Finally Made It!!!

I made it...my dreams are coming true! The plane rides were long and exhausting however, the 13 hour flight into Auckland New Zealand was the easy one...we got dinner and breakfast served to us and T.V.s on the back of each chair equipped with free movies, games, music, and much more! I must have ate something at the LA airport that didn't go well with my tummy, before take off to New Zealand I gave the flight attendants a little clean up..but they gave me ginger ale and from there on out I was fast asleep...I even missed dinner!

Courtney and I in the Indianapolis airport

Chicago Airport

New Zealand airport

Our Plane to New Zealand!

our first view of Australia!!!!!

On the bus heading to Lennox Head!!!

We landed in Brisbane today around ten am Brisbane time and got to our cabins at Lake Ainsworth around four pm Lennox Head time...same as Sydney. After unloading the bus we all ran to the beach to relax in the Australian sun, play soccer, and body surf...caught a jellyfish in my hand (not on purpose and it didn't sting me...it was tiny) and found a few on the beach as well. The cabins are amazing...two rooms and a bathroom a kitchen with stainless steel and white appliances...already stocked with everything but food! The beach is a two min walk from our front door and you can always hear the ocean and the hum of nature! We also had our first barbie with some of the local teachers and Lake Ainsworth faculty! Ill be uploading pictures as soon as possible but right now I'm enjoying my first few days of relaxation before classes start on Monday!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I leave at eleven to head to the airport...I cant sleep, I'm getting nervous, and a lil stressed....but over all I'm extremely excited and cannot wait to start this amazing journey~its not a goodbye, just a long ill see you later :)

2 Days and Counting!!!!

TWO DAYS UNTIL I LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow time has gone by fast, bags are packed and under the weight limit FINALLY haha...I get to hangout with my family and amazing boyfriend for the next two days and then off to the Indianapolis airport where the journey of a thousand miles will begin :) **A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step-by Lao Tzu**

5 Days and Counting!!!!

It is now only five days until I board the plane and head off to Australia. Flight information is finalized...heading out of Indianapolis airport to Chicago then to LA and from there to Auckland New Zealand and finally to Brisbane...and don't forget the two hour bus ride to Lennox Head! A little over 22 hours of total air time...ohhhh boy!!! Bags are packed and all the details are arranged...the next five days will be spent with my family and friends.

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel.