I just have to make a bold statement right away here. I think that I'm very smelly. At first I wasn't sure if it was me, but this smell has been following me around. Therefore, I must conclude, that I'm the one with the stentch. And it's not just my feet anymore.. Anyhow. Day in Wellington. Mostly successful. Successful in the fact that I left this shitty hostel at 9:30am, and didn't return until 11:30pm. Successful in the fact I got to the 2 museums AND 2 art galleries that I wanted to go too, as well as the government buildings. [View Full Entry]

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Alright, I've stayed in some pretty shoddy places before on this trip.. but I think I might have just stumbled into one of the worst. I know, I know, I was pretty spoiled at my last location, actually, VERY spoiled. Last night was my first night alone for the first time since I was at home. It was nice of course, but a little freaky, quiet, and weird... Today was my long bus ride from Lake Taupo to Wellington, and as soon as we got started, I just had to smile and know that this country is awesome. The bus driver [View Full Entry]

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So today started out again kind of rough, I knew I had to make a decision on whether or not to take the RA job and only have 3 days at home, or stay for about a week and then go up. As of now, I have declined the position. I talked to Brittany and Laura again online, and while it was nice to talk to them, I just didn't want to stop. And lesson #3 for those keeping count, don't tell a homesick person that they need to come home right now, they agree with you, and there's nothing they [View Full Entry]

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Don't get me wrong, I love this city, but yeah, it smells kind of like farts. (I'll explain later) So yesterday morning started kind of rough- watch out kids, there are a lot of lessons in this story. I tried to call home with the phone cards my classmates had given me in Australia. Lesson number one, Calling phone card numbers in another country counts as an international call, so pretty much they are the same price as if you just went ahead and called home.. So $24 dollars later, or 6 minutes of phone time, or 6 Vodka Cruisers later, [View Full Entry]

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Obviously I don't have a lot more to say, but I'm on the internet again.. so yeah, I'll tell you about what's going on I guess! Today, I got to sleep in til 9am and then I enjoyed a Dunkin' Donut for the first time- in New Zealand. Then I headed to the Art Gallery where I discovered that their Main Gallery is closed til 2010. Yep, 2010, the year I'm supposta graduate... So I headed over to the Contemp. Art Gallery, which to me is cooler anyhow, and there was only one gallery open because the other one was being [View Full Entry]

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Weeeellll Another long entry I believe!! So I don't really remember the last time I wrote- in Cairnes I think- Do ya'll know I went snorkeling over the reef? Cause if not- it was pretty freaking amazing..! So yeah, after our day on the reef, we headed to the Daintree Rainforest which is just north of Cairnes. It was pretty cool- actually being in a rainforest! It was like the henry doorly zoo... only real... So there are these big birds there called cassowaries.. And I really wanted to see one in the wild. Long story short, I never did. But [View Full Entry]

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Alright. Apologies first. No Pictures. Sorry, still my camera cord is at home. :( Also. Internet still v. expensive, so I will go through the last week and a half pretty quickly but yeah, ask me more when I get home, I'd love to tell you the stories. First off we flew from Sydney to Uluru (AKA Ayers Rock) and met up with the TWO Australian MEN who were going to be our guides for a WEEK. Let's just say, hawt. So the first day we went on a hike around the olgas which are nearby Uluru and are another rock [View Full Entry]

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I'm alive. At a computer where i can't put pictures on and paying a crazy amount for it ($4/hr) So yeah. I'm back from the Outback and I'm in Darwin for the day and then tomorrow we have a early flight to Cairnes where I'll be located for the rest of my time in Ozland. So love you all, but nothing more from me today! Cheers! Kayla [View Full Entry]

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Another apology to begin with! I see that I forgot to publish my first post!! Sorry all! Just a quick update, as I only have about 20 minutes, and I'm realllly tired and have to get up at 4:45 am tomorrow morning! Ahh! I'm not exactly where I left off, so I'll just inform you that I spent the last two nights in the Blue Mountains, which are just a couple hours west of Sydney. We stayed at this AMAZING ecolodge, which was amazing for so many reasons. A. It was located in the middle of the Blue Mountains!! B. It [View Full Entry]

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No I haven't been sailing at all, but man, did I get my fair share of salt water today. Yes, that's right, the girl from South Dakota went swimmin' in her first ocean! It was amazing, the waves were crazy big today, and it was lots of fun 'riding' them - something I of course hadn't ever done before. It was a great afternoon. Now to back track a little. I'm not really sure where I left off actually, haha. Yesterday morning we went to the Australian museum which was pretty cool- had a very good exhibit on Aboriginal history and [View Full Entry]

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