I made it to Sydney!!!
I've actually been here for 24 hours now, but again, I was so jet lagged I didn't think about blogging. But here I am now, writing to all of you out there! =) (Sorry. Still not completely coherent, so this may appear as absent minded garble.) But anyway... I landed yesterday at about 7:45am. (Keep in mind, I'm 14 hours ahead.) Took about an hour to get through customs and get my bags. Thank God I got all of my luggage! My guitar was also safe and sound! I then headed out of the airport, met up with my bus driver, and took the scenic route back to Hillsong Church. We went over the famous harbor bridge and saw the even more famous opera house! Australia is beautiful! I wish you could all come see it!
So we made it to the church and dude... This place is awesome! Not nearly as large as I thought, but still a huge church. So after signing in, we just hung out and met a lot of new people, current students as well as other new intakes and my new roommate! Then after a couple hours, a group of us went to the local shopping mall where we stocked up on the essentials... bed stuff, shower stuff, groceries, phones, etc. By this time, I was so wiped out I just wanted to go to sleep, but it was only about 4 in the afternoon. So we headed down to the local coffee shop and grabbed a mocha to help me keep my eyes open as long as possible. Unfortunately, I only made it to about 8:30 before crashing.
So that was my first day... I promise it was much more exciting than I expressed. But again... after flying for 24 hours and being in such a different time zone, it was difficult mustering up the energy to remember all the details. Sorry. I promise to do better in the future. =) But as for now, I have another day of preparation ahead of me, so I must go for now.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of those who helped get me here. You have no idea how much this means to me and I will be forever in your debt.
