Music concerts

Ever since Luke and I met, we have spent as much time together as possible. I lived at his house the last bit of my stay in Australia.  What we did from day to day didn’t matter as long as we were together. Even today, just relaxing in Luke’s arms on the couch feels wonderful. But I would like to share some of the things we did with you. In October we went on our first concert together, with Metallica and Lamb of God. I had bought three tickets so that Luke’s mate could come with us. I’ll always remember this concert as it was the first time I saw Metallica and Lamb of God, but what made it special for me was standing in Luke’s arms when listening to the great sound of heavy music.

In December we went on another concert, this time it was a rock concert with Muse. Line, Luke and I loved the show, with all sorts of side effects and light shows as they were playing. I really like Muse and they had a great concert that night. And again I remember Luke holding around me, and the great feeling of safety and happiness. I was singing along to their songs, forgetting the world outdoors, and forgetting that I would have to go back to Norway in just 4 days. 

Our first travel- Byron Bay

After knowing each other less than three weeks Luke took me to a weekend trip to Byron Bay, a beautifull place south of Brisbane. On our way down we stayed at a motel, which was an upgrade for me after staying in hostels in Brisbane, Melbourne and Airlie Beach. Our day trip to Byron Bay was perfect, we looked around the place, enjoying each other company. The sun was shining as we walked on the beach looking at the sea. One of our favourite band's grew up in Byron Bay, named after one of the streets. That's why we desided to find the streetsign for Parkway Drive. Lame as one can be we posed with the sign as a proof that we had been there. Honestly, I was a bit disappointed when I saw the sign, because it was so far up to avoid people stealing it, making it difficult to pose with it. But it was awesome to have been there, knowing that Parkway Drive grew up there.

This was our first trip together and I think this was the weekend Luke realised that I love taking photos, but he didn't seem to mind. And I'm glad because anytime I want to I can look at them and remember our fantastic trip.

Both Luke and I love traveling and it was no doubt that we would travel more. But at that stage we didn't know that we would be traveling  together from then on.  I knew it would be hard to stay together because I live on the other side of the world, so we kept it to a fun level, trying not to get too attatched knowing that  I would be heading home in less than two months.

The Mustang

The first weekend in our springbrake everyone I knew traveled, except for me and one of my housemates. We decided to go out and party, but when the time came I didn't feel like it anymore. I told myself that I wasn't meant to sit inside and that I would have a great time meeting new people. So I dressed up in my favourite red dress and we  ended up in a sports bar called the Mustang. It was full of people, and it turned in to a perfect night. For many Australians it would seem weird that i had a perfect night going to the Mustang, because in a City full of great pubs you would probably choose a different bar. But I'll tell you what made my day.

Here is what happened:

A girl came up to me telling me how great I looked in my red dress. I get that a lot, which is the reason I love that dress. She introduced me to her brother, Chris, and we started talking. Chris had a really good looking friend that I couldn't take my eyes off. Our eyes met several times, and it was obvious that he was as interested as I was. After a while Chris walk away and his handsome friend came up to me and started talking. His name was Luke, and I don't believe it was love at first sight but it was definitly something there. We talked for hours that night, and the later it got the more we realised how much we had in common. We left the Mustang for a walk and ended up at Kangaroo Point looking at the beautiful view when the sun rised over Brisbane City. A smile on my face enjoying every minute of it. That night we talked alot, about our two favourite things, music and traveling. He had traveled a lot and we had been to a lot of the same places. I didn't expect that he had been in Scandinavia and especially not Norway, but he had.

The day after we went to eat at South Bank and we got to know each other more. He was just as handsome this day as I remembered him from the night before. We talked about all sorts of things including music and travelling. He told me that he was playing in a band called Drowned Cities, and I listened to it on MySpace and realised that it's the type of music I like. We were home alone that night, watching movies and eating snacks. It was late when he left, and it didn't seem like he wanted to, but it was late and he had work in the morning. I slept like a princess that night, looking forward to the next time we would meet. 

Exploring Australia

I really enjoyed living in Brisbane, the first real city I remember living in. I lived in a student sharehouse with 5 other people, including my travel  friend Line from Norway. We got along well and we had a lot of fun partying and traveling together.

During my stay in Australia I traveled a lot and my first trip went to Stradbroke Island and it was during my first week in Australia. It was a trip for 100 international students in order to make friends and to get to know Australian culture. It was adventurous and I saw a Kangoroo for the first time in my life. The aboriginals danced for us, told thier story and played didgeridoo for us. It was amazing and educational and I'll never forget it. On this trip I also learned how to surf and how to handle a kayak and I got to know other international students and the weekend was absolutly perfect. 

