Well hello! It has been awhile! I figured it is fitting to write a post since one year ago today I made the very long trek to Australia. This past year has flew by so fast I don't even know where it has went. It is also crazy to think that in one week I will be starting my final year at Augustana. Now seriously, how the heck am I a SENIOR in college already? Seems like just yesterday I was graduating from high school. Now, I have had 3 years of college and one amazing study abroad trip under my belt. All of it has changed my life (for the better of course).
Now, when I woke up today I knew it was going to be a hard day. Yes, it is a happy day, but it is also sad because I want to go back to Australia so bad! This whole evening I have been thinking about what I was doing at this exact time last year. At this time last year I was on a plane to Los Angeles. I also realized that I wore the exact same outfit I wore when I left for Australia to work today (no, I did not plan that). Gah! I just cannot get over that it has been a year already!
Anyway, I really do not have much else to say besides how in shock I am that one year ago I was on my way to a new place that changed my life. I would not trade that experience for the world! If anyone gets a chance to study abroad in Australia, or anywhere else, live it up and soak it all in. Studying abroad is by far one of the best experiences ever and you never really know what it is like until you go and do it! So, enjoy my friends, study abroad, travel the world, and be happy!
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tips for the future
Hello Hello!
I just saw this link on Twitter and thought it would be fun to post it here. This link talks about how much tip you should give around the world. Check it out!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
I just saw this link on Twitter and thought it would be fun to post it here. This link talks about how much tip you should give around the world. Check it out!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
There is not greater gift than the gift of travel.
Right now there is not a day that goes by that I don't wish I was back in Australia. The adjustment to the American lifestyle has been rough, and many tears have been shed. One thing that I have struggled with for the past few weeks is coming to terms with that idea that you can out grow your friendships. It is hard because I am realizing this about one of my friends here at school. I am hoping I don't lose them as a friend. It has just been tough. Another thing I have been struggling with is the feeling of being replaced. This is also happening with one of my close friends. Trust me it is not fun. There have been so many mixed emotions with this idea that it has become very mind boggling.
Since being back I have developed a very good support system. This I have found to be amazing while transitioning back into the American way of life. The two people I hang out with a lot are my friends Maggie and Becky. Maggie and I never really knew each other until the fall semester of my sophomore year/her junior year. While she was abroad (she studying abroad in Nova Scotia for a year) we began talking a lot more and found out we had a lot in common. She has been my main supporter in the transition, and I have also been hers. My other friend/supporter is Becky. I have known Becky since my freshman year when we started reffing intramural basketball together and now we play on the same intramural teams. I have been doing a lot of things with these two since being back and it has been a lot of fun.
As for now my life has been full of school, transitions, emotional break downs, and some very fun nights. Spring semester just started at school and I'm sure it will be filled with more of those things, so keep reading!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
Monday, January 23, 2012
Last few days of my real fake life.
Hello hello!
I'm sorry for not updating this sooner. The last few days in Australia and the short time I was home flew by so fast I didn't have time to update my blog. Oh well better late then never!
I'm sure many are wondering what I mean when I say my real fake life. My roommate Lacey and I liked calling our Australian experience our real fake life because living in Australia was real but it never felt real. This is because 1. who can say that they lived "Down Under" for 4 months for school, 2. you could go to the beach all day, 3. No one cared if you drank (more on this later) and 4. there was a complete balance of school life, social life, and work life. I have never been somewhere before where that was remotely possible. It seemed so fake but it was real at the same time. That is what it was a real fake life.
Alright now I have to refresh my memory and figure out where I left off. Lacey left early in the morning on December 17th and shortly after she left everyone went back to their rooms, shed some tears, and called it a night. Another one of us left and it still didn't feel real. That night at school there was the end of semester bash at Don's and then at Shooters. To start off the night there were some pre gaming festivities in my friend Jeff's room. After that we took some Maxi taxi's to Don's and continued out last party night in the Gold Coast. After Don's everyone was bussed to Surfer's to continue partying at Shooter's. My roommate Ruth and I met up with her friend Adam and a couple of his buddies. That night we ended up staying at Shooter's until bar close at 5 am. Honestly could not have asked for a better way to spend our last night out in Australia. It was great! It was also a lot of fun being able to hang out with all of the fabulous people I had met during the semester! I miss them all terribly!
