Edit to the last entry: see three of you on Friday! So excited!

Fair Dinkum

We now come to the point in the "study abroad experience" blog in which I break down and admit to you that I was very, very busy experiencing studying abroad, and completely failed at blogging it.  This is going to be my last entry written in this fantastic country, and hopefully (crosses more than one set of fingers) December will be good to me in playing catch-up, posting pictures and sharing anecdotes.  For now, there is simply too much to tell you!  As the Aussies would say: I have heaps of stories! Heaps and heaps!  I'm so lucky to be seeing my few but faithful readers soon!!  Two of you at the airport Friday (YAY!!), one of you sunday, lots of you over thanksgiving, and my Idahoan readers: NOT SOON ENOUGH!!  (And the one Tasmaniac that weasled my blog address out of me: I'll see you someday in the Netherlands!)  Trust me, I'll post pictures and go into the amount of detail usually reserved for medical reports and car manuals.  But for now, I'm enjoying the luxury of wireless internet at my friend Katie's house in Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales.  In the past month, I've seen 1000s of kilometers of Aussie highway, a whale (humpback, I think), a kangaroo family, an Echidna, a wombat, a couple spiders (don't be scared mom, I'm with very responsible Aussies that have taught me how to recognize and stay the heck away from them), a giant roadside banana, a couple sunrises over the ocean, and the worst sunburn ever (unfortunately located on my body).  But the adventure isn't over yet, and as much as I'm itching to go over everything chronologically for you, I need to be getting some rest for a big day in Sydney tomorrow!  Much love, and (I can't believe I'm saying this) see some of you soon!