It's great to see everyone's news. Those who remember, DS went to New Zealand Jan 2023 travelling. He worked in a restaurant washing up and helping the chef for 5 months to earn some money, plus did some WWOOFing in several places. Then in December he flew to Sydney and has made his way across Australia and is currently in Perth. He was just about out of money so is working at a remote holiday village washing up again. He hates the job, but applied for bar work, cafe work, office work etc but didn't even get interviews. So had to take washing up, he's been moaning about it ever since. I told him to just think of the money as it pays well. It's right out in the middle of nowhere, so he is getting a bit fed up with being stuck there, I expect he will only stick a month or so. The plan is to save for a car and tent on top. I have a photo of ds on the day he left, with short, clipped hair at the sides and an inch or so on top. His recent photo he sent, he has almost shoulder length, curly hair, much blonder too.
He has no plans to come home. He wants to extend his visa in December or go to Asia. Ds2 has a uni year abroad starting July, he's also going to Australia to UOQ. Ds1 still has no idea of a career path. He did announce recently that he enjoyed being a barista and wouldn't mind doing that we he comes home. That didn't go down well with us, it would be a waste of a degree and student loan. But I guess it's his life. I hope he comes up with something else before he returns.