Also on Sunday Ruth and I cleaned our whole apartment from top to bottom. That night, since it was our last night abroad, many people stayed up all night packing. Then, at 3:30 am we all ventured down to the beach to watch the sunrise one last time together. It was a gorgeous sunrise but at the same time it was so sad because we would all be leaving in 2.5 hours to make our ways back to the states. It was very bitter sweet, but it was the best way to spend our last few hours.
We all finished packing up our things and headed to the airport at 6 am. This was so difficult. I did not want to leave. It is very hard to leave a place that you called home for 4 months and a place where you become part of society and head back to the United States.
However, a plus side of coming back to states is being able to say that I stayed in the same day for 30+ hours, and also being able to say that August 30, 2011 does not exist in my life due to flying.
Coming back to the states was an adventure. Our flight left out of Brisbane at 11:15 am on December 19th with our Sydney to LA flight leaving at 2:10. Well, our Brisbane flight was delayed because there were so many people taking this flight to get international connections in Sydney. We got into LA 30 minutes late and had to be rushed through security and immigration and then make it to the international terminal. That flight ended up being delayed also due to our Brisbane flight being delayed. After 14 hours of flying (thank goodness I slept the majority of this flight) we finally landed in LA. From LA I had a flight to Dallas. This flight was also delayed on the runway because the tower was missing information. We finally made it to Dallas and my Dallas to Minneapolis flight was delayed 30 minutes due to weather. However, with all the delays I got into Minneapolis at 11:40, 5 minutes after the time I was supposed to get in, and after 33 hours of flying and I finally made it home.
That night my mom and my older sister met me at the airport to pick me up. It was so good to see them because they were the ones that dropped me off at the airport when I left for Australia. That night we stayed at my sisters place in Bloomington. When we got to my sisters place I was greeted with a lot of puppy love from the best dog ever, Eddie! He was so excited to see me that he climbed up in my lap and hit me in the face. Yup, Eds I missed you too!
I slept a lot during the first week home. We celebrated Christmas with my mom's side of the family and with some friends at church. It was nice. The following week my mom, little sister, and I went to go visit my older sister in Bloomington and have a girls day out. Here is a picture from that day. We tried to get Eddie to sit nice for the picture but he decided he wanted to do his classic pose and lay on his back instead.
I rang in the new year with some friends and then on Jan 3rd I headed back to Augie for J-term. It felt weird coming back here because it felt like I should have been getting on a plane to go back to Australia. The first week being back I went to a black light party with my friend Maggie. Maggie spent the last year studying abroad in Canada. I have been hanging out with her a lot this month because we are both attempting to transition back into the American life style. Needless to say it is very interesting and we have shed a lot of tears trying to adjust.
Now, to talk about the drinking thing. My school in South Dakota is a dry campus, so alcohol is not allowed on campus. Many students here also take that view and like to shove it in other people's faces. Many people at this campus also think that if you go out to party, have a few drinks, and have a good time you are becoming an alcoholic and are not responsible. This is extremely difficult for me to deal with because being abroad where the drinking age is 18 and drinking responsibly is a way of life. It is not something that has to be taught to you like it is in the States. They know how to make partying work in Australia. In the states they do not. Plain and simple.
I figured that once I wrote the last post about my last few days in Australia I would be done with this blog. However, my adventure does not stop here and I have decided to continue with it as I attempt to transition into the American lifestyle again, deal with culture shock, and many other things. My adventure down under continues, and trust me it is going to be an interesting semester after looking back on how my last month here has been.
That is all for now!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
I'm sorry for not updating this sooner. The last few days in Australia and the short time I was home flew by so fast I didn't have time to update my blog. Oh well better late then never!
I'm sure many are wondering what I mean when I say my real fake life. My roommate Lacey and I liked calling our Australian experience our real fake life because living in Australia was real but it never felt real. This is because 1. who can say that they lived "Down Under" for 4 months for school, 2. you could go to the beach all day, 3. No one cared if you drank (more on this later) and 4. there was a complete balance of school life, social life, and work life. I have never been somewhere before where that was remotely possible. It seemed so fake but it was real at the same time. That is what it was a real fake life.
