My exchange is slowly coming to an end. I have officially only got 10 days left in Australia. The goodbyes started a little while ago, and everytime I have to say goodbye to someone, it gets worse. However, I still hadn't realised that I am about to leave until a few days back. I got a note at school saying I had to come to the front office, so I did. Well, I just thought I had forgotten to sign in or something rather... but no... they told me I had to bring in all my school books, uniform and laptop on tuesday to sort out all the paper work, and sign out! Holy doley! I'm sure my heart stopped for a few seconds in that very moment.
Another thing... Like, going on exchange was the best thing I ever chose to do, and the mood roller-coaster has been part of my last year. Nevertheless, it hasn't been as bad as now. This one day, I was talking to a few people on facebook... half of them told me they could not wait for me to come home and were getting all excited, the other half would wish the day never came. So there I was, shmuck bang in the middle - what am I supposed to feel??
So yeah, I'm going home soon. wæææææ :O :O :D :D :( :'(
fredag 22. juni 2012
fredag 8. juni 2012
I thought I had been busy during the last 11 months, but I never thought the last month would to be the worst of all of them (in a good way).
I went to the blue mountains with Liisa and her previous host family. It was so pretty there, and reminded me of Norway. The trees were all loosing their leafs, and the colours were beautiful. We stayed in a cute little cottage only a few minutes away from the three sisters. We went on several walks, a got to see quite a lot in only two days.
I celebrated my birthday last week. It was a great day, or maybe a week? I took a while before all the celebrations had taken place. We went out for dinner on my actual birthday. I went out in Newcastle, which was a lot of fun. We also had dinner at Hog's Breath during the weekend.
Finally, after close to 11 months, I made it to Singleton. We had our last scandinavian dinner, which again turned out really nicely. Wednesday, Liisa and I, caught the train down to Sydney to see the Sydney Lights (Vivid 2012). We had two great days down there. We started by wandering around in the city, before we went down to the Quay where the light show started at 6pm. It was raining a fair bit that night, but we enjoyed it anyway.
I've now got 24 days left, which freaks me out, but also makes me happy. It's really hard to understand for anyone who isn't going through our situation.
I went to the blue mountains with Liisa and her previous host family. It was so pretty there, and reminded me of Norway. The trees were all loosing their leafs, and the colours were beautiful. We stayed in a cute little cottage only a few minutes away from the three sisters. We went on several walks, a got to see quite a lot in only two days.
I celebrated my birthday last week. It was a great day, or maybe a week? I took a while before all the celebrations had taken place. We went out for dinner on my actual birthday. I went out in Newcastle, which was a lot of fun. We also had dinner at Hog's Breath during the weekend.
Finally, after close to 11 months, I made it to Singleton. We had our last scandinavian dinner, which again turned out really nicely. Wednesday, Liisa and I, caught the train down to Sydney to see the Sydney Lights (Vivid 2012). We had two great days down there. We started by wandering around in the city, before we went down to the Quay where the light show started at 6pm. It was raining a fair bit that night, but we enjoyed it anyway.
I've now got 24 days left, which freaks me out, but also makes me happy. It's really hard to understand for anyone who isn't going through our situation.
fredag 18. mai 2012
Groovin' & Norway-day
Well well, I din't have much time to recover after I came back from our trip. Together we my Rotary club I spent thursday night packing flowers for mothers day which was last sunday. I then visited my host mum's daughter and her three children friday night.
My 2nd host mum picked me up Saturday morning. Together with my two host sisters and a few others a then went to Groovin' the Moo, were we for instance saw Bluejuice, Ball Park Music, 360, Kaizer Chiefs and so many more!
Yesterday, the 17th of May, was Norway's national day! I went down to Sydney together with Brian. It was an amazing celebration, even bigger than the once I've had in Norway. I think we were more than 500 people who started the celebration in Hyde Park. I played in a little band, which was great. The police then stopped all the traffic as we started to march down the main street to Darling Harbour!
My 2nd host mum picked me up Saturday morning. Together with my two host sisters and a few others a then went to Groovin' the Moo, were we for instance saw Bluejuice, Ball Park Music, 360, Kaizer Chiefs and so many more!
Yesterday, the 17th of May, was Norway's national day! I went down to Sydney together with Brian. It was an amazing celebration, even bigger than the once I've had in Norway. I think we were more than 500 people who started the celebration in Hyde Park. I played in a little band, which was great. The police then stopped all the traffic as we started to march down the main street to Darling Harbour!
Capricorn Ramble 2012
Our trip
around half Australia was amazing!! The 3 weeks of our trip went so quick, and feel so unreal afterwards.
We
arrived in Coffs Harbour the 18th of April at about 8 pm, and got taught
how to put up a tent in total darkness and with buckets of water pouring down
on us. What a great start! We headed to Byron Bay the next day, and even got a
photo at the big banana – wohey. We had a surfing lesson, which went
surprisingly well. I stood up after only a few tryouts, and have to admit that
I find it even more fun now than before.
We spent
day three in Dreamworld. I’m not a great big fan of roller coasters, but my
goal was to go in at least one. So I did. Even though I was about to die as I
sat down, it turned at to be fun in the end. We spent the night at the Sunshine
Coast.
We drove
580 km the following day and spent the night in Rockhampton. This was by the
way the first night without rain. We drove yet another six hours the next day.
After
having pancakes for breakfast, we enjoyed a day at Whitehaven beach. We went
ocean rafting before going snorkelling at the reef where everyone had to wear
one of those great suits. I
absolutely loved Whitehaven. Everything looked so peaceful, and the water was so
clear. We stood in the water while hundreds of fish swam around our feet. We
had to share the camping ground with millions of sand flies the following night,
which all seemed to love my ankles. I counted 67 bites on only one of them.
Day 11. Halftime. We
flew across to Alice Springs early in the morning and arrived there at about
11am. It was amazing to see how everything around us changed. The colours, the
temperature and the people. We met another Safari group in Alice. They were
travelling the opposite way, and amongst them, Kristine from Norway, whom I
last saw at Sydney airport 10 months ago. After a few hours in town, we went to
a didgeridoo concert. It was great to listen to, and everyone had a go and
tried to make a noise that didn’t sound like a dying cow.
The
following day, The Royal Flying Doctor Service showed us how they work before
we spent a few hours with snakes and lizards at the Reptile Centre. We had some
time to discover town and look at aboriginal art before we went back to camp.
We
enjoyed a short camel ride before we drove to our camp near Uluru the following
day and went to the Cultural Centre to learn something about the aboriginal
culture. A man told us the story behind his art and about his life in an
aboriginal community near by. We then drove to the Sunset view area.
