It is a strange feeling being done with school in early November, something I have never experienced. I have a full two months off before classes start back up at Rollins. I am going to miss everything here, my life, my friends, and just being gone from home. I haven’t really left the US ever besides going to the Caribbean islands, but that is just next door. Maybe I’ll just not get on the plane back and live with the family I babysit for, but I doubt I’m actually going to do that, my mom would be pretty upset. If I saved enough money before I would have lol. Sometimes I get this uncanny feeling that this place really is home for me, and I’m just not going to go back to the US anytime soon. A lot of people I met here are staying here for a year for their abroad period, and as much as I would love that, I think I would have gone somewhere else In Australia. As much as I love being here, Newcastle isn’t the city for me. I have not really enjoyed being in cities ever, but spending five months here is enough time for me. I would want to stay in Cairns if I were to stay here for a while. I can’t actually believe I have to go back soon. I feel like I haven’t done everything I have wanted, but in reality, I have done far more than I expected. Traveling to Bali for spring break was the highlight of my experience. It makes me want to live on an island like that and volunteer for a couple months and learn more about their culture and way of living. Going with one friend their was a little intimidating since I have never really travelled without my parents, but being there is addicting. I just always want to learn and do more when I was there and it makes me want to stop school for a little bit because I really have no idea what I want to do with my life. Traveling is going to be where I truly find myself and figure out what I want to do with my life.