Alright now I have to refresh my memory and figure out where I left off. Lacey left early in the morning on December 17th and shortly after she left everyone went back to their rooms, shed some tears, and called it a night. Another one of us left and it still didn't feel real. That night at school there was the end of semester bash at Don's and then at Shooters. To start off the night there were some pre gaming festivities in my friend Jeff's room. After that we took some Maxi taxi's to Don's and continued out last party night in the Gold Coast. After Don's everyone was bussed to Surfer's to continue partying at Shooter's. My roommate Ruth and I met up with her friend Adam and a couple of his buddies. That night we ended up staying at Shooter's until bar close at 5 am. Honestly could not have asked for a better way to spend our last night out in Australia. It was great! It was also a lot of fun being able to hang out with all of the fabulous people I had met during the semester! I miss them all terribly!
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| Minnesota Girls! |
On Sunday I spent the majority of the day packing. I dreaded this day so much because I did not want my time in this beautiful place to come to an end. Yes, I did get all of my clothes and things I bought into three suitcases and my backpack. Both of my suitcases were over weight but they made it through with no problem!
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We all finished packing up our things and headed to the airport at 6 am. This was so difficult. I did not want to leave. It is very hard to leave a place that you called home for 4 months and a place where you become part of society and head back to the United States.
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| Coming into LA |
Coming back to the states was an adventure. Our flight left out of Brisbane at 11:15 am on December 19th with our Sydney to LA flight leaving at 2:10. Well, our Brisbane flight was delayed because there were so many people taking this flight to get international connections in Sydney. We got into LA 30 minutes late and had to be rushed through security and immigration and then make it to the international terminal. That flight ended up being delayed also due to our Brisbane flight being delayed. After 14 hours of flying (thank goodness I slept the majority of this flight) we finally landed in LA. From LA I had a flight to Dallas. This flight was also delayed on the runway because the tower was missing information. We finally made it to Dallas and my Dallas to Minneapolis flight was delayed 30 minutes due to weather. However, with all the delays I got into Minneapolis at 11:40, 5 minutes after the time I was supposed to get in, and after 33 hours of flying and I finally made it home.
That night my mom and my older sister met me at the airport to pick me up. It was so good to see them because they were the ones that dropped me off at the airport when I left for Australia. That night we stayed at my sisters place in Bloomington. When we got to my sisters place I was greeted with a lot of puppy love from the best dog ever, Eddie! He was so excited to see me that he climbed up in my lap and hit me in the face. Yup, Eds I missed you too!
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| Eddie and his new buddy Cooper playing |
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| Representing the our home lands |
I figured that once I wrote the last post about my last few days in Australia I would be done with this blog. However, my adventure does not stop here and I have decided to continue with it as I attempt to transition into the American lifestyle again, deal with culture shock, and many other things. My adventure down under continues, and trust me it is going to be an interesting semester after looking back on how my last month here has been.
That is all for now!
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Finals? No thanks! I'd rather play in the sand!
Hello hello!
This last week has been an interesting one to say the least. I had to say good-bye/see you later to two of my roommates, my Norwegian friends on campus, the kangaroos and koalas, and tonight to another one of my friends from my study abroad group. Now, I don't leave for Minnesota until Monday morning but the good-byes just keep on rolling in. Anyone know how to make it stop?
Alright so the update for the week! Here we go!
On Monday, my friends Jacqueline, Jeff, Brenna, Emily and I went Scuba diving out at Wavebreak Island. It was about a 15 minute boat ride from Main Beach Marina. It was so much fun! However, since everything I do always comes with some sort of disaster attached to it my scuba experience was a little more interesting than most. To start off the day my friend Jacqueline and I decided that we didn't want to wear matching color flippers so we traded and each of us wore a pink one and a white one. When we got out to the Island my first pair of goggles broke, then we when we were doing the scuba exercises I wasn't in deep enough water and kept on falling everywhere (even fell into a tree, yup I'm talented), and my masked filled with water so I couldn't see. My instructor was also Korean and I could not understand anything she said so she started using sign language. Yup, that was a fail too because I'm illiterate when it comes to sign language. While she was working with the other people in my group I joined another instructor and Emily, Brenna, and Jacqueline. This instructor was Asian, but I could understand her a little better. I eventually got through the exercises and we all began with the dive. As we were crawling along the ocean bottom I began to float up. Now, you would think with all the scuba gear and a 10 lbs weight belt around your waist that you would sink to the bottom. Nope, not in my case. I was still floating. So, while we are crawling along the floor the Korean instructor was pushing me to the bottom so I would stop floating. Later on I started having problems with my ears and I was passed off to an Australian instructor and her and I cruised around the diving area until my ears started acting up again. Then once everyone else was done scuba diving we got a chance to snorkel. This was less problem filled and got to see the fish a little bit more. I got to see some of the fish that were in Finding Nemo, and a bunch of other kinds, including a shark (not a great white or anything massive like that though)!
