Day 4!

Today was another wearly day.I had a bowl of coco crisps and part of a hashbrown for breakfast. We had to get on the bus for a longg time to get to our farm stay. We will be there for 2 nights. When we got to the farm stay, we unpacked and just sort of chilled 'tiul dinner. We played soccer, threw boomerangs, and danced. Oh ya, before we got there, on the bus we played coach olympics. Jara (our tour guide) called out an object and you would have to find it, pass it all the way back, then touch the back wall with it, then pass it all the way up. It was a good way to pass the time. We won! We were the shaved wombats. Ok so back to the farm stay. Then we ate dinner. After that, James (the man who lives there) took us outside to show us some of their constellations. That was really neat! There are 3 corsses. There are 2 fake ones and one real one. After we looked at the stars, we went to bed.

Day 3!

Today, 6.17.09, we had to get up at 6:00. We had to eat at 6:30 and leave by 7:15. Bright and early we went to "Full On" We went absailing (sp*). I went absailing down a cliff that was equal to 18 stories!! It was so scary!! My leader said I giggled the whole way down. As I was dangling there, I could hear the leaders at the bottom saying, "Which Jesse is that?" (We have two Jesses.) And one leader said, "The vegetarian one?" And I said, "Ya! That one!" They all bust out laughing because they didn't think I could hear them. There were motivational speakers there talking about your state of mind, body, and emotions. And controlling those to get the results you want out of life. Better results. At the top of the cliff, they had signs saying, "I am safe" & "I can do it." Haha. Well, off to our farm stay! I will touch base with you guys again in a couple of days! Love you all!

Day 2!

Today we woke up and at breakfast at our hotel, Breakfree on George. Then we got on the "coach", which kind of smells like grape tootsie pops. We went to the Sydney Opera House. It was amazing! There is an organ that has a pipe that is equal to a three story building! There are 900 rooms in that place. It's such a neat looking place from the outside. After that we went on a cruise and ate lunch on it. I had rolls. Haha :) Dad- I have been eating well. I eat my peanut butter crackers and there is a like grocery store across from our hotel and it has MOUNDS of fruit- you would love it- me and my leaders.. I mean.. My leaders and I went over there and got some really yummy grapes and some apples. Ha. Next we went to the Opal Museum. They showed us how to cut, sand, and polish opals. They had a black opal that was $5,000!!!! Ha. There was some really pretty jewelry. Next.. Day 3!

Day 1!

Woah.. That flight was EXTREMELY long! Ha. We had to fly 4 hours to LA and then 14 hours to Sydney. We finally landed in Sydney at about 5:40 in the morning and we just went off and started our day! We were all really jet lagged, tired, and hungry but that didn't stop us from having a crazy day! First we went to the Crickett grounds. It's such a big deal here! Did you know that a crickett game could go on for 25 days?? And people actually sit there and watch it!!!! Haha. I don't think my attention span is that long. Then they let us try crickett. Throwing, or "bowling" is so hard! You have to keep your arm straight as you bring it over your head. Then hitting it is kind of hard, too. The bat is heavy. After we went to the crickett grounds, we went to the Sydney Tower. It was really neat to see all the things down below. We could see the airport. I have some really cool pictures from up there. Well.. I think that's all for the first day.. Onto the next one....

I'm Here!!!!

Ok, so we're finally in Australia! Sorry I haven't gotten on yet. Well, my voice is almost completely gone! I sound like a horse is in my throat. I have made a LOT of new friends! And me and my girl friends take pictures with a lot of the hot guys we see :) I am going to do each day as a different post just all at one time. If that made any sense. Tomorrow we are going to our farm stay. Haha. We will be there for two nights without internet or phones, so we'll see how that goes. But I will try to get on at the next hotel we are at. I am going to do my first day as a different post now.

Last Minute!

Hey guys! I'm almost done packing! I leave tomorrow at 3:30. We are flying out of Nashville. I get back the 27th. I just have last minute stuff to pack. Thank you all of you who contributed! I can't wait!! Everyone in my group is so excited!! Like I said before, I'm not sure how often I will be able to get on, but hopefully enough to keep you guys thoroughly updated! :) Remember how I said I was sure how I could fit everything into my suitcase? Well.. I did! And.. I even put a duffle bag in there, so on the way back I can just throw all my dirty clothes in there then put all the things that I'm gonna buy in my suitcase! Ha :) I'm not nervous yet. Just very very excited! The only thing I am nervous about at this point is, on the plane, they just gave everyone random seats! I may have to sit by strangers for 59834759 hours. Haha :) Hopefully I'll make some new friends! :) Please pray that God gets us there safely and just helps me to learn more about myself and serve Him, even in Australia. Just pray that He would open doors for me to be a light to everyone I come in contact with. Thank you guys! I'll see you in a few weeks! :)

- jess

Almost Ready to Leave!

Hey guys!

I am just learning how to "blog" so give me a little slack. I leave in 3 days for Australia!! I will be a student ambassador with People to People. I might post my itinerary up on facebook as a picture. Let me know if you want me to. I am almost packed! I can only bring 6 shirts. I have a limited amount of space in my suitcase! It's been hard. Haha. Mom thinks it is funny to see me screaming about not being able to bring as many outfits as I want :) I'm not sure how often I will be able to get on a computer there, but I will try to blog about every day. If I can't get on the computer, I will write it down and blog later. Well, let me know if you're reading this so I can know to continue blogging or not :)