Those who wanted to climb Uluru, got the chance the following day. I
decided not to, as I wanted to respect the aboriginals’ values regarding this
mountain. A few of us went for a walk with Mel and Chris who could tell us lots
about previous trips and their experiences with aboriginals and their culture.
And yet
another day driving across the desert; we drove for 10 hours without seeing
even one house, and arrived in Coober Pedy in the early evening. They showed us
around in town and one of the opal mines, before we got to our under ground
home for the night.
Being locked up in jail – check. The night in Gladstone was different.
We were locked up in Gladstone Gaol and went for a ghost tour in total
darkness. It was a bit scary, but I think everyone enjoyed it, especially those
who scared everyone else around. 
We drove
the Great Ocean Road, passing the 12 Apostles as we headed towards Melbourne
and could spend a few hours in Adelaide. In the evening we all went to a
lightshow that told the story about the ships sailing to Australia.
We spent two days in
Melbourne where we had time to look at the town on our own. We went up in the
Sky Tower and spent some time at the Victoria Markets the next day. This was
our last day on Safari. The trip from Melbourne back to Maitland took about 10
hours, passing through Wollongong and Sydney.
The trip
was amazing, and definitely one of the highlights of my exchange. I made many
new friends and saw parts of Australia probably many of you guys haven’t seen.
Thank you for making this possible for me! Cheers Bec
torsdag 19. april 2012
Hi from Safari!
So yeah, we went surfing today. It was soo much fun! I managed to stand up the second time, and nearly every time after that.
We drove for about five hours yesterday, before arriving at Coffs Harbour in the early evening.
We are going to Dreamworld tomorrow, and then heading north to the Sunshine Coast in the arvo. We are all having a great time so far! Catch'ya :)
We drove for about five hours yesterday, before arriving at Coffs Harbour in the early evening.
We are going to Dreamworld tomorrow, and then heading north to the Sunshine Coast in the arvo. We are all having a great time so far! Catch'ya :)
tirsdag 17. april 2012
From Norway to South-Africa!
Well well, my bag is nearly packed. I'm heading off tomorrow!
I'll try to give a few updates during our trip, but I'm not sure how much time I'll have, or if internet is available. But so you know where we are up to; the program:
DAY 1
We head north passing by Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. We arrive at Byron Bay early evening. Watch a tent set up and dismantle demonstration and time to get to know each other.
DAY 2
We will be transported to the best surfing location around Byron Bay where we will have surf lessons. After the lesson back to camp for lunch, and there is time to explore the town of Byron Bay before heading back to camp in the early evening for dinner.
DAY 3
We head into the fun capital of Australia today - the Gold Coast. We visit Dreamworld for a fun filled day of thrills and spills. We then head north to Coolum Beach and set up the camp.
DAY 4
We head north this morning, passing through Nambour and Gympie. The sight of the Tropic of Capricorn marker signals that we are passing through Rockhampton, Austtralia's beef capital.
DAY 5
Fields of sugarcane flank the road from Mackay. Now the land becomes more suited to grazing. Finally we sight the crystal blue waters of the Whitsundays. We are camping at Airlie Beach.
DAY 6
Join Ocean Rafting today as we explore on powered boats, and spend the day visiting idyllic Whitsunday passage. Relax on the world famous Whitehaven Beach, snorkle away from the crowds at Border Islands pristine reefs and enjoy a guided walk to Hill Inlet Lookout.
DAY 7
Good bye Airlie Beach. We stop outside Townsville, before continiuing to Cairns.
DAY 8
Today, we visit the Outer Great Barrier Reef. Included is all snorkeling equipment, and an Introductory dive. We can also view corals from a glass bottom boat. We will return to Cairns in the evening.
DAY 9
A guide takes us to Gillies Range and onto the tropical Atherton Tablelands. Exploring the Cathedral and Curtain Fig Trees and we also take a rainfores walk at Lake Barrine National park before lunch. We are going swimming at several waterfalls, such as Millaa Millaa, view the raging Dinner Falls and World Heritage listed Mount Hypipamee National Park. Last stop, the Wallaby Lodge.
DAY 10
We board our flight and arrive in Alice Springs. This evening we make a musical and visual journey at Andrew Langfords's "Sounds of Starlight".
DAY 11
Our sightseeing of Alice Springs starts with a visit to the lookout on top of Anzac Hill which offers an all round view of the town. We also visit Australia's Royal Flying Doctors Service Centre and the Reptile Centre.
DAY 12
We head to Kings Creek Station, and proceed to Kings Canyon. The sheer walls rise up 270m.
DAY 13
Today we enjoy a short ride on a camel, and head to Uluru, arriving early afternoon to view the monolith. This evening we head to Sunset Strip and watch the changing faces of this imposing rock as the sun slowly sets on the horizon.
DAY 14
Good morning sunshine! We get up early and head to Uluru, and subjected to weather conditions, a climb might be possible. We take a tour to the Cultural Centre before heading to Kata Tjuta - even larger than Uluru. Optional flights at own cots.
DAY 15
We head east passing Eridunda, before changing direction south passing the oasis of the Marla Bore with plenty of lizards, mulga and salt bush. We arrive in the early evening into Coober Pedy, where we sleep underground.
DAY 16
We head to the southern coast. Our home tonight is Gladstone. We will sleep in a goal, and our host will take us on a ghost tour.
DAY 17
Today, we enjoy a bried tour of Adelaid before heading further South to Naracoorte. Our camp tonight is within the National Park. At sunset we visit the Naracoorte Caves to see the Bat Cave and Blanche cave.
DAY 18
Today we head to the south coast of Australia. We watch a spectacular sound and light show depicting the history of the ship wreck coast.
DAY 19
We tour part of the Great Ocean Road and see the Twelve Apostles. We then head inland and arrive in Melbourne, the shopping capital of Australia.
DAY 20
Today we visit the Southbank and the Eureka Skydeck 88, the highest observation deck in the Southern Hemisphere. The only observation deck with "The Edge" - a glass cube which projects 3 m out from the building, almost 300 m above the ground. We then visit Docklands and you have free time to explore, before heading back to camp and relax.
DAY 21
This morning we explore the city of Melbourne. Take a ride on Australia's last remaining tramway system. Visit the Queen Victoria Markets . In the afternoon we head off to Gundagai.
DAY 22
Last day. Goodbye everyone!
