le sigh

i'm hot.

by now, kristan and i are super sick of cairns. luckily yesterday, one of the boys we met dancing took us to creeks. fresh water creeks, with no jellyfish. however, there was the threat of crocodiles. this, scared the shit out of me. and so does water anyway. but i got a little wet. and that's all that matters.

qantas apparently doesn't work on weekends. apparently i can't order a vegetarian meal. apprently they hate americans too.

we met 4 australian footballers. who all happen to be italian. they spent their time in cairns completely drunk from about 2 pm until...they fell asleep at 7 am. they knew how to party, and were pretty nice. it was good to have some company, because, what else were we going to do? all the bars here are god-awful, as i'm sure i already written. plus, they were nice to look at. i think i feel slightly homesick today because i'm sick of sweating and not even moving. and i miss people. and i want kristan to come home with me.

i told kristan last night that i'm pretty sure i gained a little new perspective on this trip, which is what i was aiming for. it's hard to get sucked into the vortex that is boise. it's nice to see that people are getting out, going places, learning new things, having discussions, everything. everything's good.
except for mexican food in australia. last night i paid $45 for the smallest, crappiest, most tasteless enchiladas and watered down margarita EVER. we are spoiled with our mexican food. luckily we ran into our aussie/italian soccer friends to give us pizza immediately after. thanks boys.

did i mention how cute kolas were? oh geez. i miss everyone. lots. i'll be seeing all your pale faces soon.