Saturday, May 23, 2009

Have a go, Mate! (May 23, 2009)

I’M FINALLY HERE! And this place is awesome! It has rained on and off both yesterday & today, but it is still ridiculously pleasant, especially for winter (where it reaches lows of 52 degrees F, oh boy!) lol. So the flight was crap. I broke down in tears @ security in Detroit when I had to say bye to my mom, not knowing whether I would actually make it to the other side of the world. BUT I’m fine. lol. The international flight from LA to Sydney was really actually nice. Except for when we “ran out of fuel” and had to land in some ridiculous island called Nomeae (or something) in the middle of the ocean. Later, we found out that our flight may have actually got a bird caught in it somewhere in its propeller, causing us to have an emergency landing. Anyways, so then we missed our flight from Sydney to Brisbane and had to wait for a later one, not knowing if anyone would be at the airport to pick us up. PHEW! It was an exhausting 34 hours of traveling.

Brisbane has been really nice. We had a little orientation, and everything sounds like it will be beautiful and educational, but most of all FUN! Today we visited the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, where I got to hold a koala and literally play with kangaroos! There was even a teeny tiny baby koala in its mommy’s pouch. Sooo cute! Visiting the Sanctuary was literally the best experience I have had in my life so far. I wish I could describe in words how fabulous it was, but honestly you just have to see for yourself.

The title of this blog is one of the many “attitudes” I am working on developing while I’m in this country. Trying new things is important in Australian culture, and while I am here I am attempting to take advantage of every opportunity. Those of you who know me know I am the pickiest eater on the face of the planet, and though I’ve only been here 3 days, I’ve already tried shrimp (yes, I’ve never had shrimp lol) and this stuff called vegemite (it’s basically solidified soy sauce, sooo salty!) Another attitude is “No worries,” and so I’m trying to be as laid back as is allowed!

Well, tomorrow we head off to Stradbroke Island, and honestly I’m just hoping that the weather holds out so we can have a great island experience. Trust me, I’ll letcha know…J

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