Monday, July 22, 2013

Soo more in depth :)

So i have a little bit more time on wifi today so im going to go more in depth of what happened. So yesterday we went around to a bunch of diferent places around Anna Bay Australia where were staying until thursday and i saw a BUNCH of kangaroos and got really close to them. We also went to this beautiful look out when the sun was setting and the moon was HUGE! Theres diferent stars out here to so thats super interesting to look at. I also got to feed a bunch of pelicans with fish heads haha. But ive also been volunteering on the beach of Anna Bay. Its a beautiful beach with sand dunes. There were also camels that i got to ride a couple days ago to :P who knew that there were camels in Australia? But ive been weeding a bush called Bitou bush which is an invasive species from South Africa that takes over and kills all of the natural flora. It grows in huge bushes so its pretty hard to get out. Also weve been planting more of the natural plants that belong on the shore line. Its been super awesome because weve literally been working right on this beautiful beach. The house im staying at has the most gorgeous view of the beach and i love waking up to it every morning. The sunset everynight is also gorgeous. I dont think ive seen any other sunset as beautiful. Weve done alot of work out on the beach planting and weeding so every night ive been pretty tired and knocked out haha. The group im with is 8 other students and 2 leaders. The students are from all over, two from england/whales one from canada, one from taiwan, one from california, and two from Iowa. They're a pretty chill group and we've all gotten along fairly well. Im really enjoying my time here volunteering and i feel very accomplished with the work that weve been doing. It gives me alot of self satisfaction knowing that im keeping such a beautiful beach nice and clean. Also getting rid of invasive species is a very important thing considering sustainability. Ive been having a blast though and been missing everyone back home!! <33 will write more when i have wifi again. :)

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