Here I am, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, sipping on some wine, procrastinating from lesson planning for student teaching, because my mind is wandering to my little upcoming adventure. Thus, I thought this might be a good time to begin my blog about my internship in Australia. February 14th, I was motivated to turn in my application for an internship through AustraLearn, and a week and half ago I was officially accepted for an internship at a community school in the inner-city of Sydney. Since then, with the amazing help of June, my step-grandmother, I have finalized my flight-itineraries for this Oceania Adventure. On May 24th, my sister Michelle and I will begin this adventure together exploring the North and South Islands of New Zealand. We have been preparing by obtaining our International driver's licenses, finding hostels,
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