On Tuesday was my Norwegian friends going away party even though they didn't leave until Saturday. I'm going to miss these ladies a lot as they have made my time in Australia more memorable, and hopefully will one day make it out to Norway to see them again!
Also on Tuesday night Ruth, Lacey and I said goodbye to our roommate Natalee.
On Wednesday night some girls from my Study Abroad group rented a puppy from a puppy pet store in Surfer's Paradise (it didn't cost anything as they don't want to leave the puppies in the store over night and they want to socialize them). They got a pugalier (a pug croassed with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He didn't have a name when they picked him up so the girls named him Burleigh. He was adorable and a great reason for a study break!
This week I also finished up the last of my souvenir shopping. It feels so good to be done! However, I am a smart one and got my little brother and little sister the same t-shirt only in different colors. So, Tony and Ashley if you are reading this.... SURPRISE! You two got matching shirts! Just kidding! I got one of you a new shirt so you won't have to have matching shirts. I also picked up come Australian wine and beer for my parents (well the beer is for me too because it is DELICIOUS! Shout out to Burleigh Brewing!)
On Thursday I took my sport coaching final and then came home to help Ruth and Lacey with the big clean of our apartment. Our apartment looked like it first did when we moved in in September, it was very bittersweet.
On Friday after my wine studies final I went to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary with my friend Laura to say goodbye to the Kangaroos and Koalas. I'm going to miss being able to go there and see the animals.
Later that night, since it was Lacey's last night in Australia, we went out to eat at Max Brenners. Max Brenners is an extremely delicious chocolate restaurant. It was soooooo good!
After Max Brenners we all went to the park by the beach and then down to the beach one last time. This was also very bittersweet. Here are some shots from the park and the beach.
That's all for now.
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
This last week has been an interesting one to say the least. I had to say good-bye/see you later to two of my roommates, my Norwegian friends on campus, the kangaroos and koalas, and tonight to another one of my friends from my study abroad group. Now, I don't leave for Minnesota until Monday morning but the good-byes just keep on rolling in. Anyone know how to make it stop?
Alright so the update for the week! Here we go!
On Monday, my friends Jacqueline, Jeff, Brenna, Emily and I went Scuba diving out at Wavebreak Island. It was about a 15 minute boat ride from Main Beach Marina. It was so much fun! However, since everything I do always comes with some sort of disaster attached to it my scuba experience was a little more interesting than most. To start off the day my friend Jacqueline and I decided that we didn't want to wear matching color flippers so we traded and each of us wore a pink one and a white one. When we got out to the Island my first pair of goggles broke, then we when we were doing the scuba exercises I wasn't in deep enough water and kept on falling everywhere (even fell into a tree, yup I'm talented), and my masked filled with water so I couldn't see. My instructor was also Korean and I could not understand anything she said so she started using sign language. Yup, that was a fail too because I'm illiterate when it comes to sign language. While she was working with the other people in my group I joined another instructor and Emily, Brenna, and Jacqueline. This instructor was Asian, but I could understand her a little better. I eventually got through the exercises and we all began with the dive. As we were crawling along the ocean bottom I began to float up. Now, you would think with all the scuba gear and a 10 lbs weight belt around your waist that you would sink to the bottom. Nope, not in my case. I was still floating. So, while we are crawling along the floor the Korean instructor was pushing me to the bottom so I would stop floating. Later on I started having problems with my ears and I was passed off to an Australian instructor and her and I cruised around the diving area until my ears started acting up again. Then once everyone else was done scuba diving we got a chance to snorkel. This was less problem filled and got to see the fish a little bit more. I got to see some of the fish that were in Finding Nemo, and a bunch of other kinds, including a shark (not a great white or anything massive like that though)!
