4/14
Saturday was a pretty perfect day. I didn’t start out in the best mood. I had a dream that I came home and no one was really that excited to see me. :0( I checked my email and got ready and went down to the beach.
We took some pictures, including the infamous beach bum pictures. Tracy was all upset and stayed by herself the entire day because she was tired of hearing us fight.
Rachael and I decided we would go to The Point. We ended up picking up Angie, and Ashley and while I stopped by the lodge to get shoes and money we discovered that Mary, Tristan Angie G and Courtney were all going. So we made it a group effort.
It was a gorgeous day and everything was just awesome. The view, the company, the experience. Looking out at Lennox from the top of The Point- it just hit me how lucky I am. I mean, of course, I’ve known that I’m very lucky for being able to study abroad at this point in my life—but this place, is just spectacular.
I keep talking about how grades aren’t the most important thing here, and you adults probably don’t want to hear that…but hear me out. I’ve come so far on this trip—little things and big things. I used to be such a tomboy. I loved to be outside, to play with bugs, to climb mountains, and make a million friends. Then I started to get older, and not like the bugs biting me outside, to be afraid of heights and to build a little wall between people. The career counselor told me that I didn’t trust anyone and I hated him for saying it, but I think it was probably pretty accurate.
Here...I’ve climbed a mountain in the freezing wind, I’ve jumped out of a plane, I’ve found a new group with people that I never knew before. I saw an opera at the Sydney Opera House, went SCUBA diving at the Great Barrier Reef, swam in a waterfall for class, and sang the traditional Australian “True Blue” on the bus to the airport. To make a very long winded speech short—I’ve had the pleasure of living in Australia for over three months.
After our hike to the point we stopped and ate at Fishy, Fishy… well I sat with Rachael, Angie and Awal while they ate it. We went for a swim in the lake and the pool on the way back. And also decided that we no longer wanted to go on the Mt. Warning hike.
Instead everyone hung out in the cabins…basically laughing at Mike… and then went to the beach. Angie, Tracy, Rachael, JD and I all went high up on the beach and put comforters and sheets down and dressed in our warmest attire for a beach slumber. The sky was incredible—we saw lots of shooting stars—of course I made wishes. Mike didn’t want to shut up, but lying there all cuddled up, listening to the ocean under that huge blanket of stars—everything seemed good.
Saturday was a pretty perfect day. I didn’t start out in the best mood. I had a dream that I came home and no one was really that excited to see me. :0( I checked my email and got ready and went down to the beach.
We took some pictures, including the infamous beach bum pictures. Tracy was all upset and stayed by herself the entire day because she was tired of hearing us fight.
Rachael and I decided we would go to The Point. We ended up picking up Angie, and Ashley and while I stopped by the lodge to get shoes and money we discovered that Mary, Tristan Angie G and Courtney were all going. So we made it a group effort.
It was a gorgeous day and everything was just awesome. The view, the company, the experience. Looking out at Lennox from the top of The Point- it just hit me how lucky I am. I mean, of course, I’ve known that I’m very lucky for being able to study abroad at this point in my life—but this place, is just spectacular.
I keep talking about how grades aren’t the most important thing here, and you adults probably don’t want to hear that…but hear me out. I’ve come so far on this trip—little things and big things. I used to be such a tomboy. I loved to be outside, to play with bugs, to climb mountains, and make a million friends. Then I started to get older, and not like the bugs biting me outside, to be afraid of heights and to build a little wall between people. The career counselor told me that I didn’t trust anyone and I hated him for saying it, but I think it was probably pretty accurate.
Here...I’ve climbed a mountain in the freezing wind, I’ve jumped out of a plane, I’ve found a new group with people that I never knew before. I saw an opera at the Sydney Opera House, went SCUBA diving at the Great Barrier Reef, swam in a waterfall for class, and sang the traditional Australian “True Blue” on the bus to the airport. To make a very long winded speech short—I’ve had the pleasure of living in Australia for over three months.
After our hike to the point we stopped and ate at Fishy, Fishy… well I sat with Rachael, Angie and Awal while they ate it. We went for a swim in the lake and the pool on the way back. And also decided that we no longer wanted to go on the Mt. Warning hike.
Instead everyone hung out in the cabins…basically laughing at Mike… and then went to the beach. Angie, Tracy, Rachael, JD and I all went high up on the beach and put comforters and sheets down and dressed in our warmest attire for a beach slumber. The sky was incredible—we saw lots of shooting stars—of course I made wishes. Mike didn’t want to shut up, but lying there all cuddled up, listening to the ocean under that huge blanket of stars—everything seemed good.
The Group that walked to the point:
Tristan, Courtney, Angie K, Mary, Angie G, Me, Rachael
1 comment:
well of course I DONT want to see you... You're going to be all tan and hot and I look like something you probably saw on a scuba dive! :) Just kidding of course. Love and miss you, love the new house, can't wait to see it in person.
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