Hiatus: I moved to Australia
Things here on Freshly Vegetarian sure have been quiet in the last month or so.
While this will not be one of those blog posts that apologizes for not posting, I would like to update you on why things have been quiet. As of two weeks ago, I moved to Noosa, Australia.
Over on the East Coast of Australia, Noosa is an hour, or so, drive north of Brisbane. Fairly small and comparable to where I grew up, the Oregon Coast (Cannon Beach/Gearhart specifically) Noosa has jaw-dropping scenery, sky-high real estate and great appeal for city folks to vacation at.
Burnt out from a job at a stressful start-up company, I decided to pack my bags and take a break from my little yuppie lifestyle I was accruing in Seattle and shack up with my Kiwi boyfriend down under. Four weeks, a working holiday visa and one very long flight later, I'm here and readily falling into a new routine. For the first time ever, I live with other vegetarians -- a family of five (three children, all have been raised vegetarian, and the parents, like me, converted to vegetarianism in their early 20s). The family is far more conscious of eating balanced meals, and likes to cook Indian food, so you can expect to see some of their favorites featured here in the upcoming months.
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While I'll continue my blogging as before, here are some pics from my trip this time last year to paint a clearer picture of life here in Noosa:
photo by David Wall
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photo by Tourism Queensland
So glad for you that you made the move happen -- congrats, and welcome to the Eastern Hemisphere! We ought to take turns hosting visits ;-)
Hi Ashley, Just found your blog and really enjoying it. I'm a vegetarian blogger in Melbourne. I hope you're loving Noosa - it's a wonderful place. I've added you to my blogroll, hope that's okay:)
hello,i am girl come from taiwan, working holiday in au, now my location is QLD noosa,and i am interesting in ur article about noosa vegetarian , is it a wwoof family ? because i am vegetarian,now i try vegan,i hope to vegetarian family wwoofing and collect second visa.look hope get ur reply.forward ur reply
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Justine - yes, of course that's OK! Thank you :)
An-Jie - no, the family I was staying with was my boyfriend's family and they're not affiliated with WWOOF. Unfortunately I don't know anything beyond what WWOOF stands for, so I cannot suggest anything further. Good luck though, and enjoy every minute you have in Noosa. I'm no longer there and miss its beauty regularly.