The last few days were again slightly uneventful, but SO goodJ. Sunday I woke up and skyped with my family. We had made plans to skype at our normal time – 8am Sunday in Australia before I headed to Church and 1pm Saturday in the States. I woke up at 7:10am to get ready before they called and I got a text at 7:15am saying “we’re ready when you are.” I was SO confused until I remembered that daylight savings time happens around the middle of MarchJ. I got on quickly and we were still able to talk for a while. And now we know that we’re six hours apart, not five like before… well, at least until Australia has their daylight savingsJ. Time is WEIRD! After we skyped, I went to Church – it was awesome as usual. We were actually fed a live-stream of our parent church’s service in Adelaide for the sermon portion. They were hosting a special speaker who talked about protecting and caring for children. He talked about his work in Haiti regarding child slavery following the earthquake. It was really cool. After church, I came home and worked on homework, went to the grocery store and got prepared for another great weekJ. Monday was fairly routine. I woke up, went to class, did some homework during my break on campus, went to my two lectures and went home. When I got back, I made myself some dinner – a VERY failed attempt at a vegetable omelet (here’s to independenceJ), and went back to campus to workout. I decided to try one of the fitness classes the gym offers. Monday nights they have Zumba. I’ve heard a lot about this type of class, but I’d never gone, so I figured, why not? J. It was crazy! There were tons of girls and it actually was really fun. We “warmed up” to Tik Tok by Kesha – it was great! The class was a lot of hip shaking, dancing, and looking ridiculous, but I just worked on keeping my heart rate up and having fun. It was a good experience, even if I didn’t know what I was doing at times. After Zumba, I came home and showered, worked on some homework and retired early. Tuesday was a rollercoaster day! I woke up and dealt with some issues regarding Whitworth classes for next fall and my degree. It was really stressful, but like a grownup, I got it all straightened out. After I took care of that, Camille and I took the tram to an STA store and enquired about our trip to New Zealand over Easter Break. The travel agent looked at flights for us and quoted us one that was about $200 more expensive than the one I had found earlier. I wasn’t sure if the one I’d found was still available or if the price had been increased on it as well, so there was a definite moment of anxiety. I took the tram back to campus to get ready for my class and look at flights online. Good news, I found a flight that ended up being even cheaper than the first one I’d come across! J. Also, when I got to campus, I was feeling super stressed by all the day’s happenings and SUPER tired, so I decided to splurge and buy a coffee. The sizing of Australian coffees is different than in the US. The sizes range from 8oz to 16oz instead of 12oz to 20oz. At the usual place I go on campus, the cups are called regular, large, extra-large. I ordered a large and instead of getting a 12oz, I got a 16oz – apparently the different place I went to names their cups differently. Whatever, it was a very happy surpriseJ. Of all the days to mistakenly order more coffee than anticipated, yesterday was the day. After my coffee break, I went to my two classes (both very interesting) and walked to the church near my house to play the piano. They are so nice to let me come – it is really great playing again! After playing the piano, I walked home to start baking the cinnamon rolls we were having for dessert after our house dinner. Last night was Camille’s night to set the menu. She couldn’t think of anything specifically British that she knew how to make, so we settled on a “Traditional English Breakfast” for dinner and all pitched in to help. Amar made scrambled eggs, Stefanie made blueberry pancakes, Michael made cooked tomatoes, Camille made sausage and bacon and I baked cinnamon rolls for dessert. Everything was delicious! I’m not sure exactly what happened with my cinnamon rolls, but the dough was quite right. I was disappointed, but they still tasted good and with the excess homemade cream cheese frosting they were smothered in, everyone devoured them just the sameJ. Dinner was really fun as usual – I LOVE that we have these. We always end up having a great time. It was funny; my Chinese roommate asked me last night what the difference was between “God” and “gosh”. It’s cool being able to talk about and discover cultural differences while we share a meal. As I was getting ready for bed, I was reflecting on my day and all the craziness that it entailed. It started with stress over classes – I figured that out and it was fine. Next came stress over plane tickets – we found and purchased tickets for even cheaper than we’d originally anticipated. Later I ordered the wrong size coffee – I enjoyed it more. And last, the cinnamon rolls didn’t turn out right – they were still delicious and everyone finished them. Summary statement: everything always works outJ. Life is good. I’m heading to Cairns today for a five-day trip to the rainforest and Great Barrier Reef with some friends. I’m SO excited! Life is good and I am loving every secondJ.
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