Goodbye, Australia :(

I have been avoiding this blog entry, like I have been avoiding packing. It's called denial, I believe, but regardless of how long I procrastinate, my plane leaves tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

Everyone has been asking if I am excited or sad or nervous and it's all of the above. I am looking forward to lots of things back home, specifically certain people and certain foods. But I am also anxious about starting over, finding a job, making progress.

I don't really have words to properly grasp my experience here. I have seen some beautiful places and had some once in a lifetime experiences, but what I will miss most, by far, are the amazing friends I have made. I have people on the east coast and the west coast that I can call friends, and lots of people in the middle. I have met people from all over the world, and made contacts that I plan to keep in the future. I am really going to miss all these people. I really wish Australia wasn't 24 hours of plane rides and $1000+ to get there. Aren't we supposed to have figured out teleportation by now? I mean, come on, it's the year 2013. But regardless of the time and the price, I will be back some day. I have to come back. I have to see what happens to everyone here as they move on in life and make and build families. I hate I am going to miss so much, but when I think about it, I have missed a year worth of stuff back in North Carolina too. Forget the teleportation, can't we figure out how to have a person be in two places at once? I know I was promised flying cars by now, so it's the least they could do.



I love you, Australia. I will be back some day.

My sunny week in Perth!

Soooo, I was very lazy and didn't update the whole time I was in Perth, despite the fact that I had wireless internet access that entire time. Truly, I was too busy enjoying life. Lying on the beaches in perfect weather, taking a dip in the pool, enjoying a beer or wine while watching the sun set on the west coast of Australia. Man, it was nice.