Spring Semester, 2006

My high school semester abroad in Australia was fantastic!!! I had such a great time and made so many friends there that I can't wait to go back and visit. One of my fondest memories was actually my seventeenth birthday party. My friends decided that they wanted to throw me an Australian party. There was Australian food, such as vegemite (which I have learned to love), fairy bread and lamingtons and Aussie presents. My friends even decided to put "I love Australia" and Australian flag temporary tattoos all over my face and made me walk around outside. My friend, who had the party for me, lives in the German tourist town of Hahndorf, so you can imagine that I got some pretty strange looks as I walked down the street to the store to order my first Aussie meat pie. My time in Australia was truly a blessing and many of the people there were so welcoming that I'm sure I'll be in contact with them for many years to come.

Photo: Christy at her 17th birthday party in Australia