way to tired to think.....

I actually can't believe I am attempting to update this blog right now, as I have had all of 5 hours sleep last night, about 4 and half the night before, and 5 the night before that....I am absolutely exhausted. Although some people can write better when there tired..you tend to be more relaxed apprently. That could also be a lie....I'm really not sure.

I found out this week my mate Sophie is now joing me for my trip for about 3 months, which will be really cool. I think we will travel pretty good together because we both have the same idea of what travelling is about. By that I mean travelling isn't about going out and getting pissed in every city you visit (although I'm sure that will take place a little bit, maybe every second or third city!)....to me travlling is about being outside your comfert zone and learning what its like to lead a life in a complete different way.

One thing that seriously annoys me at the moment is when I tell some random stranger or even someone I know about my trip and how I have a one way ticket and that I really dont know if/when I'm coming home, they give me the "settleling down" speach. Now this famous speach I thought was reserved for family members only, but apperently its now. Someone said to me the other day "But your such an intelligent girl, why don't you just settle down?".....to which my response was "What? So you should only travel if your dumb ass?". Or the other one that really makes me want to scream is "Why dont you just meet someone, settle down and buy a house?"

Can I just clarify something for everyone really quick???

I DO NOT WANT TO BUY A F**KING HOUSE!!!!!!!

I don't know why everyone seems to think "settling down" here in Melbourne is the be all and end all of the world. People in Australia are starting to sound like some American people....you know the type...the ones who have never left there post code area, but are determined to tell the world that "America is the most fantastic place on earth!". Well, australians are starting to sound like that, especially some people I know.

You know what the stupid thing is? I know Australia is one of the greatest countries in the world. But I never said that until I left to see what other parts of the world are like. I think you can never truly appreciate something until you have missed it. Its a bit like my family....they drive me well up the wall when I'm home, but sometimes when I'm away from here, they are all I want and would do anything to see them...crazy crazy.

Anyway, after that little rant....Sophie is meeting me and Ben in beijing and coming through Mongolia & Russia with me, then Ben leaves from St Petersburg, and Sophie stays travelling all through Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Norway & Denmark with me. Should be pretty ace....

(3 hours later...)

I'm going to have to sign off here because I have just fallen asleep next to my laptop on the couch for the past three and bit hours....I think its time I went to bed!

Till next time....

Jess