So yeah, that's our trip. You've probaly realised that we cover a fair bit of Australia, and in case you wanted to know, the entire trip goes over 10 000 km, which by the way is the same distance as from Norway to South-Africa. I think it's going to be great! So see youse in 3 weeks ;D
- Bec
I'll try to give a few updates during our trip, but I'm not sure how much time I'll have, or if internet is available. But so you know where we are up to; the program:
DAY 1
We head north passing by Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour. We arrive at Byron Bay early evening. Watch a tent set up and dismantle demonstration and time to get to know each other.
DAY 2
We will be transported to the best surfing location around Byron Bay where we will have surf lessons. After the lesson back to camp for lunch, and there is time to explore the town of Byron Bay before heading back to camp in the early evening for dinner.
DAY 3
We head into the fun capital of Australia today - the Gold Coast. We visit Dreamworld for a fun filled day of thrills and spills. We then head north to Coolum Beach and set up the camp.
DAY 4
We head north this morning, passing through Nambour and Gympie. The sight of the Tropic of Capricorn marker signals that we are passing through Rockhampton, Austtralia's beef capital.
DAY 5
Fields of sugarcane flank the road from Mackay. Now the land becomes more suited to grazing. Finally we sight the crystal blue waters of the Whitsundays. We are camping at Airlie Beach.
DAY 6
Join Ocean Rafting today as we explore on powered boats, and spend the day visiting idyllic Whitsunday passage. Relax on the world famous Whitehaven Beach, snorkle away from the crowds at Border Islands pristine reefs and enjoy a guided walk to Hill Inlet Lookout.
DAY 7
Good bye Airlie Beach. We stop outside Townsville, before continiuing to Cairns.
DAY 8
Today, we visit the Outer Great Barrier Reef. Included is all snorkeling equipment, and an Introductory dive. We can also view corals from a glass bottom boat. We will return to Cairns in the evening.
DAY 9
A guide takes us to Gillies Range and onto the tropical Atherton Tablelands. Exploring the Cathedral and Curtain Fig Trees and we also take a rainfores walk at Lake Barrine National park before lunch. We are going swimming at several waterfalls, such as Millaa Millaa, view the raging Dinner Falls and World Heritage listed Mount Hypipamee National Park. Last stop, the Wallaby Lodge.
DAY 10
We board our flight and arrive in Alice Springs. This evening we make a musical and visual journey at Andrew Langfords's "Sounds of Starlight".
DAY 11
Our sightseeing of Alice Springs starts with a visit to the lookout on top of Anzac Hill which offers an all round view of the town. We also visit Australia's Royal Flying Doctors Service Centre and the Reptile Centre.
DAY 12
We head to Kings Creek Station, and proceed to Kings Canyon. The sheer walls rise up 270m.
DAY 13
Today we enjoy a short ride on a camel, and head to Uluru, arriving early afternoon to view the monolith. This evening we head to Sunset Strip and watch the changing faces of this imposing rock as the sun slowly sets on the horizon.
DAY 14
Good morning sunshine! We get up early and head to Uluru, and subjected to weather conditions, a climb might be possible. We take a tour to the Cultural Centre before heading to Kata Tjuta - even larger than Uluru. Optional flights at own cots.
DAY 15
We head east passing Eridunda, before changing direction south passing the oasis of the Marla Bore with plenty of lizards, mulga and salt bush. We arrive in the early evening into Coober Pedy, where we sleep underground.
DAY 16
We head to the southern coast. Our home tonight is Gladstone. We will sleep in a goal, and our host will take us on a ghost tour.
DAY 17
Today, we enjoy a bried tour of Adelaid before heading further South to Naracoorte. Our camp tonight is within the National Park. At sunset we visit the Naracoorte Caves to see the Bat Cave and Blanche cave.
DAY 18
Today we head to the south coast of Australia. We watch a spectacular sound and light show depicting the history of the ship wreck coast.
DAY 19
We tour part of the Great Ocean Road and see the Twelve Apostles. We then head inland and arrive in Melbourne, the shopping capital of Australia.
DAY 20
Today we visit the Southbank and the Eureka Skydeck 88, the highest observation deck in the Southern Hemisphere. The only observation deck with "The Edge" - a glass cube which projects 3 m out from the building, almost 300 m above the ground. We then visit Docklands and you have free time to explore, before heading back to camp and relax.
DAY 21
This morning we explore the city of Melbourne. Take a ride on Australia's last remaining tramway system. Visit the Queen Victoria Markets . In the afternoon we head off to Gundagai.
DAY 22
Last day. Goodbye everyone!
So yeah, that's our trip. You've probaly realised that we cover a fair bit of Australia, and in case you wanted to know, the entire trip goes over 10 000 km, which by the way is the same distance as from Norway to South-Africa. I think it's going to be great! So see youse in 3 weeks ;D
- Bec
lørdag 14. april 2012
Easter in Australia
Hola!
Christmas in Australia - check
Easter in Australia - check
Yepp, the easter bunny takes its trip around Australia too, and it came to me as well. I spent some time in Orange with my host-mum. It was nice to spend some more time with her, as we both are really busy and hardly see each other.
It took us about 4 hours to drive to Bathurst where we stayed with her sister. We drove to Orange Saturday morning, where we went to a honey "farm". They had all different sorts of honey, and they all had a different flavour to them. Yummy. We went to the pictures in the evening and watched Mirror Mirror. It probably won't make my top ten movies, but definitely was a funny movie! We had the entire family over for lunch on Sunday, and we made a yummy caramel slice.
In a few days I'm heading north with the exchange group. As mentioned before, it's the Capricorn Ramble which I'm going to tell you about a later. I'm really looking forward to the trip, but I kinda feel that the organisation is a bit poor. For instance, the other day I recieved an email from the Safari commitee. It said that we were going on our trip on monday. A few minutes later we got another one.The 2nd one asked us to ignore the first. Seriously, what is going on?? We got it sorted and we are leaving Wednesday.
I spent a day with my 2nd host family. It was good fun, and I was very pleased that Milo still loves me. By the way, he was/is my host dog. We drove to Murrays Beach where we had lunch. It a cute and peaceful place. When we got back to their place I saw the fish bowl they got for christmas. While I was staying with them I used to clean it, and no one had done it since I left. Poor Fuu. I quickly showed them how to do it ;D
Cheers, Bec
Christmas in Australia - check
Easter in Australia - check
Yepp, the easter bunny takes its trip around Australia too, and it came to me as well. I spent some time in Orange with my host-mum. It was nice to spend some more time with her, as we both are really busy and hardly see each other.
It took us about 4 hours to drive to Bathurst where we stayed with her sister. We drove to Orange Saturday morning, where we went to a honey "farm". They had all different sorts of honey, and they all had a different flavour to them. Yummy. We went to the pictures in the evening and watched Mirror Mirror. It probably won't make my top ten movies, but definitely was a funny movie! We had the entire family over for lunch on Sunday, and we made a yummy caramel slice.
