The Bucket List: Revisited

The bucket list, 3 months after having originally written it:

1. Take a picture with a kangaroo and/or koala

2. Climb the Sydney Harbor Bridge

3. Go to a show (or at least take a tour) at the Sydney Opera House

4. Visit the Great Barrier Reef

5. Become a master of Australian slang or, even better, develop an accent!

6. Explore the Australian Outback

7. Avoid seeing any spiders the size of a dinner plate

8. Go skydiving [Dear family - pretend you didn't read that one :)]

9. Spend excessive amounts of time at Bondi Beach

10. Attempt to learn to surf

11. Learn enough about the country during my time there to feel like a real Aussie!

I'm definitely satisfied with 8/11 - especially considering all the things I did that weren't part of this bucket list at the beginning!

I actually almost cried leaving work yesterday - my bosses presented me with a very nice bottle of Australian wine, told they'd miss me, and said to keep in touch. Aaaand then the entire program went out together one more time last night...and I did cry. I put all of the blame for this on Beks!

Today is all about packing. Stay tuned for a picture of me either sitting successfully with two packed suitcases, or a picture of me crying as piles of my stuff sit outside my full suitcases...this could go either way.

Final dinner at the Opera House tonight with some of the greatest friends I could have asked for - one more night to make some memories.