After much anxious excitement I have finally arrived to Sydney, Australia. It took about 24 hours of traveling to get here, including layovers and flight times. It's so crazy to think about flying across the ocean for 14 hours...
Monday I went to Hillsong College to get settled in and meet my roommates. I met a few different people in the office and they were all amazing and helpful and welcoming. I also met one of my roommates, her name is Beth and she is from London! She is the sweetest girl ever and I'm really glad we're roommates. We're still waiting on our other two flat mates to arrive. My apartment has 2 bedrooms 2 bath 1 kitchen 1 living room and a big patio and we're on the 7th floor. I was definitely pleasantly surprised when I arrived, it's pretty nice!
So far I've set up my Australian bank account, got a cell phone, and moved all of my clothes into the apartment (I brought too much stuff). Our apartment is pretty empty at the moment...we have 2 mattresses in our room..oh and a dryer and a dishwasher that came with the apartment. We just need to get living room furniture, a refrigerator (that one is pretty important), a microwave, washing machine, bedroom furniture..and the list goes on. I know God will provide...I'm already having to rely on Him more than ever and I LOVE that!
Yesterday a bunch of the new students went to the beach..it was a great time. People are from all over the world...Canada, Montreal, Norway, Holland, Africa, all of the U.S. and so many more places. Everyone is really great and I love all of the diversity...these people are going to be like my family for the next few years and I already know many of them will be close friends for the rest of my life. It's so weird to go from one season in my life where I was basically living on my own and then come into this community type living with more names than I can remember with friends from every inch of the globe!
Last night was my first night in the new apartment..it doesn't feel like home yet and I found myself feeling a tinge of homesickness but I'll get settled in soon enough. I really do miss all of my family and friends back home...and if yall are reading this just know that you're in my thoughts and prayers every single day.
For anyone that wants to send me a letter or anything my address is:
214/11 Potter Street
Waterloo NSW 2017
Love you all!
