Brisbane

THE FIRST MONTH IN AUSTRALIA

DAY 1 – Sunday 23.02.2020

I landed in Singapore 4:30 am I did all the controls and they asked me if I was in China since the situation wasn’t the best for th COVID-19 then I passed al the controls I pick up the big lugagge and I went in front of the terminal 1 where is the waterfall. I chilled and charged the phone there and unfortunately I coulden’t see the waterfall working because it’s started at 10 am and my flight was at 10:10 am so I did all the control and I bought a breakfast and then I waited to depart. Finally this supposed to be the best flight because it was with Emirates airlines but is was absolutely tires I watched the biography of Alexander McQeen and Coco Chanel and finally at 7:45 I landed in Brisbane I waited my lugagge and then I went to buy the train ticket to the city center, that it was around 20$ and 20 minutes by train . Fortunately the Hostel that I booked “Nomad Hostel” was just next to the train station the central station actually so I ust needed to cross the street and then I enter in the hostel I did the check in which I booked four nights till Thursday and then I went stright to sleep. Ufortunately after two hours of sleeping I woke up that I wasn’t feeling well totally so I spent the night in the hostel down stairs and going to the toilet every few minutes because I was vomit all the time then before the surise I could sleep again.

DAY 2 – Monday 24.02.2020

( Night at: Nomad Hostel, started to work for accomodation in Housekeeping )

*( Chilling in the living room of the Ho*stel )

I woke up feeling very bad without any energy and skinnier then usual so I just put all my energy together and I went to the supermarket to buy fruits that was the only things that I could eat and I walked till Eagle street to see the river and see if I like or not the city but the weather was too hot that I coulden’t even breath so I come back to the Hostel and I spent all day there front of the laptop trying to do all the document to live in Australia like the Tax File Number, and finishing my CV.

DAY 3 – Tuesday 25.02.2020

I tryed to woke up a bit earlier bus was impossible so when I woke up I went straight to officeworks in Adelaide street to print the CV and I started to give it aroud but I quickly understood that for Hotels I could only apply online and also for few shops. So after I come back to the hostel without any enegy and I strated to apply online totally desperate and then I tryed to go to sleep early to take the Australian timing without jet – leg.

DAY 4 – Wednesday 26.02.2020

I woke up kind of early around 10 am, with more energy and feeling better, so I started to eat againg step by step and then I went to print other CV and give them around all noon and then I went to a bar really nice next to the river called ” Friday’s” and they immediateley asked me to do the trial at 5 pm so I went back to the Hostel I change my clothes and I come back for the trial, I worked more less three hours and I was totally destroit because I wasn’t feeling good jet. Then I come back to the Hostel I stayed all evening at the phone with my gf that we argued a little bit because I had a propouse foe an interview in a stip club, then I went to the club down to the Hostel called ” Down Under ” where I supposed to meet the french people that invite me but I couldn’t find them so I went to sleep.

DAY 5 – Thursday 27.02.2020

I woke up early in the morning and I changed bedroom and I extended my staying at the hostel for one week, and I stayed in the cheapest room, 8 bed dorm. In the noon I walked throught the Valley and other area of Brisbane to give CV around there, than I chill a bit but becomes too late that I coulden’t go to the supermarket so I just went at the central station a I grab few sandweches for dinner and I went to sleep.

DAY 6 – Friday 28.02.2020

I went to the supermrket in the morning I bought a lot of food for all the day and than after lunch I went at the Centrelink where I did the Medicalcare which is an insurance in case I need to go to the hospital and than before going back home I stopped in South Bank to take few pictures and discover the area. I went back to the hostel and the guys at the hostel invite me to go out in a Club so I went in the Valley at the “The Met” not the best Night Club in Brisbane but not even the worse one, and we enjoyed the night there all together.

DAY 7 – Saturday 29.02.2020

I woke up early because at 10 am I had th appointment in the bank to aopen the bank account at the Commonwealth one of the most popular in Australia and than I spent all the day in the Hostel depressing I trying to find a job.

DAY 8 – Sunday 01.03.2020

I woke up early I went to catch the train at the central station to go to surfer Paradise that’s around two hours of travelling and changing train as weel. Onec I get there I went to Mcdonald for lunch and than I went straight to the beach walking around and taking pictures, I didn’t even swim because I realize that the waves are too strong like in Brazil so I just touch the water with mt foot basically na dthan around five I come back to Brisbane again by train and too tired I went straight to sleep one I get in the Hostel.

