becoming semi-aussie: part one

[cnidarian]

To obtain a year-long working holiday visa for Australia, I needed to be out of Aus itself. The application and the decision process is not a long one, but due to my recent international exploits, I wasn't sure what they would need to check up on, medically or otherwise. So, a month was decided as a safe window. Australia is rather a long way from almost everywhere, except New Zealand, which is not at its best in winter. Next closest place, in terms of ease and cost, is Indonesia. A month there in June didn't exactly seem like a hardship!



sunset, Togean Islands, Sulawesi

So, thank you Sulawesi, for the friendly welcome and advice, the entertainment, the "baby grapes", the turquoise waters and the copious amounts of rice and fish with sambal.

And thank you Australia for allowing me to stay and work (albeit casually) for the next year!