Well 2 days ago, on April 13th I left. After 3 countries, 4 flights and 4 time zones, I got home! I was really tired when I got off the airplane. Holy man. And I fell asleep early that night. But then I woke up at 9:30 am, a normal U.S. time. I felt okay yesterday but last night I slept 12 hours straight! My body is still a little wacked, I feel.
I thought I'd catch up on Australia since I didn't get to while I was there.
Tuesday-We left our host families and friends at the airport and flew 3 hours to Australia! B/c of the time change, it was late when we got there. So we just had some dinner, unpacked and went to bed. The hostel was a bit alarming to us at first. I've never been in a hostel before! We had WAY more suitcases than everyone else. :)
Wednesday-We woke up and toured around Sydney Harbour and went to the Taronga zoo. Sarah and I were distracted by the aboriginee singers and we lost sight of the other girls!! So we looked around for an hour then caught the next ferry. Sarah kept saying, "I think they left us." I said, "Nah, they wouldn't!" We are at the zoo, and after an hour, we SEE THEM!! they DID leave without us, sarah was right. Man. Then we just went home. On our way home, we stopped by the grocery store. Juliet and I lost sight of the others b/c we didn't know there was an underground grocery! So we left and went to the mall. We saw a huge line with a red carpet! We asked people what it was for. They said that Van Diesel, star of FAst and Furious was coming. So Juliet wanted to stay. Then they were giving out free tickets. I won them by a rock-paper-scissors contest!!!!! It was awesome! So Juliet and I saw the premier of "Fast and Furious." :)
Thursday- We made a friend in the hostel, named Sara, from Denmark. She hung out with us this whole day it was so fuN! We took the ferry to Manly Beach. We went shopping, sat on the beach, eating ice cream. Then we came back, and went to Chinatown. We saw some cool restaurants and we sat down at one. It was fun! Then Sara and I stopped by the grocery store on the way home. I love and miss her!
Friday- Sara, our new friend, went on a tour to the Blue Mountains. We however did not! We decided to go parasailing on Manly Beach!!!!!!! It was so fun!! Then we rented bikes around the beach, I loved it!!! We went on a liesurely ride. Then the others got ice cream. Then we had met a really nice couple on the ferry who were like 90 years old! They invited us to go to dinner! It was so nice of them. We took a taxi there, ate dinner with them, then a taxi back. Such a cool experience! Such kind people. I hope to keep in touch with them.
Saturday- We went to the "Rocks" shopping place in the morning, at a market. A POSH market I might add. Then we walked the Sydney Harbour Bridge, then we went to an Easter orotorio inside the opera house! It was really cool. But I was really tired, I tried not falling asleep! hehe. Then on our way home we went shopping and we got kebabs!! Then we came back to the hostel.
Sunday- We met other LDS tourists and missionaries and went to General Conference at a local LDS meetinghouse. At break for an hour, we sat down with the missionaries and some Korean members and had a big feast. Then, we went back to our hostel and packed and talked to our hostel roommate, Shannon. We gave her a book of Mormon!! I hope she realizes the truth that holds..
Monday- we packed up and went home!!!! We got to see our poly friends at the Auckland airport at our layover. I miss them! They bought us our last NZ ice cream. It was so fun! I am glad we met them.
I am glad to be home! A week until back to Utah. Crazy how time flies eh?
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