Well, after a lot of convincing from friends and family members, I have given into creating a blog for while I am in Australia. It’s funny, because, I have always kind of been anti-blogs, but it seems like a cool idea to me now and should be something nice for me to look back on someday.
Right now, I am actually sitting at my gate and my plane will take off in about 2 hours. It is so hard for me to fully grasp that this is really happening. I have gone through all the motions of the endless errands and tasks, survived the ordeal of packing only 2 suitcases for 6 months, and said my goodbyes to my loved ones, but it still hasn’t hit me. I know that this will be one of the most amazing experiences of my life, or so I am told by my brother, sister, and every other person I know who has studied abroad. I am really excited but at the same time, oddly calm right now. I’m sure it will hit me at some point during my 5 million hour plane ride to Australia that this is in fact real life and not just one of the dreams my vivid and wild imagination comes up with. I have been looking forward to studying abroad ever since my sister did it 6 years ago, which she will claim is because I always want to do what she does. :P But, basically, I know it will be amazing and I am ready for a change of pace and new experiences!!!!
So, I will be flying from LAX to the Melbourne airport, where I will have a 6 hour layover and then fly to Cairns for my program’s orientation at the Great Barrier Reef! After being there for a week, I will then head to Brisbane where I will be living and going to the University of Queensland. As I am typing this, I am getting more excited and I am very ready to have the best 6 months of my life! If you people are actually still reading this and entertained, then feel free to check up on this blog. I will try to keep up with this as often as I can to let you know what random and interesting situations I will inevitably get myself into in Australia!!!
P.S. I apologize in advance that I tend to be detailed and get carried away when telling stories. Read on with caution. J
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