Today we went to Featherdale wildlife park. It was amazing how well they care for the animals. They said that if there are ever signs of an animal being unhappy they find them a bigger and better home. I even got to pet a koala and get my picture taken which was really awesome! We also went to the Blue Mountains and rode the railways which were fun. There was a decent amount of … [Read more...] about Sydney Day Two
Sydney day one has been great! We went to the Sydney Eye Tower which gives a 360 view of the city through it’s windows. The Sydney Harbor is the largest natural harbor in the world, so it was super cool to see from so high up. I also went and saw a show at the Sydney Opera house. It was called Cirque Stratosphere and had a lot of awesome acrobatics. Tape Face, a comedian from … [Read more...] about Sydney Day One
Thankfully we made it through our first, and hopefully only, cyclone experience. The second day we still had to stay around the hotel, but we all explored outside and walked across the road to eat at a place called Grace’s kitchen twice in one day because it was so good. The people we passed when walking always shouted “Bula!” which means hello in fijian. The people were so … [Read more...] about Fiji Day 2
Being the last plane to land in Fiji before a cyclone has definitely been an interesting experience. I was really looking forward to doing an island tour, but understand that the weather is uncontrollable so we have to adapt to tour and possible flight cancellations. The people here in Fiji are super nice and helpful, so that has been a positive part of the day so far. The … [Read more...] about Fiji Day One
So for many years I have been superstitous about getting a flu shot. Everyone I know that gets one, ends up sick, and the people I know that choose to skip it are totally fine. However, my mom pointed out that I'm going to be on some very long flights in close contact with a lot of people, and it might be best to actually get one this year. I hate shots, but I would hate being … [Read more...] about To get a flu shot, or not?