Counting Down
It's hard to believe that my semester abroad's winding down and, as I'm sure you can tell, it's all I've been able to think about lately. It was over a year ago, when I originally hoped to go away in the spring semester of my sophomore year, that I began planning everything. I remember thinking last year: "In 12 months, I'll have just come back from Australia." It might as well have been ten years ago since that's how long ago it seems. I have packed more fun, more experiences, and more adventures into these past few months than I could have in a few years at home and I can't believe it's back to reality in just a few short weeks.
Ok, enough of that! Seriously though, I am looking forward to getting back but I still have almost a month left abroad that has to be enjoyed. I do owe everyone an apology for slacking in my online duties here. Somewhere between all the papers and upcoming exams, I lost the desire to sit down and write but don't worry! Now that the bulk of my final assignments are behind me, that interest is slowly coming back and I hope to finish off my season of blogs with a bang. Another reason, I think, that I haven't been as good about updating lately is because it's easy to believe that, unless I'm visiting some distant city with an Aboriginal name or falling off a surfboard, whatever it is I'm doing isn't worth writing about. Now, I hope that's not true because if I actually needed to pack every blog or every photo with stories of me riding elephants or examining the Barrier Reef, I wouldn't get to class very often, now would I?
That having been said, this past week or so has been relatively quiet. I spent all day Saturday in Sydney catching up: catching up on souvenir shopping, catching up on American Foreign Policy reading for one of my finals (of which I have two, by the way-- the other is in Media Politics), and catching up with friends in a couple of pubs in the Rocks. The next couple of weeks will be mainly about studying for finals (idealistically, yes. Realistically, I'm not sure.) and trying to soak up as much of Australia as I can. Beach, anyone?
I also have to start thinking about my last episode of JYA Down Under. It would be great if I could share my trip to New Zealand with all of you but I would probably have to get my own show for that to happen. (Hint, hint...) As of now, I'm thinking an Aussie-American Thanksgiving would be a great way to wrap up the show but I'm open to any suggestions all of you out there might like to share with me. (Michelle from Brasil -- any ideas? Brett?) I am going to have a very long list of people to thank when I wrap up Number 8. Getting a little emotional just thinking about it right now...
Speaking of wrapping up, it is probably about that time. Although, there is one last thing! There has been some talk of late at NBC about extending JYA for two extra episodes just to cover the transition back to life in the states. What do you think of that? I'll be home for about a month or so before the semester at Rutgers starts again and it should be a good one. This time of year in New York is always fun and it'll be good to catch up with all the people I know are so eagerly awaiting my return. Plus, I'm planning to visit my grandparents in Florida in January so it's not even like going home actually involves spending that much time around my house, anyway.
This is Jason, signing off.
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Maybe you could interview other international students, ask about their experience in AUS, what they liked the most, what they didn´t like, what they miss, etc.
But I like your idea anyway - although I´m not an expert on Thanksgiving (what I know is what I´ve learned from American movies and TV series).
And I´d love to see extra episodes in the U.S. I think you´re gonna be missing Australia right after you arrive in NY.
take care *_*
p.s.: Is that a Brazilian t-shirt in the photo in the Taronga Zoo?
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