In a few days I'm heading north with the exchange group. As mentioned before, it's the Capricorn Ramble which I'm going to tell you about a later. I'm really looking forward to the trip, but I kinda feel that the organisation is a bit poor. For instance, the other day I recieved an email from the Safari commitee. It said that we were going on our trip on monday. A few minutes later we got another one.The 2nd one asked us to ignore the first. Seriously, what is going on?? We got it sorted and we are leaving Wednesday.
I spent a day with my 2nd host family. It was good fun, and I was very pleased that Milo still loves me. By the way, he was/is my host dog. We drove to Murrays Beach where we had lunch. It a cute and peaceful place. When we got back to their place I saw the fish bowl they got for christmas. While I was staying with them I used to clean it, and no one had done it since I left. Poor Fuu. I quickly showed them how to do it ;D
Cheers, Bec
mandag 2. april 2012
Aussi aussie aussie, oi oi oi
Hi! I haven't had time to update what I've been up to, so I'll give you a summary here.
I moved family two weeks ago, and really enjoy living where I do. I live about 5km away from school, and are therefore going to ride the bike to school.
A couple from my Rotary club took me on a trip last week. It took us 8 hours to drive up to Lismore where we stayed. They wanted to show me a different side of Australia, which they definitely managed to do. We went to Nimbin, Byron Bay, Bongalow, and a few other places. Those places are kind of in the middle of nowhere, and this is what wiki says about it: "Nimbin has been described in literature and mainstream media as 'the drug capital of Australia', 'a social experiment' and 'an escapist sub-culture'. Nimbin has become an icon in Australian cultural history with many of the values first introduced there by the counterculture becoming part of modern Australian culture." I really liked Nimbin, the place just had something about it. It looked like the people just lived into the day, and no one stressed around. This might be a little influenced by some drugs, but lets forget about that.
I then sat my exams as I got back, and I hope they went well! *fingers crossed*
I went down to Newcastle on saturday where I met with some exchange students. We cooked a scandinavian dinner for the family we have spent a fair bit of time with, and they where a bit suprised when we placed a whole salmon on the table. It was yummy :D
We caught the train down to Sydeny with the rest of our group, where we were going to meet the two ditricts we are going on safari with. We seem like a nice bunch of people, and are all excited to go on the trip.
Tomorrow, I've got exactly 3 months left in Australia. I can't believe how fast the time has passed!?!
Cheers, Bec
I moved family two weeks ago, and really enjoy living where I do. I live about 5km away from school, and are therefore going to ride the bike to school.
A couple from my Rotary club took me on a trip last week. It took us 8 hours to drive up to Lismore where we stayed. They wanted to show me a different side of Australia, which they definitely managed to do. We went to Nimbin, Byron Bay, Bongalow, and a few other places. Those places are kind of in the middle of nowhere, and this is what wiki says about it: "Nimbin has been described in literature and mainstream media as 'the drug capital of Australia', 'a social experiment' and 'an escapist sub-culture'. Nimbin has become an icon in Australian cultural history with many of the values first introduced there by the counterculture becoming part of modern Australian culture." I really liked Nimbin, the place just had something about it. It looked like the people just lived into the day, and no one stressed around. This might be a little influenced by some drugs, but lets forget about that.
I then sat my exams as I got back, and I hope they went well! *fingers crossed*
I went down to Newcastle on saturday where I met with some exchange students. We cooked a scandinavian dinner for the family we have spent a fair bit of time with, and they where a bit suprised when we placed a whole salmon on the table. It was yummy :D
We caught the train down to Sydeny with the rest of our group, where we were going to meet the two ditricts we are going on safari with. We seem like a nice bunch of people, and are all excited to go on the trip.
Tomorrow, I've got exactly 3 months left in Australia. I can't believe how fast the time has passed!?!
Cheers, Bec
tirsdag 20. mars 2012
The best district I could imagine!
Every rotary exchange student probably thinks their district is the best, and so do I. We were a great bunch of people when the outbounds were here, but we still are, even though we sometimes miss them. We again showed it at the district conference last weekend.
I arrived in Warren after a five hour trip friday afternoon. I went to sign in and found out that no one expected me. They all thought I was in PNG - good one, that got cancelled three months ago. But they managed to organise a bed for me, wohey :)
One of our tasks for the weekend was to make up a skit together. We made one based on the different countries stereotypes. For instance; Australian slang, Scandinavian sauna culture, French kissing and eating culture, German accuracy and sooo much more. It turned out quite well, and we also wrote a song to the tunes of "Land down under".
We got nearly all the rotarians up on the dance-floor saturday night, and had a lot of fun during the weekend :D
I'm moving family today, which makes my mood go up and down. I'm looking forward to my third family, but I'm also sad to leave my current one. But it's all part of the deal. I started to pack last sunday, but seriously, where did all this shit come from? I really don't know, and I don't know how I am supposed to get it back with me - haha
I arrived in Warren after a five hour trip friday afternoon. I went to sign in and found out that no one expected me. They all thought I was in PNG - good one, that got cancelled three months ago. But they managed to organise a bed for me, wohey :)
One of our tasks for the weekend was to make up a skit together. We made one based on the different countries stereotypes. For instance; Australian slang, Scandinavian sauna culture, French kissing and eating culture, German accuracy and sooo much more. It turned out quite well, and we also wrote a song to the tunes of "Land down under".
We got nearly all the rotarians up on the dance-floor saturday night, and had a lot of fun during the weekend :D
I'm moving family today, which makes my mood go up and down. I'm looking forward to my third family, but I'm also sad to leave my current one. But it's all part of the deal. I started to pack last sunday, but seriously, where did all this shit come from? I really don't know, and I don't know how I am supposed to get it back with me - haha
- Cya, Bec!
fredag 16. mars 2012
Off to warren
District conference in Warren this weekend. "Warren is a town and the seat of a local government area, Warren Shire, on the Macquarie River in central New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Oxley Highway 120 kilometres north west of Dubbo. It was laid out in the 1860s and incorporated as a municipality in 1895. The railway reached the town in 1898. Warren is one of the main centres for the wool and cotton growing industries in New South Wales. At the 2006 census, Warren had a population of 1,654."
Cya! Bec
Cya! Bec
onsdag 7. mars 2012
Help us win!
