Sydney Life

One of the most important questions any good student must ask themselves once they return from an overseas trip is "how long can i milk the jetlag excuse?" . Personally, i think one and a half weeks is about as long as you will get before people stop giving you sympathy and making you tea.

"Tim, can you clean the bathroom?" asked my roommate politely.

"Ohh, I'm a bit tired." I mumble, stifling a yawn, "I might go and have a nap. It is 4am in London you know."

"Yes. Right. How could I forget."

Before I paint myself as the roommate from hell, let me defend myself a bit. First and most importantly; I brought back presents! And these presents were not of the in-flight socks and toothbrush variety, but of the awkward shape, heavy to carry strain. What more do these people want? Secondly, I have been away for a good two months, I would have thought that they would be more than happy just to bask in my presence and say things like "we are so glad that you are home", "never leave again" and most importantly, "those new jeans look great on you". Apparently not (about the basking that is, not the jeans. They do look great).

So, as I was scrubbing the bathroom floor with bleach, I took the consolation prize of knowing that unlike the past few months of staying in hostels through Europe, now at least I would be able to take a shower without wearing thongs. And sometimes, thats the most important thing.