so i have been quite busy as of late.
During the past month i have gotten up to quite a few exciting things!
So i will start chronologically with Easter.
I spent Easter with a group of medics I met through my housemate, they took pity on poor orphan Annie (aka me) and took me in. It was an amazing day, probably one of my best Easters I've had to date. We had a BBQ and played games all day such as 'smash the bunny' and 'bull dog' (with the incorporation of Easter eggs obviously), plus plenty more, (who knew there were so many games involving Easter eggs one could play!?), and of course we also had a massive Easter egg hunt. Needless to say by the end of the day i was suitable full from chocolate and BBQ.
One of the best things about my year abroad is the wide spectrum of people you meet and how open everyone is to including you, and it's not just because they feel obligated it's because they actually enjoy meeting new people and hanging out with them. I feel so lucky to have been able to spend my Easter Sunday with such terrific people!
During the Easter break I also went on a trip up the Great Ocean Road, through Victoria. It took us four days to make it up the road as we stopped at some destinations along the way. It was an amazing experience which i would urge everyone to do of they have the time/money.
So the for the first day we just travelled up to Robe (which is in SA), One of my friends has a beach house there which we were luckily able to stay at for the night free of charge. It was amazing the house was so cute and it was literally right on the beach front. We arrived in Robe early evening kinda time. So whilst we still had the little light we went on a walk down by the beach and through the little town itself. It was lovely. Robe is apparently a popular place for south Australian's to visit during the warmer months, and i can see why. When we got back from our walk our friends parents and grandparent has arrived in time to make us a feast of a dinner. Everyone was very surprised, not only were we let into their home for free but also we given a banquet fit for Kings. Probably the first real home cooked food I have had since moving to Australia (don't judge, living on a student budget is hard!).
The next day we set off for the great ocean road. We stayed in two places along the way; Apollo Bay and Torquay. During our drive up the great Ocean Road we stopped at all the different sights, most impressively 'The 12 Apostles' which he managed to arrive at just in the nick of time for sunset. It was truly beautiful. I have since found out that it has been voted in (i think it is) the top three sites to see in Australia. Sadly even though i had my camera with me, it decided not to work! But the people i was with did take some stunning photographs and i did capture a few myself on my phone.
We also visited a high top forest walk on our journey which was amazing, they also did zip lining there which none of us could afford, but hopefully one day when i am perhaps a little richer i would be able to do.
My last night was spent in Melbourne, which as you may know from my previous posts I LOVE! i love it so much i only let myself stay one night (as I knew i would spend all my money there AGAIN).However on the day we arrived in Melbourne we went u tot he sky deck, something which i haven't been able to do before. The view was AMAZING. Something which i would recommend doing to anyone who visits Melbourne. We were also lucky enough to make it for sunset here so got a stunning view.
One thing i learnt on the trip was to smile with my teeth. Something which i have been deathly scared to doing for years now. To be honest i still think i have a reason to be scared of doing it as i look a bit bonkers but i expect it will become a more common place thing now.
Since I've been at home (in Adelaide) life has changed quite a bit. Not only have i expanded out my friendships groups quite a lot and been going to a lot more events i have also acquired a job. Having a job has been a god send for me, it means i can now afford to start making travel plans for November etc. My only problems is i got a job just as all my deadlines have come up so i am now getting more behind on work (which is not cool). It is very overwhelming, but I'm hoping to get into the swing of things soon!
I am starting to think it's probably time to put my work and education first and fun things second, at least for the time being (whilst winter is upon us). I need to do this firstly to ensure I get good grades and secondly to actually save enough money for my travels. I also want to start making it back tot he gym,i was so good in March where i went five times a week, which is about the same amount of times i made it during the whole of April! I have joined a netball team and need to get my fitness up, so i am hoping that that will inspire me to go more often.
I have now booked my kiwi experience tour for the end of the year, which i am SUPER excited about! I have booked one which lasts at least 22days, but i expect i will take maybe around 30 to complete it. I have a friend who has done it who couldn't speak more highly of her experiences so i am so excited to do it, and apparently most of the travellers are alone so hopefully i will meet some amazing people as well!
Live if going swell and i actually feel as though I belong here properly now. I do miss home so much though and all my family and friends. But i have booked some flights home for June/July where i will be home for about a month, which i am also very excited for. Hopefully by the time I'm back from home, the weather will be perking up a bit as well. It's not even cold here, its warmer here than in England, however compared to the summer it is horrible; i feel as though perhaps i have acclimatised too well to the heat.
Well here it is a summary of my month of April. I will post my photos as well.
Hopefully I will be able to get back to blogging more frequently, but as you may have guessed i am pretty busy at the moment!
Hope everyone at home had a splendid bank holiday, i am sad i missed it (they don't celebrate may day here :( )
Lucy x
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