Yesterday I watched the footy grand final, it is Australia's super bowl. I went to Amelie's house and had my first ever legal drink. It was called a Bruski. It was vodka and lemon but really just tasted like lemonade. Footy was really confusing at first but towards the end I had a pretty good understanding of the game. The teams were Fremantle and Hawthorn. We all wanted Freo to win but instead the Hawks did. It was loads of fun :-)

I did it! I made it to Adelaide all by myself! My auntie and Alicia picked me up. We went home and I got a tour of the house. I got to take a quick shower and it felt so amazing after flying for so long! I discovered that the noisy birds in the backyard are parrots! So I really don't mind the noise now that I know that! We went to school to puck up Daniel and drop stuff off to Liam for his rock climbing trip. He won't be back until Tuesday. he changed our of Hus uniform and when I saw him I couldn't stop myself from laughing; Liam was wearing Uggs, those are girl shoes! I was wrong they are in fact boy and girl shoes in Australia but still I think it is an odd sight. Then we went out to lunch at a coffee shop Alicia used to work at. The food was incredible! Then we went home Daniel went to work and Alicia and I watched Elf. Her friend Amalie stopped by and we talked. She is super nice and I am going to her house for the footy finals tomorrow with Alicia. Then her friend Lucy stopped by and was super funny and nice too. I went to bed at 8 and it felt amazing to get to sleep in a bed!

My journey began today. I did great in the Rochester airport and had zero problems finding my way to where I needed to be so I was feeling pretty good about my self on the way down. JFK airport is where I encountered my first problem, that place is huge! I had to ask about 11 different workers how to get where I was going and they always have directions like I already knew my way around. Also the pilot announced my baggage would be on pick up spot 3 so that is where I went. I stood there for a half an hour wondering where on earth my luggage is, turned out to be so it 4 instead (I was unaware that the pick up spot is subject to change). Once again I made it and was very proud of myself! I got on Qantas and was in awe at how big this plane was! I sat next to a young married couple and there three kids sat in front of us. The couple was on there way home to Sydney and were super helpful! It hit me that I was really going to Australia when the flight attendant asked what I wanted to drink, or conversation went like this: "I will have a soda please." She looked at me like I had three heads so I was like "Um, a pop?" She still looked on like I wasn't speaking English and said, "sparkling water?" I was getting a little frustrated and confused and said, "No I want soda pop." Finally the wife turned smiling and said, "She means a soft drink." Finally I got my coke zero and could relax! The couple spent the next 15 minutes explaining some of the other differences. for example on the menu lemonade is sprite. I was glad I wanted coke then and not a lemonade! My journey was pretty uneventful from then until Sydney. Once we were about to land the couple gave me there number for in case I missed my flight and needed a place to stay and for if I come to Sydney. Clearing customs was stressful because I had to declare things and the line was long! I was afraid I was going to miss my flight! I made it to my gate with time to spare so I ordered an iced coffee , which turns out is also different because it is cold coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Anyways now it is Friday and I made it to Adelaide.