Cast of Characters

I've created a brief list of some of the more notable people we've met, starting with the stars:
Shana: Spends most of the day applying sunscreen and complaining about her blisters. Except for her minor breakdown in the horrible first hostel, she is good-tempered and easy-going. She loves dancing to rap and talking about soccer with all the European boys, who think she's cool for being good at "football."
Julia: Spends most of her time staring at coffee shop menus and walking around our hostel room in her underwear. She is also good-tempered, but gets crabby when she's hungry, just like a little kid. And so, just like a little kid, she always carries around little cheese and cracker packets to keep her happy. She loves dancing (to anything) and talking (to anyone).
Kelly: Spends most of her time with her face pressed to bakery display cases. Good-tempered if she gets the alone time she needs- otherwise crabby. She loves rapping loudly to Kanye.
John: First person we met in Australia, a Canadian backpacker travelling alone. He tried to hang out with us, which was alright until he revealed his clingy, annoying personality.
Jucy: The name of the bright green "campa" we hope to rent and drive around in. http://www.jucy.com.au/
Colin: Our roommate whom I already wrote about. He is convinced that in America we parade around with flags, chanting, "A-MER-I-CA, NUM-BER 1!" His greatest wish is to visit NYC and supersize a meal.
Tommy & Dan: Two English dudes who we've never seen sober. Every night they're not just drunk, but absolutely shitfaced, stumbling around and tackling each other in the streets. They don't actually have a room at the hostel anymore, so they pass out wherever- in the TV room, the hallway- I found Tommy in the elevator last night.
Chris: Cute, skinny English guy who looks a little like Justin Timberlake. He's really nice and we like him a lot. Instead of getting us a round of drinks, he got us some french fries, which made Shana and I completely fall in love.
Holly: Our new Canadian friend. She's travelling with a bunch of guys and appreciates having girls to hang out with. She is a lot more fashionable than the three of us, who toss on jeans and any sparkly top and pronounce ourselves ready.
Ashley: Cool girl who works at our hostel and hooked up with some sweet discounts. Unfortunately she's leaving to begin her own abroad trip....which means that we'll miss her and the nice discounts we so sorely need.
Trevor: Douchey Canadian dude who wears puka shells and loves talking about how much he can drink. He also tried to emotionally connect with us by "reading" our personalities (Julia's been labeled the quiet one, I'm the wild, outgoing one, and Shana's the leader-- 0/3). Remind me to do an impression of his braying laugh.
Zara: English girl with the voice of a dude. Looks kind of like Rachel Ray, so I expect her to sound sweet and chirp things like, "Yum-o!", but every time I'm surprised when the gruff voice of a construction worker comes out instead. Shana, Holly, and I went to Hungry Jack (Burger King) one night after a club, and she came in a joined us, horrifying us all. She stuffed a double-cheeseburger in her mouth, leering all over the place, her eyes rolling around in her head, ketchup and mustard all over her face, lettuce clinging to her temple-- it was frightening. I was daintily nibbling a fry and made the mistake of asking if she wanted one. She lurched over, grabbed all of them- like, the whole box- and stuffed them in her face. Yum-o!

Obviously there are more, but these are the best of the supporting cast.