Monday July 7th: I woke up around 5am
but it was super cold out. So I tried falling back asleep and ended up lying in
bed until 7am. I got ready for class and
headed to breakfast and met Liana and Ryan there and then we walked to our
classes together. I had accounting theory from 8am-10am. Our class had a guest
speaker from CPA Australia. It was interesting to learn how they get into a
business like that. A CPA degree in Australia has the kids do three years of
schooling while they work at an accounting firm. They need to work at an accounting
firm while in school so they get that experience; which is pretty smart I
think. In class I also learned that the GAAP principles in America are called
the International Accounting standards in Australia. After class I headed back
to my room. There I texted the family and looked at vacation spots in Australia
and read my bible. I just dilly dallied around until 3:3opm when I took off for
a 3mile run. I then did an ab workout in my room. Then I headed to the gym for
box fit. Love this class; it’s so intense and fun! After class I went to supper
to meet up with the other kids. We sat there for two hours just talking and
laughing. It was a good time. When I got back I showered and then we headed to
the JCR to play pool. Around 9:30pm I headed back and got ready for bed because
I wasn’t feeling very good.
Tuesday July 8th: When I got up at 8, I felt better, so I went to breakfast to meet with the
other kids. Afterwards I headed over to the library and did a lot of research
for my many papers I have to write in my classes. I took a break around 11:30
and went to the campus store to get a coffee. They make their coffee from
organic coffee. It was pretty good. Around 3:30pm I went for a run around
campus then an ab workout. Then I headed to the class yogalates. I like this class,
it’s very relaxing! After class I went to meet up with the other kids at
supper. Where I talked to Emma about going to bible study at 7:30pm and she
wanted to go to. So I went back and got ready for that and we headed over.
Bible study was fun; we were there until 9:45. Their missions team talked more
in depth about their trip to Vanuatu. It was interesting to hear about all
their touching stories and how they shared the gospel and how God reached out
to them while they were there. They really have a heart for God. Afterwards
they had supper, which is snack and coffee before bed for them. They were fun
to talk to! They were so excited to have Americans there, because they wanted
us to try something. It is called the Tim tam slam. They make a cup of coffee
and then you take a Tim Tam and eat the opposite corners off and use the Tim
Tam as a straw. Once the coffee comes through the Tim Tam you shove the Tim Tam
in your mouth. It was really good because the coffee made the Tim Tam melt in
your mouth. Tim Tam’s are a chocolate cookie with chocolate or orange cream in
the middle. Super good!
Wednesday July 9th: Today I skyped dad, mom, and ali!! That was fun! It was good to see them
even though they are so far away. Hope to do it some more. Then I headed off to
the library to get some homework done, but first I sent off some postcards. I
was at the library for about an hour and then Ryan asked me to play basketball.
So I went over there and we played for about two hours. Then I went to boot
camp at 5:30pm. It was pretty intense and a good workout. Then I headed to
supper and sat with Emma and Kristy (an Aussie RA) and we talked and laughed
for a long time. Emma then told me that they just got back from a campus
crusade meeting and said that they witness to people from 11:30-1 on campus
every day and invited me along with them. I was so excited when they asked and
replied yes before they were even finished. At the dorms Ryan and Jazmin invited me to come over and
hang out. So for the rest of the night we watched Pitch Perfect in Ryan’s room.
Thursday July 10th: Today around 10am Jazmin, Ryan from New York, Gustavo, Dylan, and I headed
over to the aboriginal culture. We got the guided tour for $13. We started out by watching a movie their culture.
Then walked through the museum, then listened to a lady talk and show us things
from their culture and islands. Then we went to a cave where the guy played a
horn for us which was pretty sweet. To finish the tour we got to throw a
boomerang. After we got back I went for an hour run around campus and through
town. In town I found a tunnel that went under their highway. It was sweet
because it was graphitized too! After my run I got ready for class and did some
homework. I had corporate accounting from 5-8 but it only lasted until 6:30.
The professor got through the lecture pretty fast. They have different names
for some of their accounts when they journalize them.
Friday July 11th: After breakfast I read my bible and
got ready for the day, and then I went to the library and did homework until 12.
At 12 Emma and I went and ate on the campus green and waited to meet with the
other kids from campus of crusades. They came at 12:30 and then we went out to
witness to people sitting around eating their dinner. The way they witness to
people is cool. They have a stack of random pictures that they show to a person
and then have that person pick 3 photos that describe their life now. But by
that time I had to go to class so I didn’t get to hear the rest of it. I had
Ethics class with Ryan from 1-4. It was a long class but there were some
interesting topics. After class we went back to Ryan’s dorm and other kids were
headed to the JCR, so we went with. There we played ping pong which was pretty
fun. I then sat and talked with Jazmin for a long time.
After a while we headed over to Hutton and watched Pitch Perfect with the other international students.
When the movie got done some of us went star gazing. It was freezing out, so we
headed to my room to warm up since my heater is on. Everyone was falling asleep
so they went back to their rooms.
Saturday July 12th: Today I got up at
7am and did a cardio/ab workout in my room and then showered and read my bible.
Afterwards I went to breakfast to see what the other kids were up to today.
Mostly everyone was just doing homework. So Jazmin and I walked to IGA. There I
got some snacks and we walked around looking at prices and the other small
shops that were there. On our way back to the dorms we stopped at sunshine
Kebabs and got a wrap. They were really good! When we got back we went and laid
out back to tan but the ants were so bad that we ended up going to the pool and
laying out there. We laid out until 4pm. Jazmin wanted to do some running that
day so I went with her to show her the trails I run on. We ran around 2.5 miles
and then did some abs. Afterwards we took showers and headed to supper. After
supper Jazmin and Carolina came over to my room. We then looked at places we
should go for our week break and talked for a long time. They were over for
about 3hours. We had fun and then they went to their rooms. I then watched
Megamind on amazon.
Sunday July 13th: I slept in until 8am
and then texted and went to breakfast. Dad had sent me an email about a social
media website John was telling him about so when I got back I checked that out.
It was really cool so I talked to John about it over skype and then signed up
for it! That took up my whole morning and then I meant up with the other
students for dinner. While we were sitting at dinner Carolina got a call to
come hiking. We quickly went back to our rooms and got ready. Then the
Australian kids took us with them to Mt. Jim to hike. When we pulled up we saw
a sign that said warning hike at your own risk, very dangerous. The hike was so
awesome though, we had to climb a lot of rocks to get to the top. The view was
amazing!! Once we got back down we went back to the dorms and showered up and
went to supper. After supper we got ready for church. The sermon at church was
very good. It was on Love, forgiveness, and holding grudges. When we got out, everyone
talked about how powerful the message was and how good it was. When we got back
to the dorms Ryan and Jazmin came to my room and we talked for hours. They left
at 11:45pm.
View from the top!
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