goodbye to uni....and to so many friends

[pintasbye]

I've still been incredibly busy everyday. On Sunday I went to a John Butler concert in the city with a bunch of people from my floor. It was actually really good. Then on Monday I went out with the internationals to Frostbites. I always do something really stupid when I've been drinking (such as running into a mirror and apologizing to myself or fracturing my foot) and this time when we came back I had to go to the bathroom and we were right by the medical center so I told Charlotte to see if it was open and she went up this embankment and I had sandals on... and for the life of me I could not climb up it. I just kept falling and sliding back down, and I was scrambling at the grass repeatedly before Steph made me stop, hahaha. Last night I went out with Mouse and Nikki and met up with the internationals and pretty much everyone I know from Menzies at a pub. We had a lot of fun and then Mouse and us internationals went to Brunswick st. to this place that was not very happenin. I got rejected by this guy who wanted to dance with Mouse but refused to dance with me. I proceeded to ask the guy taking down the microphones on the stage if I could play the drums. To which he said "no" and I said "please" and he said "well it's not up to me but...no" hahaha. Today I finally just stayed here and packed and such. It's getting very sad!!! :( I have SO many memories here. I know more people than I know at home and I have more friends. It's funny because everyone says that I've changed and they all try to take credit for it. Although last night Tom told me that I've changed and that it was a collective effort. It's weird because he told me at the beginning that I would change and I didn't believe him (because I've never really changed much before) but he was right. For the better I think. I've had more fun here than I've had in my 21 and a half years at home (I've had half of a year here). Perhaps that's a bit sad, but it's the truth. Which doesn't mean I've had a bad time with any of you, but I've just gotten more opportunities to branch out here. I'm so stressed out about leaving... it hasn't even sunk in yet. I don't feel like I'm saying goodbye to people forever. It seems like I'll leave and then just come back again after summer. But it's not even summer in the mothercountry! And I'm graduating and facing the real world soon. I have to look on the bright side though, I'll have so many people to stay with when I come back here, and I still have over three weeks left of my trip, which I'm sure will be full of more great experiences. Here's the link to my online photo album so I don't have to link all the new photos to the journal
http://www.fujicolor.com.au/pintasbye

It was so hot today!!! So humid and there was a huge thunder storm.
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover!"

Wish me luck with my travels and I'll see you all when I get home!!! Love you and miss you lots!!