Bittersweet Symphony

I literally cannot believe I have less than one week here. Seriously, I can’t wrap my mind around it. I think it’s the weather that’s been messing me up. My internal seasonal clock wants to break out the Christmas wrapping and holiday cheer because that’s what I usually want to do when it gets cold for too long. But instead, I have to constantly remind myself that everyone at home is still in flops and bathing suits. Two things that have been buried in my closet for several weeks.

Last Saturday was my last day at the Breath which was probably the saddest part of it all. I loved working there and the people were just so great. Occasionally, on weekend nights, someone will dress up in the blindingly bright pink pig suit and wave/take pictures with the kids. I’ll give you one guess as to who was the lucky girl that got to do it Friday night. That’s right. And I loved every minute of it. Saying bye to everyone on Saturday was bittersweet and I left with several gifts/Hog’s Breath paraphernalia. :)

So lately, I’ve been thinking about things that I’ve wanted to do in Australia before I left and I was mentally going through the list. Visit Sydney and walk the bridge? Check. Swim in the Pacific (from the other side)? Check. Learn to surf? Check. See a kangaroo? Check. Eat kangaroo? Now that one had not been done. But it just so happened that my friend Steffen had bought some and cooked it up for his dinner the other night, so he let me try a piece. And so now I can officially say I’ve tried kangaroo. In all honesty, it wasn’t anything special, and if you hadn’t told me, I probably wouldn’t have known. But it still kind of made my day.

Another noteworthy thing that made my day was the amazing package filled with cookies that my grandparents sent me! I mean really, what is more exciting than getting a box full of Grandma’s cookies all the way on the other side of the world? Not much.

While the Aussie accent doesn’t really faze me anymore, I still can’t get over certain words. Here are some new ones for you:
Sunnies= sunglasses
Mozzies= mosquitos
Rellies= Relatives
Pushy= A bike (specifically my hot pink Southern Star that I’m currently trying to sell)
Bickies= Biscuits (like cookies)

I probably shouldn’t be writing this post right now instead of studying for my exam that I have later today, but someone’s gotta inform of you all of the life down under. I miss you all SO much and will see many of you in less than a week!!