel, that used to house the train line.

 

So that was my holiday season. I hope you all had a good holiday season and have a great start to 2014.

 

xx Kat

 

 



A tropical summer vacation in Fiji.

Hey guys,

So summer has hit Sydney and so I decided to have a bit of a tropical, island holiday with my best friend of 17 years. A few months ago we decided that we wanted to get out of Sydney for a week and just find a place to relax and unwind, after a long year of things we had overcome.

 

So at 7o'clock on Friday the 6th of December we headed to the airport and started our half a day journey to Fiji's Nadi international airport. One plus side of picking Fiji is that it didn't really throw out our sleeping patterns as they are only two hours ahead of Sydney, But it still meant we lost some time of our Friday.

 

Once we landed we headed straight to the resort we were staying at. On the hour long drive I took in the surrounding landscape. It reminded me a lot of my time on Samoa, which I went on a school trip to 5 years ago. The whole atmosphere reminded me a lot of my time there, which was a nice reminder of  the amazing time I had there.

We were met with beautiful, lush vegetation and mild warm weather. A large difference form Sydney, which had been going through rather dramatic weather changes.

 

 

There's nothing like spending an entire week relaxing at a resort on a tropical island. Whilst we didn't do much exploring off of the grounds of our resort we did get to immerse ourselves in the Fijian lifestyle. Like getting to watch some traditional dances, enjoying local food and drinks and swimming in the crystal clear water that was just outside our room.

 

I think this holiday was good for both of us. It was a nice little break from home, and a good chance to get away from it all before the craziness of Christmas starts.

 

I hope you are all having a great holiday season so far. I am off to pack my bags once again and go on a countryside trip to visit my grandparents.

 

xx Kat



Zoo day.

Hey everyone,

So this week I did something from my summer to do list. Not that that means I will be crossing the item off the list, considering there is so much more I want to do under that specific point, but I did do a part of it.

 

So on Monday I visited the zoo, with one of my best friends Ani. I haven't been to the zoo in Sydney in years. I think the last proper day I actually spent there was on an excursion when I was in 7th grade, so its been quite a few years.

 

Its strange how something that used to entertain me so much as a kid, is still just as fun now that I am 20. But I still had a blast. I love being able to catch the ferry across the harbour and past the harbour bridge to the zoo. And considering I do love seeing animals, I may have just had a little to much fun looking at the animals, as the young kids that were there were.

 

                                                                                              Best friend with her tiger toy.

 

We then ducked back into the city for christmasy starbucks and a pinch of shopping, in which I spent more money than I planned, but still got a few good things, which were a last minute collecting for my trip at the end of the week.

 

So now in two days time I go on my first overseas holiday in five years with my childhood friends, which I am super stoked about.

 

That's all

xx Kat



Saying goodbye to one thing, and hello to something new.

Hey guys,

 

So the end of 2013 is coming and this means the end of something's and the start of new and exciting things. So as of last week I finished something that I have been doing for the last two years, and as sad as that is, I'm a little excited for whatever lies ahead of me next year.

 

I think that that is the good thing about the end of the year, getting to start new things in the new year. It is an exciting though that I will be doing new things next year.

 

 

Saying goodbye.

For the past two years I have been studying at the a small collage with a bunch of the same people there, and now that the end of the year is coming I wont be going beck next year as I am moving to a different place and will be doing things. But the past two years have been great and I have met some awesome people there. I got to make some really god friends with people who are a blast to hang out with, and that will definitely be one of the sad things about leaving next year. 

 

Next year also means that I will be unable to do one thing that I have done every year for the past five or six years. And this kind of makes me sad, it's a place that I have made many friends, but moving away next year also means that I will be unable to do this because I will be so far away that coming back every week would be too hard.

 

Goodbyes are always hard, but I will keep these memories with me for the rest of my life and also hopefully the friends that I have made there as well.

 

Fresh starts and hello's.

Starting next year I will be moving down to Melbourne to study at a University down there and that kind of scares me. I have never really lived in a different place, it's been the same house my entire life, in the same suburb. And moving to a different state is a big jump.

 

But I am still super excited for this opportunity, as it means I get to experience new and different things, and I get to explore(which is something I love doing) a new place. So the excitement overshadows scared feeling. But no matter what I know I will enjoy myself.

 

 

Now is merely the time to enjoy life and do as much as I can with the people at home as I can before I leave. Like going to Fiji with my best friend. So I think I'm ready for whatever comes my way.

 

That's all for now,

xx Kat 



Summer to do list.

Hey everyone,

 

So for us Australian people summer is just around the corner, even thought the weather in Sydney would say otherwise, and I can wait. Whilst I do love winter, summer is also a season I love very much. It means I get to just hop in the car and go to the beach, and spend warm nights out with my friends. But I wanted to come up with a list of things to do this summer. Things that would give me some adventure and a refreshing view on things. So here are a few things on my list.

 

1. Go to a new place.

2. Go on a grand adventure with one, or more, friends.

3. Discover a new beach that I haven't been to before.

4. Try something new(whether it be food, activity or a new skill)

5. Redecorate my room.

6. Wander around the place I grew up in and discover new things about it.

7. Visit places I haven't been to in a long time/places I used to love as a kid.

8. Road trip somewhere(anywhere)

9. Make the most out of the sunshine.

10. Catch up with friends that I haven't seen in a long time.

11. Take every opportunity I am offered.

12. Make a list of places I would like to go to, that I have never been to before, and go to them.

13. Hop on a train and go somewhere.

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of the adventure tag on tumblr.

 

So I hope to make this summer memorable and I hope I get to share it with all of you. I hope that I spend my time adventuring and not sitting around with nothing to do. I can't wait for what ever comes next, but I hope its fun and full of things I enjoy.

 

Until next time,

xx Kat