Sydney and everything in between!

Hey everyone! Sorry this is long overdue.In the last few weeks I have been catching up on homework, taking a few tests and working on some projects. Things are slowly starting to wind down here so it's crunch time and that means I actually have to feel like a student once in a while. Not going to lie...it's a little more difficult to focus than I thought it was going to be. Oh well though, life goes on.

Two weekends ago we basically hung out around campus and went down to The Standard, the pub in Lismore. Then the next day one of our Australian friends took us to this really cool secluded beach called Whites Beach. We were the only ones there for most of it and it was pretty amazing. Other than that we didn't so much that weekend, just hung out and watched some movies.

This past weekend I went to Sydney! It was awesome! The first day we got there Aviva and I did the bridge climb on the Sydney Harbour bridge. We were connected to the side and walk uo some stairs and latters half way up. It was an awesome view and our tour guide knew a lot about the city and the sites. He showed us where Nichole Kidman used to live, the Prime Ministers House and of course, we had an awesome view of the opera house. That night we met our roommate and she was from Canada. She was a lot of fun and we ended up going out with her to The Side Bar, which is a pub right in the Hostel we stayed at. The hostel's name was The Wakeup and it was really cool and modern. They turned an old building into the hostel and it was right downtown.

Saturday we walked around Sydney and shopped and saw some of the sights. It was Anzac Day, which is like their Veterans Day so there were people partying in their uniforms at nine in the morning and by night time, things got pretty crazy. That night we went to The Jerry Springer Opera at the Opera house. It was amazing seeing The Opera House at night and taking pictures by it. The show we saw was pretty packed and it was pretty funny too! It was basically a Jerry Springer episode but someting goes wrong and Jerry gets shot and then God and Satan have to argue over where he goes, to heaven or hell. After the opera we stopped and got desert for one of the girls' birthday and then went out to Oxford Street which is where a lot of the clubs and pubs are in Sydney.

Sunday we shopped and walked around the city again. We went to Darling Harbour and it was really pretty. We decided to go to the markets in China Town. Everything was really cheap. We found North Face jackets for extremely cheap so of course we took advantage. Other than that we just kind of hung out, we were pretty tired by this point so we layed low until night came and went back down to The Sidebar to celebrate another girls' birthday.

On Monday we went to the Imax Theatre, which has the biggest screen in the world. We saw the animated movie Monsters Vs. Aliens. It was pretty funny. I forgot how cool Imax theaters were until we got there and put on our huge glasses. Afterwards we went to Subway and sat by the Harbour and enjoyed the sunshine. We caught our train back to Lismore that took us 12 hours. It wasn't too bad considering it was overnight so we slept most of the way.

Other than that, I got the great news that I will be the new president of PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) at SCSU. I am really excited for that and all the great opportunities it will bring.Until this weekend I am just working on projects and homework and enjoying the sunshine. It's getting pretty chilly here at night but it's kind of nice. I am definitely missing the warm sunshine a bit though, you can barely lay by the pool anymore! :)

This coming weekend we have Race Day. Which is horse races in Lismore and I guess it's HUGE. We basically get up and celebrate all day. The next day I leave for my second and final camping trip for my Outdoor Ed class. I'm excited to go and see what it's like but I'm also excited to get the trip over with so I can look forward to Frasier Island and my Birthday which are coming up pretty quickly!

Hope everything is going well for all of you! Miss you all!

Keegs

Easter Weekend

Hey everyone!!

Hope you all had a good easter! I miss all of you!

Well this weekend we didn't really do much. We decided to stick around Lismore because not much was open because of Easter and we wanted to save as much money as we could.

Thursday night we went out to The Standard and had a few drinks and danced. It was a pretty good time considering we were in Lismore.

Friday night we stayed on campus and hung out. There weren't very many people here bacuse a lot of them went home for the holiday. We hung out at "The Lounge" which was actually complex #14. A bunch of people decided to make it our own night club for the night so we hung out there and had a pretty good night. We got the brilliant idea to T.P. one of our CA's doorway. It was pretty funny when he opened the door and saw all of us running away. He was a good sport about it so that was a plus haha.

Saturday night we hung out around Orion again. A couple of us ended up going out to The One night club here in Lismore. It was a pretty good time. A lot of the younger locals were out because they all came home for Easter weekend to see their families. It was a pretty weird feeling being the American minority considering usually it's the other way around when we all travel together.

Sunday we woke up early and did a rainforest walk. We were originally supposed to go to The Channon Markets but they were closed because of all the rain we have been getting. The bus driver took us to Protestors Falls and on a rainforest walk which was pretty fun. We stopped in Nimbin and shopped for a while and then ate easter lunch at a park! All together it was a pretty good easter!!

Hope all of you are doing well!! Miss you!!

Keegs

Cairns!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone!!

ust got back from Cairns and it was probably the best weekend of my life!!

We got there on Wednesday and layed by the pool and enjoyed the sun for a few hours before we all got ready and went out to dinner and a few pubs. Thursday during the day I woke up early and went skydiving with 4 or 5 other people and it was AMAZING!! We got an awesome view of The Great Barrier Reef as we floated down over the ocean. We jumped at 14,000 feet in the air and had a 60 second free fall before the instructor pulled the parachute. We landed right on a beautiful beach and got to hang out for a while and wait for the others to jump. It was pretty much the biggest adrenaline rush of my life and it was definitely worth every second!!! I also got a video of me skydiving and some still photos from the video! That night we all went out and celebrated our adventures and a local pub called The Woolshed. It was a pretty cool place and they had a meal and drink for 10 dollars. Later in the night everyone gets up and dances on the tables so it was a lot of fun.

Friday we all took a boat out to The Great Barrier Reef and they fed us and gave us an introductory Suba lesson which was awesome!! I loved being down there and getting up close and personal with the reef and all the inhabitants! We got to touch a giant clam and see tons of fish. It was beautiful. We also got the chance to snorkel and one of the guys took us on a snorkel tour and showed us sea cucumbers and we got to hold them and stuff, overall it was pretty amazing. Of course, we went out again that night, had dinner and enjoyed the night life.

Saturday we hung out and shopped, got a lot of gifts for everyone! Then we layed by the pool and then went out later on in the night to a few different pubs. Overall it was probably the greatest and most adventurous weekend of my life!

I am not looking forward to settling down and actually having to do homework. Oh well though, life could be worse! :) I hear you're all getting more snow, sorry to hear that guys ;) Hope you're all doing well! Hope you enjoy the pics!!