In the Land Down Under!

A quick post: As I sit in "Ultimate Party" using my free internet coupon, I think about how much I've done and seen in a few short days. It's been amazing seeing everything and meeting forty some different students. I've petted kangaroos, snakes, crocs, held a koala, gone to multiple pubs, walked through the rainforest, looked for wild crocs, helped plant vegetation to save the cassowaries, licked an ant (tastes like sour apple!)... among many other things as well. Soon I will have a much more detailed blog post, but we have to pay for internet at the hotel. Once in Sydney I will post a whole bunch of fun facts!

Signing off from Cairns...

to the land down under!!

I couldn't sleep last night in anticipation of today - this day that I've been waiting for months to finally arrive! I still cannot believe that I am flying all the way to Australia to have so many awesome adventures with Mary, Mike and many new friends! Last night, my parents and I went out to a celebratory dinner at Olive Garden. I really am going to miss my parents (and my dogs!) so much. The amount of love I have for them is endless, and they are the ones that made this trip possible for me. Also, my friends from home and Albion will be in my heart the entire time I'm there. There are a lot of great things that will happen at Albion this semester that I'm very sad I'm missing, but it will make coming back to Albion for one more year that much better! As always, I'm sure I will have many crazy stories to share when I come back. =)

Time to make sure I have everything in order... See you on the other side of the world!!

Three days until departure!!

The day is almost here! On Sunday I will be flying out of Chicago and into a new adventure!!

I cannot believe it is actually here. I originally had the idea to study abroad sometime during my college search back in high school. I don't know why, but Australia has always interested me - and now I will be able to explore there for four months! This will be a blog of everything Australia - classes, travel, work, friends and fun!

On Sunday I will be flying out of Chicago to L.A. (with Mary!) and from there we will meet up with the AustraLearn group. Then we fly from L.A. to Brisbane, Australia and from there we end in Cairns (Jan 26) where we have a 5 day orientation. On Sunday, January 31st we fly from Cairns to Sydney where we will have our week long orientation before classes start on Feb. 8th!

I will be missing home and Albion! Make sure you keep in contact!!


Signing off to begin the mess of packing... =)