Home Finally home. Last night I laid in bed with a smile on my face and took a deep breath: I had done it. I had successfully completed one semester of study in a foreign country. It felt good - more so to be in my own bed, but yes, I felt accomplished. I can and did do it. I was hoping that when I woke this morning my cough would magically disappear, yeah no. So with a cough, feeling extremely exhausted still, and with shoulder and arm soreness I tried to clean...

Phoenix Airport, Arizona So I think it all began on Thursday when I woke up at 10am. After finalizing packing, breaking the bank by spending more than I should have to send my extra stuff home, giving away what was left, throwing away valuable goods, creating an op-shop bag of goods, and saying good-bye to the four people in Scott Annex, I laid in bed and slept for three hours before I had to get up at 5am, take the two hour airport bus from Bendigo to Melbour...

Day 141 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia With only a few weeks left, I was finally able to get to Melbourne (btw: it's pronounced Mel-bin, not Mel-born). Took the train Friday morning and got into the city at 9:30am.Big cities like this scare me. So many people all over the place, I just get so overwhelmed.Thankfully my tour guide, James McLean, met me at Southern Cross to give me a tour of Australia's favorite city. First stop: the Melbourne M...

Day 3 - En route from Adelaide to Bendigo Yesterday we headed to the Boho bar for lunch. This place was decorated in the coolest fashion. Very Moulin Rouge-style, and they even had the movie playing around the place. The downstairs had a bar and a large lounge area for sitting. The couches and chairs were very old fashion with dark colors and had that round rich style. The walls and ceiling was black, as well as the windows covered as to make it feel like nigh...

Day 2 - Adelaide, South Australia Australia This morning Sydney made French Toast because Brodie's never had them. We then watched the last two episodes of the season of Glee (so good!). After getting an outside tour of the yard and collecting the eggs from the chickens, we headed off to the Mt. Lofty Botanical Gardens. It was really pretty. All the autumn colors from the trees, and the serenity! My senses were still thrown off because my head tells me it shou...