hairspray the musical.

the night before i flew out to the maldives, my parents came with me to sydney to see

hairspray the musical!!!

weheartit

i've been a fan of hairspray since the movie (starring john travolta) was released...

im yet to see the original movie though - i just can't find it anywhere...

i bought the soundtrack for hairspray before i even saw the movie and listened to it on repeat for weeeeeeks as i studied for my HSC.

weheartit

the stage show did not disappoint...

i was loving every second of it!

jack chambers of australian so you think you can dance fame shined in the role of link larkin...

as did fellow so you think you can dance alumni heath keating in his role as one of the nicest kids in town...

and the girl who played tracey, jaz flowers, was just fantastic, she absolutely nailed the part!

i strongly recommend that anyone with the chance to go see this musical, go for it!

:)

xx

back to reality.

after countless hours spent in transit i am finally back on australian soil...

weheartit

we left thinadhoo early on monday...

took a twenty minute speed boat ride to the airport...

got an hour plane to the maldives capital, male...

waited 11 hours in male..

got a 4 hour flight to singapore...

waited 2 hours...

got a 8 hour flight to sydney...

got a 3 hour bus to canberra...

went straight to bed and quickly fell into the deepest sleep...

what a trip!!!

im slowly trying to adapt back into normality...

ive come home to the coast for a few days to try and delay the return to absolute normality...

took simba dog for a walk on the beach today - even if it is freezing here and i had to wear a jumper, in contrast to the maldives boiling hot temps that had me sweating in my swimwear!

i think its already time to start planning the next holiday!

perhaps start working towards an endless summer???

 

weheartit

any suggestions of where i should i travel to next?

:)

xx

tropical island resolutions.

three weeks in the maldives has given me plenty of time to think, and reflect on life...

who i am at home, who i am here and who i want to be when i return...

its been a great opportunity to determine what's really important to me and which areas of my life i want to put more focus into...

and so i don't forget all these realisations on return to australia, i have decided to share them here.

my tropical island resolutions

- sleep less : do more!

simple: if i sleep less i have more time to get shit done.

so im going to try and start getting out of bed as soon as i wake up, instead of snoozing for hours and wasting half the day.

i also want to start a to-do list, so that everything i want and need to do is easy to remember and hopefully crossing things off will also inspire me to do more with my day.

- eat healthier

omg. carb overload in the maldives! which would be fine except its all refined, white carbs such as papadums, chappati bread and white rice.

when i get home i want veggies!!!!!!!!!

and i just want to try to be better with my diet in general, before i came here i was starting to experiment with lots of vegan recipes so i want to get back into that on my return.

- move it.

im so keen to get back into cheerleading when i get home...

i want to work really hard on my flexibility and finally get the splits (im a way off it yet)...

when i get back to australia i also get to go 'home,home' for a week and while im there i want to go walking/running on the beach everyday with my simba dog.

- entertaining.

ive had time here to catch up on alot of my fave blogs and ive been really inspired to get into entertaining...

i want to hold theme dinner parties...

if only i had a house or apartment to do this in...

but regardless i want to try and hold a few more events for my friends...

im currently thinking a potato dinner party is a good starting point - stay tuned!

- pool.

i want to live somewhere with a pool!

oh i love pools.

so much.

i want to live where its warm year round and i can spend hours in my pool each and every day - bliss!

:)

do you ever make resolutions on holiday?

xx

home and away in the maldives.

...missing...

food choices.
do you like tuna?
no?
well thats just bad luck if you're on this holiday.
pasta tuna, rice tuna, tuna curry, bbq tuna, you name it they will make it for you... with tuna!
i DO like tuna, but woah, overload!

whole fish, rice, some kind of veggie (re: onion) thing.

cheerleading.
i missed my first comp as it was on the weekend i flew out of the country so im keen to get back and join back into the squad in prep for our next comp.

my doona/bed.
snuggling up and snoozing.
none of that here.
my bed is hard, my pillows are hard, i have a sheet and its too damn hot to stay there for too long.

the people i know.
travelling alone hasnt phased me too much but there are still those moments when i wish i had someone that really knew me, who i could turn to with those stupid inside jokes and have a whinge to occasionally.

...enjoying...

the warm weather.
oh how i am loving the warm weather! the facebook reports from back home are all about ice, snow, wind, and cold temps. but here i am sweating day in, day out, getting out of the ocean and drying quickly in the bright sun and starting to get myself a nice lil tan.

robinson resort

new people.
being in the maldives with 15 complete strangers makes for a fun time!
tonight for example, we are planning a party to celebrate the full moon - think scavenger hunts, egg & spoon races, cake, and much excitement!!!

cans of milo
yes you read right!
they sell milo here - in a CAN!
deeeeeeelish
<3

:)
xx

the maldives. week 1 & 2.

for those of you that don't follow me on twitter or dont pay attention to my tweets lol

i am currently in the maldives.

on the island of thinadhoo.

some of the girls swimming at the uninhabited island

i am here with a group of 16 australians working as volunteers for antipodeans abroad in one of the local primary schools and helping to teach english to some parents,

we were also meant to be teaching swimming but there are too many kids sick from school with wild fever so we are not able to.

uninhabited island.

 the first week we arrived we didn't do any teaching due to the wild fever closing down the whole school,

instead we got to relax, snorkel, swim, enjoy the warm temps and crystal clear water,

we went camping on an uninhabited island about a 15 minute boat ride from thinadhoo,

it was covered in crabs which was i found kinda creepy but we had some crab races so in the end i even held one (i will admit it's claws had been pulled off lol).

mel, mel, nicole, me and em at sunset on the uninhabited island

the second week we started helping out at the school,

i am working with one of the practical art teachers athifa,

i taught a lesson to grade 6 about line drawing using a boomerang image and some aboriginal symbols, the kids really enjoyed it.

they are really cute kids and are so excited to meet all of us australians,

they all want to get our signitures and email adresses and have millions of questions.

all the volunteers have bought books with them to donate to the school, and stickers to give to the children, which they absolutely love.

teaching line art through aboriginal art

on our second weekend we got to go and stay at a close by resort called robinson.

one word description: heaven.

wow.

champagne on arrival.

we got to stay there for very cheap as the people who look after us on thinadhoo know alot of people,

there was a huge buffet for breakfast and lunch which meant access to all the foods we have been missing on thinadhoo (basically we eat tuna in every way possible - pasta, rice, curry).

there was an amazing fresh water pool which i spent plenty of time in, it had a swim up bar so i may have indulged in a pina colada (you can't drink alcohol on thinadhoo either as they are muslim).

standing in front of the pool.

there was a five course dinner.

lots of free wine.

and a black and white party that involved lotssssssss of dancing.

i didnt bring any dressy clothes with me so short shorts and a white shirt was all i could muster.

black and white party. im first on the left.

we've been back from robinson for a few days now and we all miss it.

so we are going back for two nights at the rend of our trip (we have another two weeks left).

:)

xx

note: yes i am back after a few month hiatus. very excited to be here. lets see how long it lasts this time!