things i don't do

here is a list of things that i don't normally do at home:

- sneak into a campsite after hours to avoid paying the fee, then sleep in a tent with two relative strangers and make oatmeal on a barbeque for breakfast
- snuggle into a swag in the outback staring up at one million stars while listening to the not-so-distant howl of the dingo
- jump off waterfalls, swim in waterholes, loll about in thermal springs
- sit in a boat several feet away from giant saltwater crocodiles and feel the slow crawl of absolute terror inching up the back of my neck
- watch the sky turn into a brilliant canvas of purple and orange as the sun sets at uluru, the giant red rock positively glowing in the fading light
- kayak through the depths of katherine gorge looking up at a rock canvas of ancient aboriginal art while learning how to speak korean

these are things that i don't do in toronto. these are also all things i have done recently. to name but a few.

i'm not bragging. at least i hope i'm not bragging. it's just that i almost can't believe this country and what i've been up to since leaving sydney. i want you to come here and do it for yourself. i want you to understand just how immense, how powerful, how beautiful this country is.

and then we can talk about it while we get ready to go tandem skydiving.