SECOND WEEK IN BRISBANE

DAY 9 – Monday 02.03.2020

I woke up late I had lunch and then I went to give CV and talking to people for find a job, unfortunately nothing sure and before dinner I had an other interview to work in a strip club which it cost me a huge fight with my gf after when I went back to the Hostel and I called her, it wasn’t my intention to work there but still it was the only place that call me for an interview after the “Friday’s Bar” so I just went there and I tryed and they explained me in what consist the job and I did a trial there just for an hour but there wasn’t customers so we just talk all together and that’s it.

DAY 10 – Tuesday 03.02.2020

I spent all the day at the laptop trying to the the RSA which I need it to serve alcool in Australia and than around 5 pm I went out to the hostel for a walk till Cangaroo Point to take few picture of Brisbane by night and discover new places of the city. Back to the hostel I spent the night with my roomates an Australian guy and a British girl which we talked a had fun a bit.

DAY 11 – Wednesday 04.03.2020

Wednesday morning at 10 am I did the trial to start to work in the hostel doing the housekeeping service for my rent, because I asked the day before and they told me yes so I just strated immediately because my rent was paid till Thursady. After I chilled a bit and I went to do the trial at “Mr & Mrs G” Bar in Eagle street that I had this trial thanks to my gf that she was living in Brisbane and she knows few people. I liked the place and fortunately I get the job super happy I come back to the Hostel.

DAY 12 – Thursday 05.03.2020

Also today I worked in the housekeeping from 10 am till 2 pm like the day before and it was super difficult because I didn’t used to worked before so i found it very hard actually and than I rest a bit and the evening I went to the ” Enoteca 1889 Restaurant” for a trial which the manager contact me through Facebook and also there I get the job.

DAY 13 – Friday 06.03.2020

I slept a bit in the morning and I chilled basically and at 5pm I went to work at the Restaurant as a Hostess which it was the pèosition that they hire me, basically hostess during the week end and during the week waitress so I was very counfused how to combine the jobs all three together but than the week after they told me that I couldn’t be a waitress there so I just did the week ends.

DAY 14 – Saturday 07.03.2020

I slept all morning and then in the noon I went to work at the Enoteca 1889 Restaurant like the day before and the previous one as well which I did the trial.

DAY 15 – Sunday 08.03.2020

( *The supermarkets in Brisbane during the Covid-19 period* )

Sunday it was my day off so I tired to woke up early and even if the weather wasn’t the best I went to the Brisbane City garden to explore it and the I come back at the hostel I changed agin bedroom the put me in the staff room number 222 and then in the late noon I went to give CV around in the Valley and then I went to sleep early because the the after I will woke up at 7 am to work in the hostel.

THIRD WEEK IN BRISBANE

So Monday I started the diet and my job plan was almost done, but almost. I did the cleaning at the Hostel from 7 am till 1:30 pm and in noon food shopping and rest later then sleep early for the next day of cleaning in the hostel waking up at 6:30 am like the day before the same shift and in the evening at the restaurant I worked as a waitress but than they told me that can keep me only as a Hostess so only Friday and Saturday approximately 8 hrs a week only infortunately. Wednesday I worked at the bar from 11am and Thursday the same from 11 am during the afternoon nothing basically just looking for jobs and trying to organize everything and looking for a gym and buy shoes for the work. Friday I worked in the bar and in the evening at the restaurant and the day after I slept a bit in the morning I did the grocery shopping and than I went to work in the restaurant. Sunday it wasn’t the best day was cloudy and raining like all the rest of the week so a bit depressing but anyway I tried to go out to drink something at the Dandy’s Rooftop bar but I didn’t like it so I just went back home trying to rest a bit and do some work at the laptop.

