Christmas is a winter holiday made for the northern hemisphere. When it’s winter up north, it’s summer down under (thanks to Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt).

This year we had an AWESOME summer christmas (the first for me and the THIRD for Agathe – wow lady). Filled with a barbecue in the park made possible by publicly available gas BBQs (don’t see that anywhere else) followed by an xmas house party going late into the night.

When groups of foreigners living away from home come together to celebrate an orphan christmas, particularly when it’s totally out of the traditional context, it reminds you that the holidays – and more broadly life in general – is about being together with those you love and care about, enjoying each other’s presence and life.

This year, that is exactly what we did. One for the books here – thank you everyone!