Hi guys! So it's been a while since I've updated, and in the meantime quite a few exciting things have happened. Let's start at the beginning.
Andrew's Visit
Andrew and Erica's boyfriend Gary flew out to Brisbane together after their semester ended. While Andrew was here we spent some time in Brisbane, going to Queen Street, GoMA, the art gallery, South Bank (which is always amazing) and a koala sanctuary called Lone Pine! Also in
Brisbane, Andrew was introduced to kebabs, an Aussie favorite, and also I think an Andrew favorite. It was a lot of fun. During his visit, I was still in classes, so we went back to Gold Coast for a few days and hung out. We then made a quick trip down to Sydney! It was super fun, and I loved being able to share that city with him (Sydney's one of my favorites)! Although we didn't have much time to spend in Sydney, we made the most of it despite the rain and went to the Opera House and walked across the Harbour Bridge! We spent the last day of his 10-day visit hanging out in Surfers. It was nice, albeit a little chilly since it's now winter.
Brisbane with Jessica
About a week after Andrew's departure, Jessica and I went on an adventure to Brisbane! We started out on Queen Street, walked through the
Botanic Gardens and made our way to South Bank and GoMA and the Art Museum. At the Art Museum, we took advantage of the lack of crowds, and stayed for about an hour and a half and made hats out of crafting supplies! Afterwards we had a nice photoshoot with our new hats. It was quite the adventure, and we did a TON of walking, but it was a great day, so that's all that mattered!
Byron Bay with Erica
On 9 June, Erica and I made a day trip to Byron Bay, New South Wales. We got up early and hopped on a Greyhound which took us down there. We walked around the town, went down the to beach, grabbed some lunch and then the real journey began. We hiked up to the light house and the eastern most (mainland) point in Australia, we also hiked back down. The weather was gorgeous though, and so perfect for the walk! The sky was clear and we could see for miles!
After our long, hot hike we chilled in town for a bit and grabbed dinner. We walked around a little more, and waited for our bus back to Gold Coast. Turns out that throughout the day we walked over 8 miles. We were pretty exhausted to say the least.
Although these last four or five months have been full of fun and great times, I am ready to come home. I only have two more finals to complete (only one more as of tomorrow!) and I'll be home-free (kind of). I'll miss Australia and my friends so much, but it will be so good to be home and be close to the people I've been surrounded by my entire life. :)