FOURTH WEEK IN BRISSIE

On Monday I went to do the trial at the “Botero House Caffe” they said tome yes but due to the Covid-19 there aren’t a lot of people out the city step by step started to get empty like in Italy and before China. Back to the Hostel I clean it and I just started a bit later but everything was fine, Tuesday it was the same I clean the Hostel from 7am till 1:30 pm and than I went to sleep a bit depressed for the situation and scared that Australia can become like Europe. Wednesday I went to work at the bar there wasn’t any customers unfortunately so I could feel the situation that wasn’t going that well unfortunately, after I went to do an other interview in the Valley and once I get there they told me no because they weren’t hiring new people due to the Virus so totally desperate I went back to the Hostel and all the staff of the Hostel we went at the Down Under the Club just downstairs to play ping pong and drink a beer and than I went up to the kitchen and I started to drink with the Italian group and the Brazilian girls and after dinner we come back downstairs at the Club and we continued to drink till 3 am even if I had to woke up early the day after to go at work. Thursday I just did two hours at the bar fortunately in one hand because I was very tired from the night before then I come back to the Hostel and we went all together in South Bank to enjoy the good weather and play football all together and than we eat and we went to sleep. Friday my day at work was cancelled so I woke up early and I went to Soth Bank again but this time alone to enjoy the sunny weather and try to get tan and take few picture than I spent the noon at the laptop thinking about what can I do and than I spent the night on the phone with my gf. Saturday I slept a bit and then I went to buy some food lunch time and than I did a nap and I went to the bar Eleven Rooftop and than I spent the night at the rooftop of the Hostel celebrating the birthday of one of our Finnish mate and than I went to sleep. Sunday I decided to visit the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary a bit out of Brisbane around 30 minutes by bus and the cost to enter is around 25$ but is totally worth it I like it so much was an amazing experience, I spent all day taking pictures of the Koala and staying with Cangaroo and Wallaby than I went back home and I rest a bit.

Summary of the first month in Australia:

1st week looking for a job desperately
2nd week found jobs and doing trials
3rd week start to work few hours but every day
4th week losing the jobs due to the shotdown for the Covid-19

So the only solution was moving to the countryside and do the farm job because at the moment was the only possibility, and the only way to the money my all plan changed, so I was really confused and frustrate but I tried to adapt myself in this situation.

BACK IN BRISSIE AFTER THE FARM WORK

The farm work was really hard and living in small village t was a well so when the government decided to reopen the hospitality sector on the 10th of July with few restrictions, I immediately decided to come back and for my friend Laura that she comes with me in the countryside was the same so we decided to go to live together at the Nomads Hostel the sae hostel where I was working for accomodation before the virus as well and than I call the manager of the bar where I was working Mr&Mrs G Riverbar and ha told that I could go back to work there and they just reopen it.

FIRST WEEK BACK IN BRISBANE

Tuesday I left Mundubbera with Laura Sara Federico and Judith and me and Laura we moved at the Nomads Hostel which we paid only the first night and than we started to work there. Wednesday with Judith all around than 11 Laura’s boss interview to see if I could work with her than we change the room 117 staff room. For lunch we did the pic nic at the botanical garden than Antonio the manager of the bar where I was working before he called my we talked a bit and I collect my lugagge and hostel sleep and evening we went out at Felons to eat something with Sara Federico and other guys from Mundubbera. Thursday 11:30 am boss Laura for the interview than gym and lunch after at 4:30 pm interview at Salt Meat & Cheese and than gym and 8 pm I met the others in the hostel than we went out for a dinner at the Korean food later we went to drink something at the Victory and than Empire Hotel and later hostel sleep. Friday woke up at 10 am breakfast big w to buy shoes and few staff and than back home to sleep work at 5 pm and finished at 1 am I went straight to sleep.

My 25th birthday in the opposite side of the world

( Together at Cloudland Club, Brisbane )

Saturday basically I worked all the day at Mr&Mrs G Riverbar I finished at 1 am and Laura was out of the bar waiting for me and we went at the Valley by walk together and than we meet with the other Sara, Federico, Daniele Waihd and the sister of Daniele we went at Cloud one nice club in Brisbane I like it but for the virus wasn’t possible dance we stay there till the closing and than we went to eat a kebab and at the mcdonald’s all together and than sleep. Sunday we woke up and we did a brunch me Laura Sara and Federico at Felix for Goodness which was nice and than I come back to the hostel to rest a bit. Around 6 pm I rich the pothers at the Fellons bar where they give me my gift birthday which it was a book with all aour pic of mundubbera I couldn’t even imagine somehing like this was amaizing and than a scarft, bottle for the water and the earring ” hot af”. It was very nice I didn’t expect that. Than we drink something there and after we went at the Mr Percival’swe had few drinks than we took few pics next to the bridge and I say bye to Sara and Federico and I come back to the hostel.

