Alright, flight leaves in a few hours.
(I am sure I am missing things on this list, but here it goes).
Things I will miss about my time here
The people- The beach at my doorstep
- Wednesday night bus rides
- Thursday night poker
- Glasshouse, Ivory, Illawara, North Gong
- Having salt-water drip out of my nose all night after a day at the beach
- Weekend trips to Sydney
- Everything New Zealand
Playing ultimate frisbee barefoot so much my feet turn black from the ground- Kebabs
- Chicken Schnitzel
- Fish and Chips
- The St. George Illawara Dragons
- Pulling all-nighters in the projector room during the World Cup
- Climbing Mt. Kiera
- Hitchhiking
- Penguin Sightings
Meeting great people at hostels- Tim Tams
- The Duck Pond
- Vegemite
- Kangaroos
- Not being underage
- The Blue Mountains
- Thai and Indian restaurants everywhere
- Open mic nights
The crazy sounding birds- Sydney Chinatown
- Bushwalking
- Abseiling
- Arguing whether the American or Aussie name for something is correct (Chicken or Chook?)
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- Boogy boarding
- “Maccas”
- The people
This is a tough post for me to write, so I might as well (try to) keep this short. My time here in Australia was an unforgettable one that I will grow to appreciate more and more as I get older. The people that I have met and spent time with here are some of the best, kindest, interesting, amazing people I have ever known, and they are who I will be thinking about when I look back at my semester abroad. To those people that have helped me out in any way during my time here, shared their life experiences with me, or just spent time with me, I hope you know how appreciative and grateful I am.
My time here was filled with life lessons, but among them all, two realizations stick out.
- The world is a beautiful place filled with beautiful people, and I can’t wait to continue to explore it.
- I live a beautiful life, and whole-hearted thanks to those who are responsible for it being what it is.
Thanks for reading folks.
