We have been in Australia for a little over a week now and it has been amazing. The condos where we are staying are literally a 30 second walk from the beach. Most days when we are done with classes, a lot of us have gone straight to the beach. Its a hard life. And our "classroom" has a view of a harbour. It reminds me of Finding Nemo when Marlin and Dorey are getting chased by seagulls. Classes are going... We have a lot more reading than I would like to do, but I guess I cant do anything about that. But I just wanted to make a list on things I have done so far so here it goes...
1) Got to hold and take a picture with a koala.
2) Got pooped on by the koala that I got to hold and take a picture with.
3) Got to pet some kangaroos.
4) Saw an alligator (maybe it was a croc.) that messured 5.1 meters (about 16 ft.) Thank goodness it was at the zoo and not in the wild.
5) Had a devo on the beach at night and watched the moon rise.
Its been great so far and it is just the beginning of the trip. We also went to a church here that is normally about 20 people...we more than doubled their amount. Even though they were so ovverwhelmed, they were so welcoming. It made me wonder why we at our own home churches can't be like that. When we are in our normal environment, why can't we, myself included, go up to a guest at church and tell them we are glad that they are there? Just something I have been thinking about. Love you all!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The Best of Both Worlds
Today we arrived in Australia after a 2 hour delay in the New Zealand airport! We all were sad to leave the beauty of New Zealand, but at the same time we were anxious to get to the beaches...going from the mountains to the beach is quite a contrast (tell me of someone else who has seen both mountains and beaches in the same day!)! It really lets you see all of God's beauty!
So here is a list of all the things that are highlights of my trip to NZ...
1) Got off the plane when we first arrived in NZ and were surrounded by mountains
2) Jumped in a 50 degree lake
3) Rode the Gondola
4) Rode the luge and watched Neil almost die (not really...but seriously!)
5) Rode horses through where they filmed some of the Lord of the Rings Movies
6) Ate octopus and some other food that I dont know what it was
7) Went hiking and found THE makeout spot of Queenstown, NZ. You could tell that it was definitely well used...but NOT BY ME. To describe it, if you can picture in movies the typical spots where you drive up to and park and it overlooks the whole city...that's EXACTLY how it was!
But in Australia, I have already walked on the beach while it was lightening in the distance. The waves were definitely rolling! The biggest waves I have ever seen! Whenever I stand at the base of mountains or the edge of the rolling ocean, it always brings me back to the reality of how powerful God is and how little I really am...always good to have once in a while! But that is all for now! I love you all!
So here is a list of all the things that are highlights of my trip to NZ...
1) Got off the plane when we first arrived in NZ and were surrounded by mountains
2) Jumped in a 50 degree lake
3) Rode the Gondola
4) Rode the luge and watched Neil almost die (not really...but seriously!)
5) Rode horses through where they filmed some of the Lord of the Rings Movies
6) Ate octopus and some other food that I dont know what it was
7) Went hiking and found THE makeout spot of Queenstown, NZ. You could tell that it was definitely well used...but NOT BY ME. To describe it, if you can picture in movies the typical spots where you drive up to and park and it overlooks the whole city...that's EXACTLY how it was!
But in Australia, I have already walked on the beach while it was lightening in the distance. The waves were definitely rolling! The biggest waves I have ever seen! Whenever I stand at the base of mountains or the edge of the rolling ocean, it always brings me back to the reality of how powerful God is and how little I really am...always good to have once in a while! But that is all for now! I love you all!
Friday, September 5, 2008
NEW ZEALAND!!!
Hello from New Zealand! We got her just fine with out any trouble at all. We flew out of Little Rock to Dallas/Ft. Worth to Los Angeles to Auckland to Christchurch and now we are in Queenstown (all by flight)...needless to say, I am sick of flying.
New Zealand is absolutely beautiful! Words can't describe and pictures don't do justice in trying to describe what New Zealand looks like...breath-taking!! We didn't get to spend much time in Christchurch, NZ, but we did get to explore the biggest botanical garden that I have ever seen. It is HUGE! It also has the biggest tree that I have ever seen, probably big enough that you could put a car inside the trunk of it! Queenstown is absolutely gorgeous! It is a small town on the edge of a lake that is surrounded by snow-capped mountains! The town is very unique and the scenery is like none other!
As for the flying part, it wasn't bad. The take-offs and landings threw my stomach for a loop but I eventually got used to it. The 747 that we flew on from LA to Auckland blew my mind! Basically the whole "plane" concept floored me. All I could think about while flying in the plane was how much engineering it takes to build a plane and how those things get in the air with all that weight that they carry! And as I was thinking about those things that were made by human hands, I remembered everything that our God made and how great those things are: a human mind that is able to design the plane, a human body that is able to heal itself, a heart that pumps non-stop for 75 years, and not to mention all the beauty that we see in the landscape when we look around! What an awesome God!
Tomorrow we are leaving Queenstown to go to Arrowtown and then on to somewhere else that I can't think the name of. I will update the next chance I get but I dont know how soon that will be. But until then, I love you all and hope all is well!!
New Zealand is absolutely beautiful! Words can't describe and pictures don't do justice in trying to describe what New Zealand looks like...breath-taking!! We didn't get to spend much time in Christchurch, NZ, but we did get to explore the biggest botanical garden that I have ever seen. It is HUGE! It also has the biggest tree that I have ever seen, probably big enough that you could put a car inside the trunk of it! Queenstown is absolutely gorgeous! It is a small town on the edge of a lake that is surrounded by snow-capped mountains! The town is very unique and the scenery is like none other!
As for the flying part, it wasn't bad. The take-offs and landings threw my stomach for a loop but I eventually got used to it. The 747 that we flew on from LA to Auckland blew my mind! Basically the whole "plane" concept floored me. All I could think about while flying in the plane was how much engineering it takes to build a plane and how those things get in the air with all that weight that they carry! And as I was thinking about those things that were made by human hands, I remembered everything that our God made and how great those things are: a human mind that is able to design the plane, a human body that is able to heal itself, a heart that pumps non-stop for 75 years, and not to mention all the beauty that we see in the landscape when we look around! What an awesome God!
Tomorrow we are leaving Queenstown to go to Arrowtown and then on to somewhere else that I can't think the name of. I will update the next chance I get but I dont know how soon that will be. But until then, I love you all and hope all is well!!
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