Cory U of CUExperiments

Teaching @its_nomers how to crochet!

Speaking of Dana’s Aussie family, I have never been so beautifully taken care of by a “stranger” family before. Far from strangers now, they took us both in so wonderfully & made us feel at home so well. To thank them for their help & support in those 6 months, we took them out for dinner before saying our final goodbyes.

Thanks to Sylvia, Mimo, & their girls Melanie & Natalie for making that time in Melbourne even more wonderful.

-Cory U

PS I love how it looks like the only meal we could afford to buy them was pizza… The restaurant was known for their wood oven pizzas, that’s all.

Some of the best food experiences were definitely with Dana’s Aussie relatives. It was the first time I’d ever made Gnocchi & something I’ll always remember. Besides having some drama with a light bulb breaking while making the dough, the pasta turned out amazing! It took the entire group of us to roll, cut & mark the pasta, & by the end we were all just hungry & craving it. Delicious!

-Cory U

There’s nothing like a morning spent catching up with family. Sad faces from Lyd missing me, happy faces from stories by Nomi, & first day of school anticipation by the most excited of all, Josh! Miss them all! x (Taken with Instagram)

Besides relying on the power of technology, this weekend felt anything but a travelers weekend. Worked the day, sleepover by night & a day of baking cookies & sharing with family.

Favourite parts? Junk food & movies with the girls. Baking delicious chocolate chip sugar cookies with Oreo middles. & Skype with Naomi for hours on end. It was the first time talking to friends & family without having to worry about Internet since traveling in LA!

-Cory U

PS I tried sharing a cookie with Naomi… I was less than successful.

I sent out another bunch of postcards to family last week. My family’s too big & I’ve had to be strategic in sending out snail mail. Costly, but nothing beats a cheesy postcard that’s traveled the globe to get to you.

My little sister, D, just got hers in the mail. She took the photo of me jumping on the beaches in Florida, so I figured a jumping kangaroo on the beaches would be a perfect fit. I think she appreciated it.

-Cory U

PS D Tweets & Blogs too!

Another productive day! Wrote a bunch of postcards & now prepping a short video to go along with tomorrow’s Great Ocean Road post. Surprise family! You’ll be getting hand written messages in 2 weeks time. No “sea mail” this time.

Tomorrow’s video is a special one specifically for my cousin, Naomi. Just wish it wasn’t so windy for recording. I tried. (Video here)

-Cory U

PS I forgot how hard it was to write on a postcard! Too much to say & no room for it all!

PPS I sent something that was too heavy by sea a month ago. It still has 2 months of shipping to go. No joke!

Happy Easter Weekend everyone!

Unfortunately, since this year I’m halfway across the world I don’t get the yummy food that is my Grandmothers or big neverending hugs & cuddles from my family. But I did get a pretty awesome Skype session. The best part? My fam jam has no idea I’m sharing these awesomely silly photos & smiles until they read this.

Everybody meet my Aunt, Uncle, Mum, Brother & cousins! Can you tell we were all pretty excited to chat?

The strangest part? Telling them I have a horrible foot tan from my Toms shoes & then being nagged to show them off. They’ve been nicknamed shortbread feet.

Love them all bunches & miss them even more x

-Cory U

On set with @jellybeats (Taken with instagram)