Two finals down! Thank goodness. Now the only thing standing between me and the end of this semester is one paper and one more exam. Simple stuff! Just lots of studying to do for that exam, a ton of info to remember! That should be no bueno, but I'm willing to do it to keep up my good marks.
And I think my other incentive is the fact that I booked some wonderful travels last night with the girlies! And we leave on friday! Definitely going to be an amazing trip. Three nights in Melbourne, three in Sydney, and three in Adelaide. Feel free to google maps that! Quite the flight pattern, but at incredibly cheap prices. We also managed to score some very cheap hostel prices as well! Now all we need to do is stick with ridiculously cheap food, and I'd say we did pretty well in planning a 10 day trip! Impressive, at least.
I find myself hoping that visits to these three incredibly different cities will help to open my eyes to more of what Australia has to offer. It's impossible for the entire country to be as boring (sometimes) as where I'm living, or as Americanized. I came abroad again to escape America and experience something new! Some new culture that would amaze me with every turn of my head. So far, not quite finding that. Praying I get to find it in the next week. All I've heard about Melbourne is that "Jess, you will love it" which excites me. Sounds like my kind of place! And Sydney, well you can't come to Australia without going to Sydney. That would be like going to New York City and not going to Time Square, or going to Egypt and not seeing the Pyramids. I don't know too much about Adelaide, but I've been assigned by my partners-in-crime to investigate it! Ha ha. Sunniva, Kristen, Kaitlin and I begin the journey late friday night the 6th and return to the Gold Coast on the 15th. I'll be sure to fill in all of the details once I return, unless I can squeeze in a quick update at a hostel internet cafe.
All of that aside, I found out some very sad news the other day. The lecturer for my film class, one of my most favorite teachers I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, always misses class or his office hours. He never told us it was anything but for "personal reasons", occasionally saying he was sick. But I managed to find out that he is actually suffering through his second round of Leukemia. I guess he had it once before, but now it's back. I'm deeply saddened for him! My thoughts are with you, Scott! God speed.
Cheers