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| Hermit Crab |
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| The Marina |
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| Sigrid, Elise, Me, Susanne, Frida, and Heidi |
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| TV1 ladies! Frida (aka Elvis), Elise, Mel, Susanne, Birgette, and Heidi |
On Wednesday night some girls from my Study Abroad group rented a puppy from a puppy pet store in Surfer's Paradise (it didn't cost anything as they don't want to leave the puppies in the store over night and they want to socialize them). They got a pugalier (a pug croassed with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He didn't have a name when they picked him up so the girls named him Burleigh. He was adorable and a great reason for a study break!
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| Burleigh sleeping |
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| He loved to snuggle |
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| He also loved to play |
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| Wine and beer! Nothing better! |
On Friday after my wine studies final I went to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary with my friend Laura to say goodbye to the Kangaroos and Koalas. I'm going to miss being able to go there and see the animals.
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| Sleepy Koala. |
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| My chocolate souffle! |
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| Roomies! |
That's all for now.
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Why are people leaving?! This is not ok.
Hi all!
Alright so this is not an update of what I did this week as that will be later in the week and because I should be studying for my wine studies final right now, but I need to get something off my mind. So, this week one of my roommates, Natalee, left and it really hit home that I will be leaving here on Monday. Yes, Monday. This is depressing! Granted some people left before her and it wasn't a huge deal because I still had a week before I had to leave, but the morning she left something just wasn't right. Now my roommate Lacey leaves early on Saturday morning and Ruth and I are going to see her off to her airport shuttle. I am anticipating being an absolute mess when Lacey leaves. No idea why, but I am going to be. The tears will most likely be flowing. This is literally insane. I have known that this day was going to come really really fast, but I never thought it would be this fast. It is very bitter sweet. I am ready to come home and see all my friends and family, but I don't want to leave the place I called home the past 4 months. It is surreal. I am most likely going to be a complete mess when I come home because of the culture shock, and right now it feels like I'm coming home for Christmas and then coming back here, but instead I'll be going back to Augie. Now I love Augie, don't get me wrong, but Bond has been my home Uni for the last 4 months. The adjustment is going to be very difficult (and I'm not just talking weather change difficult). Ugh. I don't want to leave!
We did a heavy duty cleaning of our apartment today and it looked like what it did when we all moved in here. I wanted to cry. This is not OK.
Tomorrow night before Lacey takes off for home, Rut,h Lacey, and I are making pizza and watching movies and then getting Max Brenners and eating it on the beach and then coming back to the apartment to watch more movies before sending Lacey off. Its going to be fun but very sad at the same time.
All in all I leave on Monday. These past four months have been incredible and I am going to cherish the memories forever! For everyone back home be ready for a picture/my parent's wine party when I get home. I have lots of pictures to share! Anyway, I have to get back to studying for my wine studies final. Ha! Never thought I would ever wish finals week was longer.
See you soon!
Later Gators
<3 Melissa
Alright so this is not an update of what I did this week as that will be later in the week and because I should be studying for my wine studies final right now, but I need to get something off my mind. So, this week one of my roommates, Natalee, left and it really hit home that I will be leaving here on Monday. Yes, Monday. This is depressing! Granted some people left before her and it wasn't a huge deal because I still had a week before I had to leave, but the morning she left something just wasn't right. Now my roommate Lacey leaves early on Saturday morning and Ruth and I are going to see her off to her airport shuttle. I am anticipating being an absolute mess when Lacey leaves. No idea why, but I am going to be. The tears will most likely be flowing. This is literally insane. I have known that this day was going to come really really fast, but I never thought it would be this fast. It is very bitter sweet. I am ready to come home and see all my friends and family, but I don't want to leave the place I called home the past 4 months. It is surreal. I am most likely going to be a complete mess when I come home because of the culture shock, and right now it feels like I'm coming home for Christmas and then coming back here, but instead I'll be going back to Augie. Now I love Augie, don't get me wrong, but Bond has been my home Uni for the last 4 months. The adjustment is going to be very difficult (and I'm not just talking weather change difficult). Ugh. I don't want to leave!
