trip details (Q & A )

Q. why am i going to australia?
A. my friend simon lives in western australia and has been requesting me to come for many years. i will be staying with him in perth (suburb outside)

Q. how do i know simon?
A. we met in tokyo. he is from perth and was there, like i was, to teach english as a second language. we met at an event to get outside of the city and go hiking. it was easy to weed out those people we didnt want to get to know. and somehow, we found one another, and a friendship was formed that first day.

Q. how long is my flight?
A. i fly direct from boston to LA. 6 hours. then from LA to Melbourne, OZ, is 18 hours. another 4 hours to perth and i'm there. although, i leave FEbruary 7th and dont arrive until feb 9th. crazy!

Q. what am i going to do while i'm there?
A. simon just informed me that he bought a car and requested i get my international driver's license. many of you know that i dont care for driving, much less in a foreign country. he will have a month off during the time that i'm there and so we will tour around together. the time that he is working, i plan on spending time journalling and reading self-help books. i'll also be meditating and trying to learn to reign in this overanalytical monster of a mind i've created. wish me luck!

Q. what are you going to do when you come back?
A. as of saturday, 1/31/09 i am officialy homeless. a vagabond. of course i have options of places to stay, and while i'm in australia i'll check craigslist for apartments in Hallowell. Feel free to be in touch if you know of any affordable housing in that area. networking is a great way to get what we're looking for! work has agreed to hold my job for me (with all the power that they have to do so). yes, i realize its a risk to take leave in drastic times like this, but as many of you told me, "do it now while you can". hopefully, you werent setting me up for failure! just kidding, i'll be fine. i'll be fine no matter what happens. it just may mean you might have to take turns feeding me and letting me sleep on your couch! ha ha

Q. will i have internet access? will i be blogging and sharing photos?
A. yes! i dont know exactly what kind of access, but knowing simon and i can email back and forth regularly tells me that option is there. i will be posting my photos to a site i've already created. feel free to visit it now.

http://community.webshots.com/user/katystebbins

and please feel free to write an "old-fashioned" letter in the mail!
katy stebbins
61 Charles Street
Maylands
WA 6051 australia