Still in Melbourne - all good!!!

Yep, I am still here in Melbourne. I've really fallen in love with this city! The last few weeks have been quite exciting because I've done more than just working. Eventhough I have to admit that work is fun most of the time. The team is great, the customers nice and at the moment we have a lot of functions going on, xmas parties and dinners, DJs etc. It is summer now overhere, for some reason they start their season on the 1st instead the 21st...Today it had 41 degrees, I tell you, way tooooo hot!!! Last week we had our Xmas party, the restaurant closed and we all met in St. Kilda and had a good night out. Everybody was in a good mood, the alcohol was for free and my secret Santa gave me a very nice looking gift. In the morning some of us went fishing. We met at 7h at the boat which took us out to the sea. About 30 people tried their luck catching fish and enjoying a b.b.q inbetween. I caught some fish, but they were the same kind all the time. That is why I gave up very soon and enjoyed some beers in the boiling sun. I also caught a Japanese star fish which probably gave me the award of the World's (being the restaurant's name) best fisherman. It was given to me on the party and I felt quite hornored because I suck big time at fishing...didn't even know how to put the bate on the hook ;) The day after I met two of my mates in St. Kilda for a late breaky before I had to go to work again. They have very nice bars/cafes down there. The next day I went swimming, went out for dinner, watched the new James Bond at the movies, and finished the day with a couple of drinks. The weekend was quite busy and now I am at work again but it is so quiet that they made me start working an hour later, that is why you can read this update...

Meanwhile, I also made up my mind where I am gonna go, for how long, and when I will return to good old Germany. I will stay in Melbourne till the 19th of January, go up to Sydney and Queensland. On the 21st of February I am flying from Melbourne to Auckland and will spend a month and a half in New Zealand. From there I fly out the 24th of March to LA, stay there one night, fly to Florida to meet my oldest brother. After a week of "the" Spring break I am flying to Boise, Idaho, to visit my host family. From there I travel to Boston, spend some time there and fly to London on the 27th of April. I'll spend some days there and fly back to Berlin on the 1st of May. That's my plan, flights are booked and so I think it won't really change...

Alright, gotta go...just one more thing: My email account doesn't really get many mails at the moment :( Keep in touch guys...Hugs, Jan