I drove down to Charlestown together with Jaquie and Larry and spent two hours at Max Brenner last weekend. I now need your help! We need help to win a years supply of chocolate! And guess what, it's easy! Just like our lovely easter cookie :D
One more thing. I got back a food tech assesment we did in class last term. Sooo pround of the result: Part A 8/10, Part B 9/10, Part C 10/15. And I'm 5th in class :))
- Bec
lørdag 3. mars 2012
Exactly four months to go... wæææ
... one question? Where did the last eight months dissapear to? Today, in exactly four months, I'm heading back to Norway. I can't believe how fast the time has passed. Of course there were these days where it felt like the time was standing still, but hey, we all have some of those.
So yeah, four months to go... Such a weird feeling. I'm going to be so happy when I meet my friends and family back in Norway again, however it's going to be so much harder to leave my friends and families here in Australia. I knew, when I left Norway, that I would see them again in one year. It's not going to be like that when I leave Australia. That's the downside of going on exchange to the other side of the worl...
I'm now looking forward to the next four months, and I'll make the most of them, that's for sure!
Cheers!
So yeah, four months to go... Such a weird feeling. I'm going to be so happy when I meet my friends and family back in Norway again, however it's going to be so much harder to leave my friends and families here in Australia. I knew, when I left Norway, that I would see them again in one year. It's not going to be like that when I leave Australia. That's the downside of going on exchange to the other side of the worl...
I'm now looking forward to the next four months, and I'll make the most of them, that's for sure!
Cheers!
torsdag 1. mars 2012
Reality?
Hi guys!
I'm back to my real exchange life :P
My parents stayed with my host family and me after my friends left friday night. I desided to actually do some homework on saturday because I still haven't given up the plan on making this year count in Norway. I can't believe how hard they make it for us though!? They all want us to go on exchange, but can't ensure that we can continue in the next class when we get back. They expect us to pass all exams and follow a normal students life. They obviously haven't been on exchange, otherwise they would have known how hard it is. First of all: the language. It probably easy for me because I knew a fair bit of english beforehand, but it's still really hard, and I do not want to imagine how it is for those who went to Japan, Spain or something rather. Anyway, I did a bit of homework which I handed in Monday. And hey, one thing I'm really proud of: I got 25 out of 30 point for my english speach!!! :D :D
On Sunday we then went to Caves Beach. A beach with lots of caves (obviously) created by the water. We had lots of fun, and it's great to have a host sister who's kind of as weird as what I am. We put seaweed on our head as hair and climbed around in the caves. "Small things amuse small minds".
I had another day off school on monday (obs) coz I went to Stockton beach with my parents. It was their last day in Australia. We also had lunch at a nice sea food restaurant in Newcastle before they drove down to the airport. So I'm now back to my real exchange life down under. It freaked my out a bit when the said "See you in four months!". I can't believe it! I've only got 4 months to go!?!
I went to my belly dancing class in the evening, and I might be able to learn a little bit by the end of this term. It's great fun, even though I might look a bit silly ;D
- Bec
I'm back to my real exchange life :P
My parents stayed with my host family and me after my friends left friday night. I desided to actually do some homework on saturday because I still haven't given up the plan on making this year count in Norway. I can't believe how hard they make it for us though!? They all want us to go on exchange, but can't ensure that we can continue in the next class when we get back. They expect us to pass all exams and follow a normal students life. They obviously haven't been on exchange, otherwise they would have known how hard it is. First of all: the language. It probably easy for me because I knew a fair bit of english beforehand, but it's still really hard, and I do not want to imagine how it is for those who went to Japan, Spain or something rather. Anyway, I did a bit of homework which I handed in Monday. And hey, one thing I'm really proud of: I got 25 out of 30 point for my english speach!!! :D :D
On Sunday we then went to Caves Beach. A beach with lots of caves (obviously) created by the water. We had lots of fun, and it's great to have a host sister who's kind of as weird as what I am. We put seaweed on our head as hair and climbed around in the caves. "Small things amuse small minds".
I had another day off school on monday (obs) coz I went to Stockton beach with my parents. It was their last day in Australia. We also had lunch at a nice sea food restaurant in Newcastle before they drove down to the airport. So I'm now back to my real exchange life down under. It freaked my out a bit when the said "See you in four months!". I can't believe it! I've only got 4 months to go!?!
I went to my belly dancing class in the evening, and I might be able to learn a little bit by the end of this term. It's great fun, even though I might look a bit silly ;D
- Bec
mandag 27. februar 2012
February
I've been really busy lately so I haven't had much time to keep up to date on a whole heap of things. I'm not going to go in much detail of what I've been up to, but I just wanted to give you guys a brief overview.
- I went back to school which actually was really nice. I didn't have much time to spend with my school friends during the holidays, so I was good meeting them again.
- My parents arrived in Sydney on the first of February. My first host dad and I drove down together and picked them up. It was a bit strange in the beginning, but it didn't take long before everything was back to normal. I showed them a bit around the area, and we also had a BBQ with all my four families + counselor before they took off to Adelaid.
- I went down to Sydney with the finish exchange student and a couple from my club. We went camping on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. It wasn't quite what we expected, but we still had a great time. I'm not going to write lots about it, but Liisa has, so if you want to read more about it, just have a look here: Thursday, Friday, Saturday. It was a great weekend!
- I stayed in Sydney two more nights together with my parents. I did the bridge climb together with my dad again. I think the original plan was that both, my mum and dad, were going to do it together, but because my mum is scared og hights I had to step in - "unfortunately". And we looked at a show in the Sydney Opera.
- My three best friends from Norway arrived early Monday morning. I was so happy to see them again!! My mum and dad had rented a house at Nelson Bay, so we drove up there.
- We went on a dolphin cruise on tuesday :) It also included snorkeling. So we swam amongst sharks, big sting rays, fish ++
- One of my friends went to school with me on Thurday (even with a uniform on) hihi - I think she enjoyed it though!
- Jumping a bit in time.... Saturday. After only two band rehersals we did a gig in Newcastle. It was great to be on stage with them again and we were pleased with the crowd. We got about 50 people to come, which was great! :D
- We did a fundraiser for the PNG project on Sunday. Together with a few others I cooked a beautiful lunch, and I think everyone enjoyed it.
- We spent the day in Newcastle/Chrlestown on Tuesday. Shopping with the girsl :D
- I again meat them at Newcastle Beach on Thurday and we then drove down to Sydney early Friday morning. We spent the last hours in Sydney before they left at about 7pm. I've had a great time with them, and it was good to show them what my life is like at the moment. They had two busy weeks, but now they know what it is like to be an exchange students. It might look like a holiday, but it sure isn't!
That was a short summary of the last few weeks! :)
Beccy
- I went back to school which actually was really nice. I didn't have much time to spend with my school friends during the holidays, so I was good meeting them again.
