travelling is weird. seeing new stuff and being excited about it is fun.
melbourne was a really cool city...but by the time i knew my way around and saw what i wanted to see...i was like...NEXT CITY please.
playing at playgrounds by yourself if exhilirating.
i'm now in sydney. i'm staying with a friend of a friend who is now my friend! her name is eloise.
its raining outside. i want to go into the city...but i'm comfortable where i am.
i met this bloke at planetshakers city church on sunday and we hung out all day on monday. it was really cool. he ended up driving me to the airport and that was nice.
i feel like i dont want to tell a bunch about what i'm doing so that i'll have heaps of stories when i come home to share..with photos to illustrate. it should be fun.
it will be fun.
i dont like thinking of titles.
this past week has been way too busy for words, but every moment was precious.
easter was on my birthday this year and it was wonderful. the fact that i wasnt at home for my 21st kinda hit me hard when it got up to the day...but my 'family' here treated me well and made me feel as special as they possibly could. we had a day at the beach for a friend, sophie's, baptism, and then we had the best ever cake (caramel mud cake) for my bday. we chilled out in the afternoon and then went to the drive ins for some good fun. we played pictionary and friends and family called from home which was very lovely.
this week consisted of:
- sand boarding down sand dunes
- learning how to bake aussie desserts
- shopping (what week doesnt consist of that?)
- having a sleep over at nikki's place and watching depressing - world trade centre
- last day at pronto's
- being prepared for an organized food fight after friday night church, but that being cancelled
- being so pumped for skydiving and then God didnt want us to go b/c it was too windy, so we just all hung out
- planning to have our bday party at the beach today (in an hour), but it is raining a whole lot, so we're having it at the cottrell's, which is good, too.
- making our cake right now, julie's making the icing and says it tastes too buttery, so she put vanilla vodka in it...and now it tastes great..haha.
our main tasks for tomorrow:
- trying to fit our doubled wardrobe into all the same luggage that we brought
- having a celebration of yaagerbombs later in the evening
what i learned this week is that, GOd's plan is better than our plan, even in the little things. so dont stress, dont be disappointed, just delight yourself in the Lord, our God.
if anyone wants to get a hold of me on my travels...you can literally call anytime...b/c time differences get way too confusing...the number to call is...
00 111 +61 435 028 684
rotto.
oh dear.
we had our 'weekend' away at rottnest island....from thursday morning til friday afternoon...
let me list some interesting events...
- decided on taking the "jump on, jump off bus" instead of hiring bikes...(good move)
- explored many o' beaches around the island
- found this one deserted cove and just hung out til it started to rain
- got some real good coffee at dome
- watched a great sunset
- had quokkas invade the boys 3 man tent, which resulted in a bad
smelling tent, which led us to all 5 of us sleeping in a 2 person tent....oh what fun...
- got up nice and early after an awful sleep to watch the sunrise
- had fun at the beach and had a good sand fight before heading off the island to perth
- yay for a very memorable getaway...
- happy easter.
