Its been awhile...

Its been quite a while since Ive written and as requested from Katherine Boone..I will update on my adventure...Recently, I celebrated my 21st birthday...a group of about 15 went to dinner and then we came back and Sam and Sara threw a party for me where we played games and had a really great time. I was introduced to a drinking game known as "Matt Dawes" but the entire night I thought it was mad dogs..it was pretty funny. I also got a flask with "Tina's 21st" engraved on it..so that really nice and its pink :-)... I also got a lot of really nice cards in the mail so thanks for those :-)...My parents called me on my birthday and informed me that I can go to Malta in August to visit Lino for my bday present--so i am super excited about that! We've been talking and ive decided to stay almost 3 weeks there---we are going to Sicily and stuff as well while Im there so that should be super exciting!! Back to my Aussie adventure...I am going to Magnetic Island this friday for the "full moon" party..the hotels and stuff filled up so quickly we have no room to stay in..so we are camping out on the beach on friday but its suppose to be wild so im pretty excited! I went the reef HQ yesterday which is a big aquarium here and it was very cool....We all went out last night to the exchange which is a common hangout on Flinders St which is the night scene here...it was so much fun--somehow sam got seperated from the group and wound up face down in a ditch..literally...she was so mad at us this morning at breakfast but as with most things we were laughing about it 5 minutes later..Todd, Sara, and I ventured to a SKETCHY sushi place the other night..it was decorated with insect figurines, and paper napkins in the wine glasses in an attempt to "church up the place" i refused to eat there so todd made up some story and the waitress just looked at us..and we bolted..we said we were going to stop at the next decent restaurant..well that didnt happen until we came to Cactus Jacks which was almost 4 miles from the restaurant...and so we walked...what else?...We are trying to finalize spring break plans and I think we have decided to go to New Zealand..it should be an amazing time and it had the tallest bungee jump in the world so we are def. doing that--taylor swift is coming to Brisbane this week and I cant go :-( boo...My parents are coming in about 4 weeks and I am so excited to see them--I am trying to plan a bunch of stuff for them to do i just dont feel like there is enough time! the other night we went down to the strand and ate ice cream on the beach..it was very nice although there were so many couples it made me sick!! haha--we then drove up to castle hill and just watched the city lights..it was so beautiful!! ERich is coming in just a couple of months and I am super excited about that...I told him we are going skydiving again but he doesnt seem to excited so who knows?...I spoke with my sister the other day and she told me that Leeann womack is opening up for brooks and dunn this summer so im pretty excited about that...VIP tickets and Ill be 21!! I miss my friends in KY--its been really nice to see most of you on skype or talk on FB....Mm...I dont know what else to say...life is going really great here--its just going by so fast and I feel like i cant grasp it..i have some other funny stories but those need to be shared in person!! I really love my friends over here--they are so much fun and always up for an adventure...A few of us are going to take surfing lessons in Sydney and the Gold Coast soon so Im super pumped about that....As for me, the trailor is still Sketchy, the food in the dorm is even more sketchy, the bugs which i wake up to each morning in teh trailor have decreased, and I am going to treasure my car when i return--waiting an hour for the bus or almost dying a few nights ago with todd and sara i have come to appreciate public transport...anyways--I feel like I am growing as a person while I am here...I am doing things I never thought I would do, being more independent and in some ways depending on others more. I am learning about myself and reflecting on the past 6 months of my life...which looking back seem to have been a dream. I feel like when I return to the states I am going to be a completely different person...I can already tell Ive changed a lot of things--- I hope this satisfies you Katie Boone--Ill try and update this more. Love and Miss you guys!!