- My parents arrived in Sydney on the first of February. My first host dad and I drove down together and picked them up. It was a bit strange in the beginning, but it didn't take long before everything was back to normal. I showed them a bit around the area, and we also had a BBQ with all my four families + counselor before they took off to Adelaid.
- I went down to Sydney with the finish exchange student and a couple from my club. We went camping on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. It wasn't quite what we expected, but we still had a great time. I'm not going to write lots about it, but Liisa has, so if you want to read more about it, just have a look here: Thursday, Friday, Saturday. It was a great weekend!
- I stayed in Sydney two more nights together with my parents. I did the bridge climb together with my dad again. I think the original plan was that both, my mum and dad, were going to do it together, but because my mum is scared og hights I had to step in - "unfortunately". And we looked at a show in the Sydney Opera.
- My three best friends from Norway arrived early Monday morning. I was so happy to see them again!! My mum and dad had rented a house at Nelson Bay, so we drove up there.
- We went on a dolphin cruise on tuesday :) It also included snorkeling. So we swam amongst sharks, big sting rays, fish ++
- One of my friends went to school with me on Thurday (even with a uniform on) hihi - I think she enjoyed it though!
- Jumping a bit in time.... Saturday. After only two band rehersals we did a gig in Newcastle. It was great to be on stage with them again and we were pleased with the crowd. We got about 50 people to come, which was great! :D
- We did a fundraiser for the PNG project on Sunday. Together with a few others I cooked a beautiful lunch, and I think everyone enjoyed it.
- We spent the day in Newcastle/Chrlestown on Tuesday. Shopping with the girsl :D
- I again meat them at Newcastle Beach on Thurday and we then drove down to Sydney early Friday morning. We spent the last hours in Sydney before they left at about 7pm. I've had a great time with them, and it was good to show them what my life is like at the moment. They had two busy weeks, but now they know what it is like to be an exchange students. It might look like a holiday, but it sure isn't!
That was a short summary of the last few weeks! :)
Beccy
fredag 27. januar 2012
Harry Potter Exhibition
I spent yesterday in Sydney with my three host sisters and my host parents. We went to the Harry Potter Exhibition which was absolutely great. It might sound weird but I have in some ways grown up with the story. The first movie was my first movie ever watched at the theater, and the books were probably the first books with more than 200 pages I read in english. Anyhow, they had done a good job with the presentation of the costumes. They also had Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans which I obviously had to buy. I can now proudly say that I know what earwax and vomit tastes like. Hmmm ^^,
After a two hour trip back from Sydney we naturally had to watch one of the movies. Harry Potter and the philosophers stone - how I love that movie!
I've also been watching the Australian Open nearly every night. It seemed to be the stupidest thing when I first started to watch it with my family, but I got right into it in the end.
Back to school tomorrow - woho...
- Bec
After a two hour trip back from Sydney we naturally had to watch one of the movies. Harry Potter and the philosophers stone - how I love that movie!
I've also been watching the Australian Open nearly every night. It seemed to be the stupidest thing when I first started to watch it with my family, but I got right into it in the end.
Back to school tomorrow - woho...
- Bec
You know you are Australian when...
26th of January - Happy Australia Day!
You know you are Australian when...
1. You’re familiar with Neighbours, Home and Away, Playschool, A Country Practice, Norman Gunston, Barry Humphries, Blue Heelers, Ray Martin, Bert Newton, Lisa McCune, Jon Burgess, Number 96, Molly Meldrum, Kerry O’Brien, and of course, Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch.
2. You know that Burger King doesn’t exist. It’s Hungry Jacks.
3. You know that snow is a memorable and freakish occurrence. Sometimes it’s even fake.
4. You know the difference between thongs and a G-string. And you own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions.
5. You know that “stubbies” are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a “gimp”, “bogan” or “geezer” is a random idiot, someone in trouble is in “strife” and you’re liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans “rooting” for something.
4. You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in -o: arvo, combo, garbo, kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto etc.
5. You know that some ppl pronounce Australia like “Strayla” and that’s ok.
6. You know that there is a universal place called “woop woop” located in the middle of nowhere… no matter where you actually are.
7. You know that while we call our friends ‘mates’, we don’t use terms like ‘sheila’ and ‘shrimp on the barbie’, contrary to popular belief.
8. You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like shit. But we let the world think we do. Because we can.
9. You’ve seen Gallipoli, Crocodile Dundee, Young Einstein, Muriel’s Wedding, The Castle, Beneath Clouds, Strictly Ballroom, 40,000 Horsemen, and maybe even WolfCreek.
10. It makes you happy when someone in Hollywood is actually Australian… Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrman, Elle MacPherson, Olivia Newton-John, Midnight Oil, ACDC, INXS, Greg Norman, Cathy Freeman, Dawn Fraser, Pat Rafter, Ian Thorpe…
11. One word: Skippy.
12. You know that Sydney 2000 was one of our proudest moments in history. We just fucking rock.
13. You've done the "hot sand" dance at the beach while running from the ocean back to your towel.
14. You know our country has never been conquered by a foreign nation (you don’t count 1788).
15. We know that the Metric system will always be better than anything inches, feet, pounds and fahrenheit will ever offer.
16. You drive on the left-hand side of the road.
17. If you’re a pedestrian and cars are stopped at a red light, you will fearlessly cross the street in front of them. ‘Hit and runs’ just aren’t cricket. Because Aussies stick together.
18. You know that New Zealanders are basically our naive country cousins, who have a weird fush-and-chups accent and, for some bizare reason, think that they invented pavlova. They are to be pitied. They have no hope of gaining the upper hand in the endless sporting rivalry between our two nations.
19. You know that you can’t eat Fantales alone… Otherwise who will you play the ‘Who am I…’ game with when you’re reading the wrapper?
20. You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to "how ya doin'?"
21. You know that Americans think we’re all Steve Irwin clones. And crickey, they couldn’t be more wrong.
22. You know that lawyers wear wigs and gowns. And we make it look good.
23. You have some time in your life slept with Aeroguard on in the summer. Maybe even as perfume.
24. You feel obliged to spread salty black stuff that looks like congealed motor oil on bread… and actually grow to like it. You’ve also squeeze Vegemite through Vita Wheats to make little Vegemite worms.
25. You believe that democracy means the freedom to draw caricatures of good ol’ Johnny Howard.
26. You have the ability to compress several words into one – ie ‘g’day’ and ‘d’reckn?’. This allows more space for profanities.
27. You’ve ever used the words – tops, ripper, sick, mad, rad, sweet – to mean good. And then you place ‘bloody’ in front of it when you REALLY mean it.
