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| Day 12: Farm Stay, Australia 7/4/04 |
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| �����������HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!! Today was soooo cool. We got up and ate a breakfast of pancakes, cereal, and toast. We went outside, and separated into three groups. My group first went to do archery. I made some good shots. We found out that a boy named Carson had hit the bulls-eye in archery! We next went to boomerang throwing. I threw some boomerangs but none came back. After boomerang throwing, we played with bull roars. Bull roars are wooden pieces that you spin around on a string. They made a roaring sound when you spun them really fast. Our group then went to whip cracking. We all got stock whips, and first tried to flick it and make it crack. I cracked it a few times. Another way to crack it was the lightning crack. My friend Kate succeded with a huge crack. After that, we went to the Sheep and Cattle show. The sheep and cattle all found their right spots on the stage. The person called some volunteers up, and I was called! I got to milk a cow! Just one squeeze though. Still, I have always wanted to milk a cow! The show was very interesting. We ate lunch, and then we had free time. At supper, we got an American supper to celebrate the 4th of July--hot dogs and hamburgers. We had the bush dance next. The man in charge organized a couple of dances. He separated the girls from the boys, and told the boys that they had to ask a girl to dance in two minutes. He told the girls that we couldn't refuse We were supposed to play four corners, waltzing style. Four corners is when music plays, and when it stops you have to pick a corner. The man in charge then rolls the dice, and if the number is the same as the corner that you're on, you are out. We then did the cha cha slide. It was late when we finally went to sleep after one of the best days of the trip. |
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Day 13: Sydney, Australia 7/5/04 |
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���������� We woke up this morning early to eat breakfast and board the coach. We had a four- hour drive back to Sydney ahead of us. When we arrived, we went for a quick tour of the Olympic Stadium. We then went swimming in the 2000 Sydney Olympic swimming pool. We got out and changed into our good clothes. We left for the Sydney Opera House. We got a wonderful tour of the Sydney Opera House. It wasn't pure white, as it looked from a distance. It was made from small tiles. It took 15 years to make, and 102 million dollars were spent making it! The Concert Hall was beautiful. There was red velvet everywhere and a huge pipe organ in the middle of the back wall. It had thousands of pipes on it. The tour was interesting and so was the Sydney Opera House. What was unfortunate, though, was that we couldn't take pictures of the rooms for copyright reasons--I really wanted to show my family! We ate dinner afterwards, and went shopping before returning to the hotel. |
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Day 14: Sydney, Australia 7/6/04 |
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Left: Emily(me) dressed up as a convict |
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�������� �This morning we woke up, and ate breakfast. We boarded the coach and left for Sydney Harbor. We got on a James Cook cruise. A tape recording over the boat's intercom told us the history of Australia. The harbor was pretty, and the cruise was pretty long. Next, we went to the Rock's Walking Tours, where the P2P group dressed up as convicts and got identities of convicts. Our tour guide led us through the settlement of Australia. My identity was Ann Dutton. I was sent to Australia for stealing a looking glass with a frame. I remained a convict for seven years. I lived to be 50 years old. The tour was very fun and interesting. Afterwards, we went and ate lunch. We then left for the National Opal Mine. We saw a movie on the different types of opals. After that, we separated into two groups. My group first went and watched a cutting demonstration of boulder opals. Then, we went and saw the museum and learned about how opals are formed and connected with dinosaurs. We finally got to buy opals, and shop at the street mall afterwards. The P2P group left for the hotel, rested for a few minutes and left for the Hard Rock Cafe`. I ordered a chicken sandwich. We had a lot of fun. Our group came back to the hotel where Patrick held a goodbye party. The delegation leaders announced the ambassadorial students. My friend, Amanda, got elected as one of two Most Ambassadorial Students! We then had a bad joke contest, the best expression contest, and a dancing contest. It was late when we went to bed. |
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Day 15/16 Illinois,U.S.A 7/7/04 |
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�������We went on to the airport in the morning. Luckily, we hadn't lost anyone. We really had a bad time getting to the planes on time. Five people from our group were supposed to separate from us, but then they missed their flight because we were delayed at an airport. Everything worked out in the end. We arrived at the airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and said our goodbyes to some of our friends. Everyone that had not left in the airport went on a bus to Davenport, Iowa, where our families were waiting. While it was sad to say goodbye to our friends, it was great to be home! My family and I went out to eat (at two in the morning!) and then we I went home and talked until 4 am about all of my adventures. And I knew that I would see my friends from my delegation again when we had our picture party. This is my last journal entry for my Australia/ New Zealand P2P trip. |
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