New Years Eve

Battles Barbeque

Lunch: Turkey burger and chips

My alcohol for the new years celebrations! Only cost me $8

Geese on the frozen lake

The frozen lake next to my temporary accomodation

Took a trip to downtown Ames this morning with my 2 new Aussie friends

 Inside Walmart. Walmart is like a supermarket, McDonalds, chemist, optometrist, beautician, kmart/big w and bunnings all in one building!

Walmart is huge and everything is so cheap!

 Cereal in a bag??

A real American school bus!

Board games are so cheap! Yahtzee is $5!

The photo is for you mum. $1.69 for a tub of your cake decorating icing colour!

Made it to Iowa State University Safely! currently 3:44am!

Denver airport! I was so excited I made it there! My flight to LA landed 4 hours late and I missed my flight so they had to put me on the next flight.

I dont know how this tornado shelter works but i'm happy i didn't stay in Denver long enough to find out.

My temporary accommodation room for international O-week, my roommate moves in tomorrow!

Bathroom of temporary accomodation

American vending machines are awesome and so cheap!

I LOVE IOWA! and It's not even day light yet!

Played a little Yhatzee on the international flight!

Sydney Airport

Arrived safely at Sydney airport and exchanged some money. I asked for small notes and ended up with 20 $1 notes, oh well im sure I will be able to spend them all!!!

2 Days

Almost packed!

13 days!!!


just under two weeks till i fly out of Australia

Soooo.......... just how white is my new year going to be?

The video is a bit slow I know....

Received my VISA in the mail today!

Flights- Check
Subject enrolment- Check
Visa- Check


Whats next? packing???


I think the background is appropriate, signifies my white start to the new year.

My second year of uni is now finished!

It feels like everyones life is taking them in a new exciting direction next year and my life is taking me to Iowa in the USA on Uni exchange for 5 months. Creating a blog about my overseas experiences was suggested over breakfast with Elena, Kirri and Jane while on their visit to my home town.

So how is the organising going so far?

Flights- Check
Subject enrolment- Check
Visa- Approved but not yet received......

The countdown begins................

18 days