We did a heavy duty cleaning of our apartment today and it looked like what it did when we all moved in here. I wanted to cry. This is not OK.
Tomorrow night before Lacey takes off for home, Rut,h Lacey, and I are making pizza and watching movies and then getting Max Brenners and eating it on the beach and then coming back to the apartment to watch more movies before sending Lacey off. Its going to be fun but very sad at the same time.
All in all I leave on Monday. These past four months have been incredible and I am going to cherish the memories forever! For everyone back home be ready for a picture/my parent's wine party when I get home. I have lots of pictures to share! Anyway, I have to get back to studying for my wine studies final. Ha! Never thought I would ever wish finals week was longer.
See you soon!
Later Gators
<3 Melissa
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Study week... wait who studies?
This past week was the official second to last week in the beautiful land of Australia. It is also study week at Bond Uni. Yup, study week. Now, I can personally say I did not study, unless if studying comes in the form of studying price tags because I did a lot of shopping. Anyway, so this past week the weather was cold, rainy, and a little on the icky side, so soaking up the sun was not an option. However, Steffan, Jacqueline, Lacey, and I managed to get some frisbee in earlier in the week.
Lately everyone in my apartment has been in the Christmas spirit (hence our wonderful Christmas decorations) and this past week Jacqueline, Lacey, and I made Christmas cookies! However, our frosting didn't really turn out the greatest, but it still worked. By the end of cookie decorating we were all rolling on the floor laughing from some of the things said while decorating the cookies. It made for some very good entertainment :) Later that night we had people over in our room to watch Santa Claus 3 to keep the Christmas spirit going.
As you could probably imagine when it isn't sunny there really is not much to do around here. I mean you can only watch so many TV shows and movies before you get sick of it all. However, they do play 7th Heaven re-runs here and that is one show everyone in the apartment can't get sick of. In order to keep ourselves busy during the crappy weather week Brenna, Lacey, Jacqueline, and I took a trip to the Harbor Town shopping center. There are so many outlets here it was kind of like going to the Medford Outlets. One of the highlights of this trip was seeing Santa drive around in a decked out golf cart.
This week was also the TEAN Bond University farewell dinner. Honestly, I cannot believe that part of the semester has come and passed. It feels like just yesterday everyone was moving into their apartments here in the Gold Coast, and now in 1 week we all pack up to head our separate ways. It is very bitter sweet. Here are a few pictures from the dinner.
That about wraps it up for this weeks update. Sorry it is not more interesting.
Only one week left in the OZ and I'm going to soak up as much sun as possible :)
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
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| The Jellyfish we found on the beach |
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| playing frisbee-ball with a palm leaf |
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| Jacqueline and the giant palm leaf |
Lately everyone in my apartment has been in the Christmas spirit (hence our wonderful Christmas decorations) and this past week Jacqueline, Lacey, and I made Christmas cookies! However, our frosting didn't really turn out the greatest, but it still worked. By the end of cookie decorating we were all rolling on the floor laughing from some of the things said while decorating the cookies. It made for some very good entertainment :) Later that night we had people over in our room to watch Santa Claus 3 to keep the Christmas spirit going.
As you could probably imagine when it isn't sunny there really is not much to do around here. I mean you can only watch so many TV shows and movies before you get sick of it all. However, they do play 7th Heaven re-runs here and that is one show everyone in the apartment can't get sick of. In order to keep ourselves busy during the crappy weather week Brenna, Lacey, Jacqueline, and I took a trip to the Harbor Town shopping center. There are so many outlets here it was kind of like going to the Medford Outlets. One of the highlights of this trip was seeing Santa drive around in a decked out golf cart.
This week was also the TEAN Bond University farewell dinner. Honestly, I cannot believe that part of the semester has come and passed. It feels like just yesterday everyone was moving into their apartments here in the Gold Coast, and now in 1 week we all pack up to head our separate ways. It is very bitter sweet. Here are a few pictures from the dinner.
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| Roomies <3 |
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| So delicious!!! |
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| Matt, our orientation leader, came for a surprise visit! |
That about wraps it up for this weeks update. Sorry it is not more interesting.
Only one week left in the OZ and I'm going to soak up as much sun as possible :)
Later Gators!
<3 Melissa
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