One Week

Wow. Its hard to believe that this is my final week in Australia. To be honest, it still does not feel like I am leaving. Charity and I have taken so many trips in the last 4 months it is going to feel like just another adventure, except this time it is permanent and there is no coming back!

It is definitely a time of many mixed emotions. I am torn between a strong desire to go home, see my family and friends, indulge in all of my favorite foods, and get back to my regular life... and a strong desire to stay. I know that I cannot stay here forever, and honestly I do not want to, but it is going to be hard to say goodbye to a city that I have grown to love. But I am taking back with me incredible memories that will last a lifetime, and who knows- life may bring me back here someday! It has been great, and I have no regrets. I have had this dream since I was young, worked hard to achieve it, and had a truly amazing experience. I am grateful that my dear friend Charity was on this journey with me - we have been through quite a ride these past 4 months and it has been fun sharing this experience with her. There are so many things about Sydney and Australia that only her and I will know and understand, and that will always give us a special bond. I cannot be any happier with the way things turned out, and I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with family and friends!

Today Charity and I walked around campus, took some pictures and said goodbye to our all too familiar routes through campus. We went to the shopping center as well for the last time.

Tomorrow I have my only final. I am not too worried about it because I have done well in the class, but I am finding it hard to study. The weather has been absolutely terrible this week- cold and rainy! That makes it hard to sight see. But, hopefully we will get a few nice days so that we can explore and revisit all of our favorite spots before we head home on Sunday.

I will try and post again before I head home to let you know how the last week went. Looking forward to seeing all of you in a couple weeks!

I would like to say Happy Father's Day to my dad and to all the other fathers who read this blog. They do not celebrate Father's Day in OZ, so I had to send my dad a regular card! Also, a big Happy Birthday to my mom! I wish I could be there to celebrate with you, but, I will be home in just a week :)

Love,
Becky