3/28/2010

Photo by: Kristin Bohacek  

I'm gonna take a break from Australia updates and share a clip from my prayer journal on this day last year,

Jesus. Today was the best day of my life. I told 200 people about my love for You! March 28, 2010 will forever be the day I made our love known. The joy You have put in my heart is incredible. I can't say it enough, I love You! I love You! I love You! You are my King & I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with You. I never want my love to end. I feel a glow on my face of true happiness. I honestly don't know of a time I was happier. I pray for guidance through my life & wisdom. I love You, Jesus. Thank You for the opportunity You gave me to physically show what You did for me. DYING & coming back to life. Lord I will choose every day to die to me & live for You. I love You. In Your Arms, Rebecca

Busy Bee

I've been such a busy bee these last few weeks, but things have finally settled down.

Classes are great. I think I went into detail about this before but if not heres a quick explanation. They don't have classes MWF or TT like we do, they are usually just one day for lecture (about an hour) and then a tut (lab) and the times vary but most are an hour. In the tuts you have a presentation and have to pretty much teach the class for 15 minutes about that weeks topic. I've done one of my presentations already and it went very well!

We went to Cairns last weekend and I was able to snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef! It was wonderful! Since it's their rainy season the town was a little gloomy but we found our own fun and had a blast. One of the days we were in Cairns we went on an all day tour around the city and were able to see (and play with) tons of kangaroos at a wildlife reserve.

The weekend before our Cairns trip we went to a parade down Oxford street called "Mardi Gras" We didn't know that you have to get there 5 hours early and we weren't able to see any of the parade! Regardless it was fun to be in the city with everyone and we met some great friends!

When we aren't attending crazy events we go to the beach, hang out on campus or watch movies.

I haven't really hit a snag yet or found something I didn't like here. It makes me nervous because I'm already dreading leaving!

I found the YoungLife here and got involved with their club! On Friday I went to club and this Thursday I'm planning on doing contact work at the school so that will be a lot of fun!

Other then that, nothing else seems to be new. I'll update more when more stuff happens!

Much love.

Australian Bucket List

Go to the Great Barrier Reef
Pet a Kangaroo
Kiss a Kangaroo
See a wild Kangaroo
Visit Cairns
See the island Steve Irwin was murdered at
Know the train schedule
Be able to navigate around Sydney without a map
Find a job
Hold a Kola
Climb the Harbor Bridge
Walk across the Harbor Bridge
Go to an event at the Sydney Opera House
Go snorkeling
Camp in the Blue Mountains
Go to 10 different beaches
Go Whale watching
Go Dolphin watching
Attend a Rugby game
Go to Hillsong Church
Visit the Capital
Give directions to locals
Eat a (Veggie) Meat Pie
Go to Mardi Gras
Walk from Coogee to Bondi Beach
Get an epic jumping picture in front of the Sydney Opera House & the Harbor Bridge on a clear day
Master the word "No" in the Australian accent
Climb Mt Kosciuszko
Visit Melbourne
Stay in a Hostel
Surf
Watch all 8 episodes of Summer Heights High
Ask a girl wearing a school uniform if she's friends with Ja'mie King
Rent a bus/car and drive/camp
Make an Australia a s'more
Go to the Australia Zoo (Aka, Steve Irwin's zoo/home)
Go to Hornsby (and every other stop from Hornsby to Central via Macquarie Park)
Learn some Aussie lingo Ay Reckon I've learned heaps!
Go to the Gold Coast
Hang out in the Outback
Drive a car
Spend the afternoon sipping drinks and people watching at Darling Harbor
Go on a wine tour
Find a "favorite wine"
Become a "regular" somewhere
Visit the Customs House
Go to Luna Park
Rent Mary Kate & Ashley's movie Our Lips Are Sealed
Reenact Mary Kate & Ashley's movie Our Lips Are Sealed
Go to Paddy's Market
Touch the good luck tree "Golden Water Mouth" in Chinatown
See a 3D movie at the Worlds Largest IMAX
Watch the sunrise at a Sydney Beach
Watch the sunrise over the Harbor Bridge
Turn 21!
Watch fireworks over the Harbor Bridge
Go Cliff Jumping
Walk from Chatswood to Macquarie Uni (+11k)


More to come...