It's Official

And the results are in: I do, in fact, have mono. The excitement of this statement is, obviously, hard for me to contain. So please, won't you celebrate with me? Nothing but bedrest and some movies for the rest of the week. Chin up for a better monday! I'm in a particularly interesting writing mood the last few days, so I'm just warning you. I probably have nothing very interesting to say, but I feel the need to write it down nonetheless. Feel free to comment, or ignore it for that fact. Ha!

Lately, I have felt somewhat, bored with this place. I've fallen into a routine, one that does not suit me. If you know me at all, you know that regardless of what the routine is, routine is not good for me. I get antsy, bored, uninterested, essentially I feel stuck. And as of now? I'm feeling rather stuck. I'm bored! Australia just isn't doing it for me. However, I've forced myself to think long and hard about this, because I don't want to make any rash decisions. Any decision made now would probably only be made because I'm sick, and home is always comforting when you're sick, especially when you're alone across the world. And although I feel as though I'd much prefer to be stuck in a boring routine back home where I could be saving tons of money, I've come to the conclusion that there is a reason I'm doing two semesters here. Australia hasn't given me what I'm looking for yet, but it has a chance to redeem itself. After all, 5.5 more months is a very short time in the grand scheme of my life. Plus, I'm sure I would regret it once I got home. I need to find something here within the next few weeks that will convince me of Australia's worthiness in my book.

And lucky for me I received an email two days ago giving me a chance to love this country for what it truly is. A trip to a cattle ranch up north! Precisely the definition of Australia, in my mind. Riding horses, canoeing, swimming, delicious food, a ranch, wine tasting.. exactly what the doctor ordered. Paid my share just this afternoon! I'm being rather optimistic about this adventure, hoping that I can eliminate the "This trip was a bad idea" bug that's been bothering me as of late. So cheers to a cure for this bug!

On a side note, I've decided that I very much dislike when people around me think they are better than me. Who gives them that right? Exactly, no one. So grow up, stop being a spoiled brat, and consider yourself an average Uni student, just like the rest of us.

Cheers!