Holy Crap...I gotta Pack!

I can't believe its my last week here in Sydney. The 8 weeks have flown by soooo quickly. I can't get over how much has happened in such a little time. I've made some amazing friends and leaving Australia is going to be so hard!

Today at work, my boss has given me an extra amount of hugs, and just keeps saying..."I can't believe you're leaving already." Its been a good joke around the office, because everytime she looks at me she says it and the whole offices cracks up laughing.

With the end of the trip fast approaching I realized my least favorite part of a trip approaches as well...packing. I have sooo much crap that I have to fit into my suitcases its not even funny!

Between the unhealthy amount of shoes I have, souveniers for friends and family, and the other random things I've seemed to accumulate here in Sydney it seems like I'll never be able to fit it all!

Wish me luck! I'll be back with more last week stories...

Until then....

K

Starting to get a little sad...

Today, while I was hard at work I came to the realization that exactly one week from today would be my last day at my internship here in Sydney. While I'm really excited to come home and see all of my wonderful family and friends, I'm really sad to be leaving such an amazing place and such a phenomenal experience. I've learned and changed so much!

As the end of the program here in Sydney is approaching a quotation from Andy Rooney seems to be more true to me than ever..."Life (or in this case, the end of the program) is like toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes!" LOL

I'm just looking forward to spending as much time with everyone as possible and getting in last minute sighseeing.

More updates are to follow soon!

Until then...

K

Yay! New Post

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. Last week I had a nasty bug and was pretty sick for the first part of the week, and pretty busy catching up the later part of the week! My business trip last weekend probably was pretty helpful in getting me sick. It was great to watch my events pan out, but I felt like crap afterwards!

Last Sunday was the day I started to feel the cold coming on, but earlier in the day, when I was still feeling good, I went wine tasting at the Hunter Valley Vineyards and I have to say it was a little disappointing. The experience was fun and it was interesting to learn about the process, but my main goal was to...like wine! Unfortuneatly, I was unsuccessful in this attempt. I guess I just still don't have that "grown up" pallet yet, but hopefully one day I'll get there!

I'm looking forward to another great week. I have just under two weeks left here and I want to take advantage of every moment. I've made some great friends here in Oz and I wan't to spend as much time with them before I have to leave.

Can't wait to come home and see everybody though...

Until then...

K

Fun times...

Last night was amazing...I went for dinner with my friend Tracy to a place called Pancakes on the Rocks, and it was AMAZING! I had chocolate pancakes with chocolate sauce and chocolate ice cream and strawberries and whipped cream. It was the best pancakes I've ever had!

So anyways...

This week has gone by so quickly. Tomorrow is the day of my business trip and I can't wait. I'm going on a road trip to Newcastle to go to one of the events that I've been planning. Its going to be so good to see my hard work in action. Its a bit of a trip...just over two hours, but its totally worth it. Friday will be another event that I have been working on. This one is in a place called Maitland, which is about another two hours from Newcastle. Its going to be two nights of really hard work but I'm excited to see everything finally start to happen and to hear all the bands.

Saturday morning, (after a night of loud music) ill be going wine tasting. Its gonna be an interesting combo for an interesting weekend, but I can't wait.

As great as the work is and as good of a distraction it is, I'm starting to feel a tiny pang of homesickness. Its great to be out starting my life, but I miss everybody back home so much! I can't wait to tell everybody all of the crazy stories about my trip!

So...I was bad last week...

And I didn't really update my blog...Sorry! I was super busy, and by the time I got home after work, I was too exhausted to do anything besides sleep!

Last week was a crazy/busy one for me. The events that I'm planning at work are starting to happen and its so exciting. This coming Thursday and Friday there are the first two heats of the competition I'm planning, so I was busy getting all the last details squared away for that.

Also, the company I work for is opening a new event venue at the end of this month and last week the whole company (all 7 of us!) put in some overtime painting the place. The painting party on Thursday night was a blast and we got so much work done! We painted ...tall walls! I didn't end up getting home from work that night till almost 1 in the morning!

After that crazy hectic week of work I wanted to have a nice relaxed weekend. I went and hung out with April (the roomie!), Katie, Jackie, and Linsay at Bondi Beach on Saturday. It was the nicest, relaxed, lazy day. I had wicked awesome fish and chips and walked on the beach. It was the perfect remedy for a stressful week. Later that night, the group went out for a night on the town!! It was a blast getting to dance my booty off and support other friends of mine!

Sunday was a day of recouperation. After all the dancing from the night before, Sunday was the perfect day to sleep in, which is exactly what I did! And then I watched Finding Nemo, and slept some more!

I'm nice and ready for another crazy week here down under! I've got a lot to do, but I'm looking forward to getting to come home and tell everybody these stories in person!

Until then....

K

p.s. I keep trying to put pictures up onto the blog, but my computer is being really funky about it :-( I promise I'll get them up as soon as I can!

Crazy fun weekend!!

This past weekend was such a great time! I have tons of pictures I have to upload onto here, but on Saturday the group got dolled up for a night on the town, or should I say a night on the bay! We had a dinner dance cruise in the Sydney Harbor. It was such a beautiful (but chilly) night! You could see a million stars in the sky and the beautiful lit up skyline. It was great to get to cut loose and relax and get to know the group a little bit better. By far the best was getting to watch Toby (who's normally pretty quiet and reserved) relax and cut up the dance floor! Since then, I've gotten to know him a lot better and he's soo funny!!

Sunday was a nice and relaxing day. I got to hang out with April (my new roomie!) and get to know her better. I love her! She's so nice and we had a great day going to Paddy's Market, which is a big permanent flea market in Chinatown. It was so crazy, with hundreds of people there, but April and I are already planning trips back. The fresh produce that bought there was amazing! Later that night the whole group got together for a small 4th of July festivities. It was so strange having such a quiet 4th of July. It made me a little homesick, but I'm too excited and happy to be on this trip to let homesickness get me down for too long!

Off to start another amazing week at work. The ball is really rolling and I'm excited to see my hard work starting to pay off. I have a business trip coming up to go to two of the events that I've been planning and I can't wait!

More posts to come.

Until then....

K

Beautiful day at the beach...

Yesterday, I had the day off from work, so I went on a great little excursion to Bondi Beach. It was incredibly breathtaking. I went for a walk along the coastline and had some great time to clear my head and think. Since I've been here in AU I've learned about who I am (and who I don't want to be), what I want to do (and not do) with my life, and what exactly I want (and don't want). Its amazing to me that just going on a trip to a place that is out of your comfort zone can be so instrumental in introspectively looking at your life. I thought about all this on my beach walk and came to a momentous conclusion:

I'm only 20 years old, I have the rest of my life to worry about all that stuff! LOL I should just live in the moment and experience everything to fullest, rather than sitting down and trying to plan my whole life out. I don't want to let my life pass me by as I try to plan it!

So for the rest of this trip, I plan on not planning! I am going to learn and grow no matter what, so I should just hold on and enjoy the ride!

K