One of those adventures was my first ever rugby game! This was at the beginning of May and it was incredibly rainy. We
had planned to go to the Australia vs New Zealand test game on May 1st, but
most of Brisbane ended up closing down. The trains stopped running due to the
tracks flooding about fifteen minutes before we reached the train station, and
some of our friends (who had left half an hour ahead of us) ended up stuck on a
train for 6 hours. The game ended up being rescheduled to Sunday, which was
also the day of the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight, meaning Brisbane was super crowded. It ended up being a beautiful day and the game was a lot of fun (even though I had no idea what was happening half the time) and I can safely say that I have a greater appreciation and understanding of rugby.
The next few weeks after the rugby game held a lot of studying, but in the mean time I also went on a field trip to the Australia Zoo (in the pouring rain), said my first goodbye to a new friend (Iris, who went back home to the Netherlands), Mitchell took me to Montville and Maleny in the Hinterlands, and Kim and I went and met some new friends on Ocean Street.
I am so incredibly lucky to have been blessed with such wonderful friends who never allow for a dull moment. This has been especially helpful considering the stress of uni and handing in several reports at once. Everyday has been a good one (even when I'm at the library until 2AM) and I can't imagine having done anything differently.
Next blog post will be about my incredible trip to Sydney and Ladies Oaks Day Races! Stay tuned!
Sincerely,
Julie
