Well I'm extremely tired and I don't really feel like going to class but tomorrow is our last day of class. That means today after class we have to do our group final assessment but at least the weekend will be no worries ( Read more... )

We had a weekend excursion but now I'm back at Macquarie. We went up to Hunter Valley and tested wine! We went to 4 different wineries on Saturday. That night we stayed in an interesting hotel, let me paint a picture for you. The room hardly fit 4 beds. None of the comforters matched. One bed was a double, 2 were twin, and one was just ( Read more... )

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Today is our last day of class with our Australian Professor, Ron. Then we pack up all of our things and our host families pick us up today. I'm excited to meet my host family. From all the emails I received, they sound nice. We stay there for about 10 days, so I'm not where I'll have a computer to log on from again. I'm sure they should have ( Read more... )

Yesterday went went to all the places I listed in my earlier entry. At the Featherdale Wildlife Park I got my picture taken up close with a koala and feeding kangaroos. New Facebook picture when I get home! I also took pictures of many other animals only found in Australia such as Wallabies, Wambats, and Dingos. After the Wildlife Park we went ( Read more... )

I can feel like this trip is going to fly by. The days seem to be going by so fast here even though it's only been a couple of days. Yesterday after class we went in to Sydney and saw the Opera House and some Botanical Gardens. The bus ride back into the city was super long due to rush hour. It was also very hot on the bus and there was no ( Read more... )

Well, I'm here! Right now I'm in a computer lab at the University. My flight got in this morning at about 6:10 a.m. Australia time. I guess it's midnight at home but only 2 p.m. here. I'm surprisingly not tired yet. I slept a little bit on the plane, so that helped. They played 6 movies, it reminded me of movie day except you couldn't really ( Read more... )

I leave for Australia today. It still doesn't seem real to me. I still have a couple things to pack up. It's been a fun and busy week which has consisted of lots of unpacking and packing. Next time I update, I'll be down under.

I'm all done with my finals, I have been since Tuesday. Now I'm just waiting to get grades back. This morning my dad and grandpa came up and moved out my bed, fridge, microwave, carpet, and couch. I didn't let them take my TV though! I'll be here until Saturday morning I've decided. I have to be here until at least 9:00 p.m. Friday night to ( Read more... )

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