SECOND WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday pretty chill sleeping all morning do some stuff at the laptop lunch and back to sleep after trial rejected at Jumboo Restaurant and than gym and death and taxexs with Laura for a glass of prosecco. Than Tuesday I went at the Laser clinic for the apointment than I did a trial at “Le bon choix” after supermarket lunch sleep a bit than an interview at the DollHouse and then sleep. Wednesday house keeping and than cv all around the city. Thursday house keeping and in the noon I did the RSA and trial at The Dollhouse in the evening. Friday 10:30 am I did the laser for the first time and than trial at Winghaus, it was horrible, than sleep , gym and than sleep again because I still a bit sick from the week before that I took a lot of cold. Saturday at 10:30 am laser clinic again and than work all night and back to the Hostel to sleep in the evening. Sunday CV all around the city, South bank and than I went to the valley to took few photos all around and than I come back to the hostel to sleep.

THIRD WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday relax sleep sending Cv and trying to find a solution in Brisbane and trying to finish the RSA pretty bad and depressing and going to Eagle street to take few pic of the bridge by night. Tuesday trial at 12 am at Deli – This is us of Salt Meat and Cheese and after home relax and gym. Wednesday housekeeping chill and than drink at death and taxes with Laura her friends and Judith that she passed by Brisbane few days again. Thursday worked at Mr&Mrs G than hostel gym and sleep. Friday housekeeping than I went to the doctor because my back was hurting too much and than I did the interview / beauty day at Vixen club and than I went to work at Dollhouse. Saturday at 12 am Mr& Mrs G and thank Dollhouse all night and Sunday at 11 am Deli my first offical day at work, I was very enthusiastic because is a really good job but I was very tired and I come back home and I went to sleep a bit and in the evening me and Laura we went at the Desiree house to chat a bit and than sleep early because the day after I had to woke up at 6 am.

FOURTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday Deli than home sleep and rest a bit very tired because I don’t used to woke up so early. Tuesday morning Deli than Laura The Margarita bar with her frineds and than gym and sleep early. Wednesday open Deli and than I come back home doing few thing at the laptop and sleep. Thursday housekeeping rest a bit and than aperitif with Laura at Sixteen Antlers than we had a dinner together at the hostel and than with her friends Clebber and Kyle we went the their place to drink something and than at ” The Beats ” gay club to part and have fun and than we went at home around 1 am or 2. Friday I slept a bit in the morning finally and I rest, gym and than at 7pm I went to work at the Dollhouse. Saturday Housekeeping sleep and than dollhouse work not too late luckle because on Sunday I opend the shop the Deli at 7 am, I worked all day and than I come back home to sleep.

FIFTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

This is the begging of August the first week, and I was very happy because finally I’ve got my routine, five days a week in the shop, Thursday and Saturday housekeeping and Friday night and Saturday night at the doll house club. So basically till Wednesday I woke up every day at 6 am and than breakfast quick and I took the bus to the shop to open it at 7 am and than around 4 pm I was home. Wednesday night we went at the Desiree birthday that was really nice. The only problem is that I discovered that Sunday they will close the shop, so I was very sad and frustrated but I tried to keep strong so I strated do to shooting the first one I did on Thursday after the housekeeping with Scott in New Farm at the Powderhouse it was funny I like it. Than Friday I worked all day in the shop and in the evening at the Dollhouse and Saturday housekeeping and after I did an interview at Persone at the W Hotel and than went to work at the dollhouse and Sunday we closed the shop and than I come back home to sleep a bit depressed for all the situation and very tired for the closing of the shop.

SIXTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday morning at 9:30 am shooting with Stean in the Fortitude Valley than a bit of shopping and in the evening I went at the Honey B club to an interview. Tuesday morning at 11 am I met Mohamed for a shooting at the Caboolture Historical Village 30 minutes to Brisbane and than interview at Love and Rockets Club in the Valley and than at 6 pm I went to work. Wednesday I decided to partecipate at a musical video of Dj Bose that he contact me throw instagram, it was a very nice day I met a lot of people and it was in an amaizing villa in the north side of Brissy ( 7 Bernbourgh Place ). I spent all day there basically it was very nice a different experience and than one of the girl drove me back home totally tired from the day and I went straight to sleep. Thursday housekeeping and than in the evening dollhouse. Friday laser clinic a bit of shopping and than home rest and in the evening at 6 pm Love & Rockets. Saturday sleep or at least try to sleep lunch with Laura and than I went to work at 6:45 pm and I finished at 4 pm. Sunday housekeeping at 8 am and than when I finished at 1 pm I tried to relax a bit and than I went to do a shooting a bit south of Brisbane and than I come back home and I went to sleep at 6 pm too tired.

SEVENTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday morning home chill and relax and than work at 7 pm at Love & Rockets. Tuesday night work at the DollHouse at 6 pm. Wednesday housekeeping and than start to work at the DollHouse at 3 pm, Thursday the same housekeeping and than work from 3 pm till night. Friday lunch at the hostel relax and sleep all day and at 6:45 strated to work at the Love & Rockets the same Saturday and Sunday because I have to do four days a week.

On Sunday 23rd of August is six months that I’m in Australia

EIGHTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday sleep and rest all day than in the noon I meet Sara with Laura and we had a drink at the Jimmy’s On The Mall than we went with Laur at her job me and Sara we walked a bit throw the Botanic Garden and than we come at the Hostel and we order the sushi in the room. Tuesday I slept all moning and than I went for a lunch with Sara and Laura in Southbank at Ole Sanish restaurant to eat the paella, and than all three together we went at the Museum of Modern Art which wasn’t too bad but very empty. Wednesday housekeeping and than I help Alessandro with the CV and I went to buy some stuff for the work and later we had a dinner all together at the Maru Korean Restaurant and than we went to drink something at the Victory. Thursday housekeeping and than sleep and get ready to work at 6:45 pm,Friday sleep and than work again. Saturday I tried to woke up fpr lunch and I went with Laura and Alessandro at the Fellon’s to see again Federico and than I come back to sleep, at 6 pm I had a meeting at work and than work. Sunday the same sleep during the day and than I went to work in the evening.

NINTH WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday very tired slept only four hours but I went to meet my friends that they are just back in Brisbane after the farm work, it was really nice see all them again, I went with them in their airbnb we had a Sushi dinner together it was great even if I was very tired. Tuesday I did the house keeping and than I slept all noon I went to the gym and than back to sleep. Wednesday I did again the house keeping and than the noon I did a photoshoot and than I met Sara and I went in their Airbnb and we had a dinner together and we went to drink a beer in a bar next to the airbnb and than me and Laura we come back at the Hostel. Tuesday morning Laura she left so I started to be alone in my room. Than when I woke up I went in their Airbnb, 1 Cordelia street. We styayed at the pool chill and rest and than I come back to the Hostel to sleep because in the evening I went to work like Friday Saturday and Sunday.

TEN WEEK IN BRISBANE

Monday morning woke up very early to say good bye to my farm friends that they were in Brisbane and they left to go up in Queensland travel a bit and find other farm jobs. We had a breakfast together and we sayer’s goodbye and then I went back to sleep. Tuesday I did the housekeeping in the hostel and in the evening I went at the apartment of Laura and we went to drink something in eagle street together at Jade Buddha. Wednesday as well working and then sleep, and Thursday I started to work till Sunday basically as usual working I the night and sleeping during the day. Sunday after work I went to the Casino with two of my colleague it was very funny cuz we were drunk I come back at home around 7 am.

ELEVEN WEEKS IN BRISBANE

Monday sleep than Laura at my place than we went at her we did an aperitif with her flatlets and than we went at cru bar + cellar where also Federico comes that he just left Mundubbera so we had few drinks and then I went home, Tuesday and Wednesday as usual I did housekeeping and Wednesday after the work I went at the laser clinic where I did for the first Tim sin my life botox and eyes bag filler. Than I went to the restaurant of Laura where she work, the name is Jumboo Restaurant where I did an interwove as well in the past. I had a dinner there alone it was really nice I like it, and meanwhile waited aura finish her shift and we went to drink something together at Death & Taxes. Tuesday I went to work and Friday as well than Saturday I was very tired and barely exhausted about the job and everything that I stayed at home to sleep all day till Sunday, which in the morning I went at the Milton markets to do something different if not I was dying, than I went to Laura’s house we stayed in the swimming pool and than Federico come to pick up us and we went at the Alessandro house where he cooked the pasta for us we had nice dinner and than we payed monopoly.

LAST DAYS IN BRISBANE

( My room at the Nomad Hostel, 117 first floor )

On the 23rd of September after 7 months in Australia I left Brisbane

Monday I did a shooting in New Farm and than I meet my colleague and we did a S*** brunch together at Pochana drinking and eating it was very nice and than we went to drink at The Gresham which I was almost drunk and than I said goodbye to my colleague and I went to Laura’s house we did a bbq with Federico, Desiree her bf, flatmate soo Laura and coupe of other people and after we went to the Casino, Tuesday morning I did the housekeeping for the lat time and than I started to pack everything sending box at home and prepare my backpack for Wednesday morning to leave Brisbane after 7 months in Australia.

Shooting