Sydney has been full of surprises lately. 

Surprise #1

I currently work at Icebergs Dining Room on Bondi Beach and the view is spectacular no matter the season. Every day Sydney gives me a different sunset to look forward to. Just look at this one from a few days ago:

Surprise #2

I was running errands the other day when someone stopped me on the street. He asked me if I recognised him so I took a hard look... turns out we studied at Santa Clara University together and we worked the same job in the SCU library throughout our time there. He just moved to Sydney a week or two ago and is out job hunting. Who would have guessed I was was going to run into a fellow alumni half way across the world! 

Surprise #3

My friend who I traveled in Thailand with happen to be in Sydney for a few days. We decided to spend time together hiking at Manly beach. We meant to take the well known scenic trail, but the signage was terrible and paths abruptly ended or split off in different directions every few 100 meters. So, we just walked and walked and walked with no real direction. We walked on a dirt trail through greenery, we walked on a metal path through burnt dead trees, we walked on a paved road that led to a swamp, we walked through a gun artillery school - we walked so far we ended up on a cliff edge with a beautiful skyline of Sydney's downtown. It was a beautiful random adventure.

Surprise #4

Sydney is also surprising me with a change in jobs soon. Stay tuned!