28. You know that the barbeque is a political arena; the person holding the tongs is always the boss and usually a man. And the women make the salad.
29. You say ‘no worries’ quite often, whether you realise it or not.
30. You know what fairy bread tastes like, and you can’t imagine your childhood without it.
31. You know the first verse to the national anthem, but still don’t know what “girt” means. And you’re ok with that.
32. You’ve drank your tea/coffee/milo through a Tim Tam.
33. You know that backyard cricket is a nice way to bond with family and the rubbish bin. And the ‘one bounce, one hand’ rule always applies.
34. You know that we are home to the just about all of the world’s deadliest of animals. That’s why if anybody messes with us we’ll get some funnel webs on their arses.
35. You see people walking bare-foot on the footpath and don’t scorn…. because you’re doing it too.
36. You know that in summer a seat belt buckle becomes a pretty good branding iron.
36. You know what trop-fest is and it makes you happy.
37. Sausage rolls and meat pies. End of story.
38. You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok and have offered advice that included the words, “she’ll be right, mate”.
39. You have a story that somehow involves an excessive consumption of booze… but you can’t remember.
40. You own a Bond’s chesty. In several different colours.
41. You’ve ordered a steak the size as your head and only paid $5 at your local RSL.
42. You know that Italy should never have been granted that fateful kick in the 2006 Soccer World Cup.
43. You know how to slip, slop, slap like it’s nobody’s business.
44. You’ve heard the Prime Minister dismiss anyone who disagrees with him simply as ‘un-Australian’, and that’s enough to make us sit down and shut up.
45. You know that the value of a public holiday is measured in terms of alchohol. God bless the queen and her 4-day birthday.
46. You refer to someone you like as “a total bastard”, but call someone you don’t like “a bit of a bastard”.
47. You know there’s no lbw in backyard cricket, and over the fence is out.
48. You know Drop Bears exist. Positively.
49. You know you that roo meat tastes pretty good, but not as good as barra. Or a meat pie.
50.You know Australia IS the best bloody place on earth. Bar none.
2. You know that Burger King doesn’t exist. It’s Hungry Jacks.
3. You know that snow is a memorable and freakish occurrence. Sometimes it’s even fake.
4. You know the difference between thongs and a G-string. And you own a pair of thongs for everyday use, and another pair of "dress thongs" for special occasions.
5. You know that “stubbies” are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a “gimp”, “bogan” or “geezer” is a random idiot, someone in trouble is in “strife” and you’re liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans “rooting” for something.
4. You know how to abbreviate every word, all of which usually end in -o: arvo, combo, garbo, kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, servo, smoko, speedo, righto etc.
5. You know that some ppl pronounce Australia like “Strayla” and that’s ok.
6. You know that there is a universal place called “woop woop” located in the middle of nowhere… no matter where you actually are.
7. You know that while we call our friends ‘mates’, we don’t use terms like ‘sheila’ and ‘shrimp on the barbie’, contrary to popular belief.
8. You know that none of us actually drink Fosters beer, because it tastes like shit. But we let the world think we do. Because we can.
9. You’ve seen Gallipoli, Crocodile Dundee, Young Einstein, Muriel’s Wedding, The Castle, Beneath Clouds, Strictly Ballroom, 40,000 Horsemen, and maybe even WolfCreek.
10. It makes you happy when someone in Hollywood is actually Australian… Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrman, Elle MacPherson, Olivia Newton-John, Midnight Oil, ACDC, INXS, Greg Norman, Cathy Freeman, Dawn Fraser, Pat Rafter, Ian Thorpe…
11. One word: Skippy.
12. You know that Sydney 2000 was one of our proudest moments in history. We just fucking rock.
13. You've done the "hot sand" dance at the beach while running from the ocean back to your towel.
14. You know our country has never been conquered by a foreign nation (you don’t count 1788).
15. We know that the Metric system will always be better than anything inches, feet, pounds and fahrenheit will ever offer.
16. You drive on the left-hand side of the road.
17. If you’re a pedestrian and cars are stopped at a red light, you will fearlessly cross the street in front of them. ‘Hit and runs’ just aren’t cricket. Because Aussies stick together.
18. You know that New Zealanders are basically our naive country cousins, who have a weird fush-and-chups accent and, for some bizare reason, think that they invented pavlova. They are to be pitied. They have no hope of gaining the upper hand in the endless sporting rivalry between our two nations.
19. You know that you can’t eat Fantales alone… Otherwise who will you play the ‘Who am I…’ game with when you’re reading the wrapper?
20. You stop greeting people with "hello" and go straight to "how ya doin'?"
21. You know that Americans think we’re all Steve Irwin clones. And crickey, they couldn’t be more wrong.
22. You know that lawyers wear wigs and gowns. And we make it look good.
23. You have some time in your life slept with Aeroguard on in the summer. Maybe even as perfume.
24. You feel obliged to spread salty black stuff that looks like congealed motor oil on bread… and actually grow to like it. You’ve also squeeze Vegemite through Vita Wheats to make little Vegemite worms.
25. You believe that democracy means the freedom to draw caricatures of good ol’ Johnny Howard.
26. You have the ability to compress several words into one – ie ‘g’day’ and ‘d’reckn?’. This allows more space for profanities.
27. You’ve ever used the words – tops, ripper, sick, mad, rad, sweet – to mean good. And then you place ‘bloody’ in front of it when you REALLY mean it.
28. You know that the barbeque is a political arena; the person holding the tongs is always the boss and usually a man. And the women make the salad.
29. You say ‘no worries’ quite often, whether you realise it or not.
30. You know what fairy bread tastes like, and you can’t imagine your childhood without it.
31. You know the first verse to the national anthem, but still don’t know what “girt” means. And you’re ok with that.
32. You’ve drank your tea/coffee/milo through a Tim Tam.
33. You know that backyard cricket is a nice way to bond with family and the rubbish bin. And the ‘one bounce, one hand’ rule always applies.
34. You know that we are home to the just about all of the world’s deadliest of animals. That’s why if anybody messes with us we’ll get some funnel webs on their arses.
35. You see people walking bare-foot on the footpath and don’t scorn…. because you’re doing it too.
36. You know that in summer a seat belt buckle becomes a pretty good branding iron.
36. You know what trop-fest is and it makes you happy.
37. Sausage rolls and meat pies. End of story.
38. You firmly believe that in the end, everything will be ok and have offered advice that included the words, “she’ll be right, mate”.
