Day 12: Even Paradise has it's Downsides

                        Even paradise has its downsides. For one when your phone slips out of your pocket while taxiing with some beautiful women to a 4 floor bar, you might not notice it in all the excitement and it takes a lot to put it out of your mind and continues to show them a good time. Then again maybe the world isn’t so bad when you get to wake up in the morning and write atop the roof staring out at blue sky and a beautiful city, a gentle breeze spreading the soft hint of the salty ocean for your smelling delights. Yep something that would leave me in a pretty rough place back home seems so small and easy to put to the side when you have so much to distract you.

                        On Thursday my good friend from childhood landed here in Sydney, shout out to #AUZINOZ, so we have been taking in more of the sights and getting our good fill of culture. Yesterday we had tickets to go see the Christopher Nolan epic, Interstellar at the world’s largest IMAX theatre in Darling Harbour. I know it’s a few clicks out of the way for most of that may be reading this but if you happen to be I this neck of the woods then this place is a must. Not only was the movie one of the top five I have seen but seeing it on the this gargantuan of screen was just such an amazing experience; I am not sure if going to the movies again will ever be the same. After this Brian and I decided that the trip Mr. Nolan had taken us on had justified a shower so we headed back to Kings Cross to clean up and figure out the rest of our night. Just a little aside on Kings Cross, my new temporary home until the university decides to figure out it’s shit. Kings Cross is kind of the east van to Sydney, full of strip clubs and greasy bars but also under a period of gentrification ( yay I learned something in school), so it has lots of little hip coffee shops and cafés. Combining this environment, the hostels seem to gather a little more eclectic crowd, which is awesome. After cleaning up and gathering my life together we decided our best move for the night would be to stay at my hostel and participate in lovely little goon pong tournament that was being held down in the common room. At this point I would like to tell you that the Canadians took first place and were loved by all, but sadly only one those statements are true thanks to messy block attempt by yours truly. We still walked away with our heads held high and moved onto the bar down the street where the winner of the tournament was given a $50 bar tab. Brian wasn’t so in to waiting in the line so we parted ways and I went on to night of a debauchery, loud music, dancing with some lovely ladies and of course ending it with a much needed Kebab (the lifeblood of my journey). As I wrap up todays post me and Brian are going to grab a couple espressos and maybe a breakfast burrito from Gustav and Geurmo, I would like to give a little advice. If everything in the world seems like it is moving against you while others move so easily forward remember to take a step aside and have a knock at the stars and see what they say back. There are so many amazing things in this world to experience and maybe forward is not the direction for you at this point in time.