Prologue:

Well for those of you who either didn't get the memo or may have forgotten, I am going to Australia. I just finished my Indiana Student Teaching yesterday. I loved my fourth grade class here in Bloomington. They were adorable and really made me realize why I want to be a teacher. (I mean who wouldn't when you have kids tell you that you could be a runway model and shower you with gifts! :)) I will miss the little tykes but look forward to coming back and seeing them in January.
I just HAVE to throw this paragraph in! :) The Cardinals won the National League Championship series last night. So of course I was up honkin' late talking to my Dad on the phone. He had to hash and rehash every key play, since I don't have television. Of course I am excited that they are in the World Series (although it is against the Tigers, who are bound to win!) but I am sad that I am going to miss it because I am all the way on the other side of the world. But I guess Australia is a good alternative.
I am doing the rest of my student teaching in a Catholic school in Bathurst Australia. I will be working in a second grade classroom for about two months and living with a host family--two daughters. After my student teaching ends, my bro David, will be coming out to travel around Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. So this blog is to catalogue my adventures and share them with all of my loved ones back home (that's you). I hope I can make it interesting.
I have already had drama today. I SHOULD be getting on a flight in 50 minutes but I got a phone call this morning, just as I was leaving for the airport, that my plane to Dallas had been cancelled. What!?! Cancelled!?! That isn't supposed to happen. They got me on another flight and I will be off to STL this evening. St. Louis to Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney, and than a taxi and a train to Lithgow, where my host family will pick me up and drive me to Bathurst. It's insane... in fact it is exactly 38 insane hours of travel. I will let you know how it all goes down when I arrive.
I love you all and will miss you terribly. Take care of the good ol' USA while I am gone and be safe!
till next time...