So I'm finishing this up after a 2 month procrastination break....
My last weekend in Australia was spent in Sydney. We took the train in another day, visited the Rocks Market and went over the Manly Beach. If you thought that beaches in Australia were different from beaches in the US, you'd be wrong. They even look at the same ocean, just from different sides.
One quick story about Manly: I had decided to wear my glasses, and that I would change into contacts and sunglasses if I wanted to. It turns out that Manly has the most disgusting bathrooms I have ever been in- the sink is basically in a large trough standing in for a urinal. Back spray was landing on the sink I was about to use to put my contacts in. There wasn't even a counter, just ceramic. No way am I doing this, so I went outside and decided to put my contacts in on the sidewalk. I had the thought inside my head that it may be a bad idea, that the wind would just sweep the tiny speck of plastic away into the breeze. I disregarded the thought in favor of using my body as a break for the wind. This was not a good idea. As soon as I placed the lens on my finger, it was gone, never to be seen again. I realized later that my sunglasses weren't even in my backpack- they were left at Jaimie's house an hour away. Whoops.
The flight back was uneventful and cramped and it took me 2 weeks to readjust to normal time. The whole trip I was planning this entry, where I would write about what I learned from the trip and how it changed me as a person. Two months later, the experience is more than slightly dulled in my memory. What really sticks by me, I guess, those are the important parts.
Friendship and Memories that will last a lifetime.
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