 My second trip was to Melbourne with the people I lived with. Landing in Melbourne the first thing I noticed was the fresh air with lower humitidy than Brisbane. It was also colder and we were unlucky with the weather, so it was a good thing I brought my jacket. We only had one week in Melbourne and we had a lot to see. The first thing we did was looking around the city, jumping on and off a free tourbus. We visited museums, Carlton Gardens and many clothing shops. When the night came we visited Eureka Tower to see the beautiful view of the city lights 297 meters (975 ft) above the city. We also went on a day trip to see the Twelve Apostles, a rain forrest, koalas, and kangaroos. It was a lot of fun, but I didn't really get to see the night life, so I will definitly come back to explore the City further.

My third travel went to Airlie Beach where we were as unlucky with the weather as we were in Melbourne. The main reason for this destination was Whitehaven Beach and Great Barrier Reef, which we didn't see because of the weather. But I still enjoyed my stay in Airlie Beach and we went sailing for three days, and I went snorkeling for the first time in my life, and enjoyed a small town in Australia. 

The first travel to Australia

In my first post i mentioned that i studied at QUT, Australia. I want to tell you more about this trip to australia, which is my first trip so far away from my family and friends. 

When I chose my degree at UIA I knew that I wanted to study one semester outside of Norway, back then I had no idea that would be Australia. When the list of unis came, we could choose unis in Europe, America, South Africa and Australia. Many of the students wanted to travel, and my friend Line and I desided to travel together to Australia. 

We were super excited to get in to QUT and after geting a Student Visa, plane tickets and health insurance we could start our adventure. My adventure startet in the middle of the night 5th ov July 2010, where I took a trane to the airport in Oslo. I had to wait for Line for 8 hours in the airport and 2 hours after she came our plane left to Brussels. We waited for a while in Brussels before flying with ethiad for 14 hours to Abu Dhabi. It was the longest plight I've ever had but it was surprisingly good. Ethiad is a great airline with entertainment stations at every seat and it was the most confortable flight I've had. In Abu Dhabi we changed planes going to Sydney. Arriving there we felt relieved, we were finally in Australia, but we stil had another 1, 1/2 hours to go as our destination was Brisbane. After over 45 hour travel we were exhausted andafter booking in to Some Where To Stay we slept for 17 hours! At the hostel we shared a room with 6 other people, as you can see on the photo to the right.

Waking up it took me a while to realise that I was in Brisbane, Australia! It was the biggest city I had ever been in, and it was exciting to explore the city on the first day. My first impression of the city was great, with all the lights at night and all the tall buildings. And I couldn't believe how worm it was in their winter. I came from a Norwegian summer to an Australian winter and it was the same! I could definitly say that i would love living there.

Brisbane photo July 2011:

 

About this blog

Hello, and welcome to my blog!
I'm 21 years old, I was born in Sweden, I grew up in Norway and now I'm planning on moving to Australia. I have a bachelor degree in social change and communication at the University og Agder, Kritstiansand, Norway. The first semester in the third year I specialized in media and communication at Queensland's University og Technology, Australia.

Ever since my grandmother took me to the Canary Islands in an age of 7 I have had a passion for traveling. I desided already then that I would not settle down until I had traveld the world. When I was 9 my grandmother moved to Spain, and she never wanted to come back to Norway. Therefore if has felt natural for me to travel to Spain every time I could. Usually by plane, but I have also driven from Norway through Europe to Spain with my mum, dad and my two brothers. My class got educated in the World War 2 traveling to Poland and Germany. My childhood best friend is from Iceland, and I traveled there with her in an age of 12. When I turned 18 I traveled to Greese with a friend from uni, and at 19 I traveled with my best friend Fredrik, to Egypt. Same year I traveled to England with my other best friend June, but we were only in London. And as already mentioned I went to Australia my third year at uni, in an age of 20. Exept for small trips with my family, this sums up where I have been so far.

The reason I'm creating this blog is to give my  friends and family an opportunity to follow me when i move from Norway to Australia for the one I love. If you're not one of them I welcome you to join too! =)
In this blog I'll be writing about my first visit to Australia, how it was to live, study and travel around there. I'll be telling you how I met Luke knowing something was in the air from the first moment, and how he moved to Norway to be with me. I also want to share how planning to move to the other side of the world is, how the visas work and when the time comes, how it is to move to Australia, live there and future travels with my awesome friends, family and boyfriend.