Cairns calling

I left Alice Springs yesterday, I spent my last day there going to the reptile center. There's not very much to do in Alice Springs, so I felt like I had to do what there is to do. They had a lot of lizards and snakes and even a crocodile. You could hold a snake if you wanted to, I did. I've never touched a snake that big before. It was an olive python and of course it wasn't venomous. Quite interesting to learn more about reptiles and to see many different kinds of them.

A thing that really made my day yesterday was that I found the Rolling Stone paper with the interview with Billie Joe about his stay at rehab. It's nice to have the paper even though I've read the article on internet before. You can read it here if you want to: http://www.greendayauthority.com/articles/176/1/ It's a really good interview. One of the reasons why I like Billie Joe so much is that he seems so wise and honest. He has made mistakes, but who hasn't? I admire him because he deals with his problems. I admire him even more because he has gone through so much shit and he never gives up. He's still an awesome person in an awesome band. He shows everyone that you can accomplish great things even if your life hasn't been easy. I hope he knows how much he inspires me and other people.

Now I've spent my first night in Cairns and I've got a good impression of this place so far. All the people I've met here are nice, the city seems nice and there are exciting things to do. I'm in a good mood right now. I've found some job opportunities too, feels like I'm going to have a great time here. I hope I will, because the last days haven't been easy for me. I think they have been the toughest ones so far on this trip. I've been away from home for a long time now and even if it's great to be here it isn't always easy. But even if I feel a little bit homesick and miss some people at home very much I can't give up now. I still have things I wanna do before I'm finished here. After all I've managed to be here two months already and I've managed to do this all on my own.