No plans... and it was perfect.

Today I had no plan.  I got to do and see everything that I wanted to do in Sydney over the last five days, so I decided that today would be a really chill day.  I woke up around 8am, checked my email and got ready, and then ate some breakfast in the dining hall.  I came back to my room and grabbed my computer and went for a walk to find somewhere to write emails.  I had copied and pasted all my emails into word documents so that I could respond without internet, as it is limited here.  I made my way to campus and found a nice table in their center courtyard that was in the shade.  It was the most beautiful, sunny day here, but I knew that I needed to protect my already burnt skin.  I couldn’t bear staying inside, though.  I responded to a few emails and then went to go mail some postcards and ran into Holli.  It was so funny!  We hadn’t even texted about meeting up yet, but we just randomly bumped into each other.  It was nice “running into” someone I knewJ.  She had to do a couple errands and then she came and found me.  We walked my computer back to my room and then went to the grocery store.  There is a huge shopping center here, which is really convenient, but EVERYTHING is in there, including the grocery store.  It’s so strange going to the mall to go grocery shopping.  My favorite part of the grocery store, though… “Rice Bubbles”.  It’s what they call “Rice Krispies”.  It’s so funny.  There are Rice Bubble treats tooJ.  After the store, we went back to Holli’s apartment and dropped everything off and then went to find somewhere to play cards. We’ve played a ton of hands of Rummy this week.  It’s been fun and a really nice way to wind down in the evenings or just take a break from all our funtivities.  After Rummy, Holli went back to her apartment to get ready for an orientation activity and I returned to my room.  I sent a few emails and because I was back early enough in the afternoon, got to skype with both my parents and Callie.  It was great!  I wrote a couple emails and then went to dinner.  After dinner I decided to go for a walk and find somewhere to read my Bible.  It was such a nice night – very peaceful.  I walked around the far corner of campus and then made my way back to the center courtyard.  I sat and looked out over all the trees and green… it was SO beautiful.  The sky was clear, the air was warm, the birds were singing – it was perfect.  I read for awhile, and then went to Hello Happy at the mall and got one last happy cupcakeJ.  After, I went back to my room and started packing.  I can’t believe my week in Sydney is over!  It’s gone so fast.  I’ve loved every moment of it.  It was so nice having the ability to adjust to Australia with Holli and talk through some of the harder parts or bigger differences we experienced.  And now I’m off to Melbourne to start my own adventure!  I can’t wait to see my room, meet my housemates, do laundryJ, see the campus, explore Melbourne and make some new friends.  It’s going to be a great adventure!