Wednesday, February 24, 2010

In Newcastle

G'Day-
I know I have not been on top of updating this but I have had many issues with getting my Internet set up since I have been in Australia. I am still having some problems but I'm getting them all worked out.
So much has happened.. my 1st week in Carins was amazing.. i held a snake, got stung by a jellyfish, held a koala and fed kangaroos. those are just a few things that happened. It was an amazing week and I got to see God's beauty in sooo many ways. Now I am at my uni(university) and it so nice here.. minus "mozzies" (mosquitoes). but I have been meeting a lot of people and everyone is so nice here. I feel like you can just go up and talk to anyone and they will talk with you. And they do that to me. Its a very cool feeling. My roommates are all pretty cool. I'm living with 2 Aussies and 2 Americans. And as much as I didn't want to live with Americans, it is not bothering me as much as I thought it was going to. Its amazing what God knows and we don't. but my life is changing already for the better and I'm loving Australia. I really am thankful that I could come here and live in a new place and discover other things in the world.

O yeah.. Tim Tams in Australia are wayyy better than American ones. Its all about the Dark Chocolate!! :)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Made it

Hi all!!
so I made it to australia!! Im already loving it here. I had an adventure of flights and that was a little stressful. we had about 2 hours in between flights, but we had to go through customs after picking up our bags and the domestic airport was about 2 miles away from the international one. So I barely made my 2nd flight! I was not the only one, but when we got there the doors were closed and the guy was nice and opened them up and let us on. but that was an adventure and not fun. But when we got to cairns, we went to the hostel that we are staying at which is awesome. I have discovered the heat and humidity here... ewww. but i only have this weather till friday. Yesterday we went to the Rainforest Reserve which was amazing. We got to see animals and all sorts of plants that are up here and the bird they are trying to keep alive. My life has completlty changed in 48 hours. crazy to think that but its true. the adventure is has started and im loving it. Cant wait for the day at the Great Barrier reef.

Love to everyone
And thank you for all the support that you guys are giving me!! Much love
(pictures soon to come)