I’m THIS Special…

As I seem to be one of the extra loud and out there exchange students, it doesn’t surprise in the least that I ended up being in someone’s dream…. doing something incredibly bizzare.

Here’s what Kim (the one with the crazy imagination) told me happened…

“You were the son of a rich rotarian and were staying next door to me in Finland. I came out for a walk and you were lounging beside a burning BMW. I asked what the hell you were doing and you said you were practicing burning one, because you were bored. Then you walked over to look at your fake dead child and said, ‘better do it properly next time’.
Then I walked over to where you were standing and my diary caught fire.
I then woke up screaming ‘my diary’ only to have my mum come in and tell me to shut-up.
then I really woke up and was like ‘wtf, better tell ryan’.”

She said “it seemed to real!” and that she forgot to mention a little bit… “you were like ‘fuck, I need to practice robbing banks’, I was like, ‘aren’t you rich already?’ and you’re like, ‘yeah, but I’m not cool like those guys who just run in and smash the place’.”

I guess it’s nice to know that people think about me in their sleep…. ;]

Enjoy your day guys. :]
And sweet dreams to those across the world.

Ryan
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When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss

There are [many] times a year when I look at myself in the mirror and see how far in my life I’ve come to become the strong person I am here today. And with assistance from one little thing, I’ve been comfortable and happy living in this world… completely ignorant (and perhaps beneficially intentionally). It means that I’ve never looked deep into the negative aspects of the universe… but there have been numerous occasions this year when I’ve found that clichéd expression is really out of tune.

Ignorance is not bliss. Living in another country for a year, I’ve been asked a number of questions about my country, and not all of them have been roses. They’ll go from the silly and absurd, to the amusing and plain insulting.

Here below I’ve included a short list of some of my favourite questions, along with a few that other exchange students from Australia have been asked about our motherland.

1. Is there winter in Australia? – Sweden
2. Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? – Denmark
3. Can you buy potatoes in Australia? – Germany
4. Does it rain in Australia? – Denmark
5. Do you have chocolate in Australia? – Switzerland
6. Are there cows in Australia? – Germany
7. Do people drink milk in Australia? – Finland
8. Do you have facebook in Australia? – Belgium
9. Is there a bridge between Australia and New Zealand? – Sweden
10. What type of washing machine does one use in Australia? – Norway
11. You speak Australian in Australia, right? – Denmark
12. Have you heard of wireless internet? – Sweden
13. Where exactly in America is Melbourne? – Austria
14. What language do you speak in Australia? – Germany
15. Don’t you have giraffes in Australia? No? What about Lions? – Denmark
16. Is it true you have a kangaroo in your garage instead of a car? – Germany
17. Do you have hot water in Australia? – Austria 
18. Have you ever met an aboriginal? – Switzerland
19. Do you have mobiles in Australia? – Denmark
20. Don’t you speak spanish in Australia? – Brazil
and last but not least, a girl from Perth got asked this:
21. Have you ever walked to Sydney? – Austria

So my dear friends, I have to point something out… don’t ask dumb questions… in this day and age, I’m certain most countries have access to milk, chocolate and potatoes.
Half the stuff you say sounds ridiculous I’ll have you know… and the other half isn’t embarrassing, it’s irritating… and depressing to know that you’re clueless. ;]

Now what can one learn from this?
When you travel overseas, don’t feel obliged to ask every question under the sun… it’s called Wikipedia. That shit has all the answers. ;]

Ryan
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100 Ultimate Wishes

In honor of my blog’s 100th post, here’s a list I once kept secretly, that I now wish to share with the world!

When reading through you’ll discover it may just be another Bucket List, but this is in fact an excerpt from my real one that I keep hidden away in my Laptop’s files. :]
It ranges from places and events, to things I’ll need to try at least once, all of which I wish to complete before my time on this lovely planet is up. For convenience, they’re organized into where in the world they’d be done; by country.
So enjoy flicking through my secret list, it’s now yours too, and if you’re open to helping me complete anything on here, I’d love to know what you know; send me an email (ryanaubersonwalsh[@]hotmail.com). :]

View the list below :]