39. You have a story that somehow involves an excessive consumption of booze… but you can’t remember.
40. You own a Bond’s chesty. In several different colours.
41. You’ve ordered a steak the size as your head and only paid $5 at your local RSL.
42. You know that Italy should never have been granted that fateful kick in the 2006 Soccer World Cup.
43. You know how to slip, slop, slap like it’s nobody’s business.
44. You’ve heard the Prime Minister dismiss anyone who disagrees with him simply as ‘un-Australian’, and that’s enough to make us sit down and shut up.
45. You know that the value of a public holiday is measured in terms of alchohol. God bless the queen and her 4-day birthday.
46. You refer to someone you like as “a total bastard”, but call someone you don’t like “a bit of a bastard”.
47. You know there’s no lbw in backyard cricket, and over the fence is out.
48. You know Drop Bears exist. Positively.
49. You know you that roo meat tastes pretty good, but not as good as barra. Or a meat pie.
50.You know Australia IS the best bloody place on earth. Bar none.
- C'ya, Bec
onsdag 25. januar 2012
trololo...
I have no idea where the holidays disappeared to. But when I think about it: 6 months feel like one week, so 5 weeks are only a few days. I've been busy all the time, done travelling, been out with friends, but also with my host family. I also wanted to use this opportunity to thank all those people who make this year to what it is. It wouldn't be half as good without my lovely host families, my friends, Rotary and to everyone else I've spent time with. THANK YOU!
As mentioned before, our outbound students have now started their exchange. It is great to see that they are enjoying their first days overseas. While staying with some friends in Newcastle we spoke to the one who is Norway at the moment. He's actually staying with my family for one week, and it was soooo weird to see him sitting on his computer in my room. I don`t mind him staying there at all, but it just felt so weird that he was there. I mean, I saw him in Australia just a few days ago, and now he's sitting in my room. I just can't get my head around it. haha.
The weather has been pretty bad lately. It has been raining and raining and raining. Some people say it is the coldest and wettest summer over the last 51 years.
It's Australia Day tomorrow!! woho!
- Bec
As mentioned before, our outbound students have now started their exchange. It is great to see that they are enjoying their first days overseas. While staying with some friends in Newcastle we spoke to the one who is Norway at the moment. He's actually staying with my family for one week, and it was soooo weird to see him sitting on his computer in my room. I don`t mind him staying there at all, but it just felt so weird that he was there. I mean, I saw him in Australia just a few days ago, and now he's sitting in my room. I just can't get my head around it. haha.
The weather has been pretty bad lately. It has been raining and raining and raining. Some people say it is the coldest and wettest summer over the last 51 years.
It's Australia Day tomorrow!! woho!
- Bec
lørdag 21. januar 2012
Good, but also bad news from PNG. Let's start with the good one...
The cleaning of the hospital has already shown it's results. During our trip in November we cleaned, painted and delivered Mother & Baby packs to encourage women into the Clinic to give birth. Thier history showed 8-10 births a month. During December they had a record of 21 births, and 6 during the first week of January. Thanks to the team who worked so hard cleaning and painting and everyone who donated items for the Mother & Baby packs. Together we can make a difference!
I was really looking forward to go to PNG again in March, for many reasons. To continue the work we started, to meet my two sisters and friends again are only two.
I got a letter from a girl in PNG yesterday which was really exciting. I sent one to her a couple of weeks ago, and I'm now going to send her two activity books (english and maths).
Today I'am again going to Sydney. I've probably been there six times during the holiday, and I'm going again next week. We are going down to the airport to see off the outbounds who are starting their exchange. It has been a great time with them!
- Bec
I was really looking forward to go to PNG again in March, for many reasons. To continue the work we started, to meet my two sisters and friends again are only two.
I got a letter from a girl in PNG yesterday which was really exciting. I sent one to her a couple of weeks ago, and I'm now going to send her two activity books (english and maths).
Today I'am again going to Sydney. I've probably been there six times during the holiday, and I'm going again next week. We are going down to the airport to see off the outbounds who are starting their exchange. It has been a great time with them!
- Bec
søndag 15. januar 2012
SIX MONTHS IN AUSTRALIA TODAY!!
I can't believe that six months gave gone so quick! It feels like I arrived yesterday, in a positive way. I have had such a great time, and the thought that I have less than six months to go scares me. There are so many more things i wanna do!
I spent the weekend in Sydney with my host family coz my sister came back from her exchange in Austria today. It was so cute when she arrived. We were all looking at some people next to us who were waiting for their daughter/friend to come home. They had brought their instruments along and had written a song - it was sooo nice! We were looking at them, and suddenly someone behind us said "Hi Mum!". There she was in her dirndl! We felt pretty bad for not seeing her, but anyway...
I think we walked like 10000 km around Sydney on Saturday. We went to the aquarium, to the botnical garden, the Governor house and to the Opera house. After six months here, I finally had a look inside it :D Great day, even though my feet are killing me.
Together with one of my friends I had my first surfing lesson on Friday. It looks so easy, but it is not! The lesson lasted for 80 minutes, and I managed to stand up once. My muscles are still really sore, and I got this massive bruise on my arm. But I definitly want to learn it!
- Bec
I spent the weekend in Sydney with my host family coz my sister came back from her exchange in Austria today. It was so cute when she arrived. We were all looking at some people next to us who were waiting for their daughter/friend to come home. They had brought their instruments along and had written a song - it was sooo nice! We were looking at them, and suddenly someone behind us said "Hi Mum!". There she was in her dirndl! We felt pretty bad for not seeing her, but anyway...
I think we walked like 10000 km around Sydney on Saturday. We went to the aquarium, to the botnical garden, the Governor house and to the Opera house. After six months here, I finally had a look inside it :D Great day, even though my feet are killing me.
Together with one of my friends I had my first surfing lesson on Friday. It looks so easy, but it is not! The lesson lasted for 80 minutes, and I managed to stand up once. My muscles are still really sore, and I got this massive bruise on my arm. But I definitly want to learn it!
- Bec
søndag 8. januar 2012
Love this place!
Hi!
Nelson Bay is defenitly one of my favourite places here in Australia. I have been there a few times already, and I like it more and more every time!
We drove down Thursday morning and were going to stay with some friends for the night. Their little holiday place had ocean view and it took us only a few minutes to walk to the beach. It was a plesent day, so we decided to walk up to a lookout. The view from the top (160m) was magnificent! It's impossible to describe what it looked like, you had to be there. Lots of people had taken ingraved locks to the top, and locked them onto the railing. A really cute idea!
We had a fantastik dinner, and the recipie definitly goes into my collection. I got up at seven the next morning and had a 6km long run along the beach. Where else can you do that?
We had a four hour drive through the bush to Sydney yesterday. It was definitly nice to see a different side of Australia :)
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