Showing posts with label musings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musings. Show all posts
Traveling isn't always smooth sailing. Things don't always go to plan. You usually learn this the hard way. We sure did. During our six week trip around Europe, we had more than one too many things go wrong. At times, it seemed like the end of the world and that we were doomed to be stuck in Europe forever, or that we wouldn't survive to see the day where we would make it home. Looking back though, these misfortunes just make for hilariously good stories and what's a good story if it isn't shared? Here's just a few of the catastrophes that we encountered during our travels.
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| Flying from Fes to London, because my flight home to Melbourne wasn't nearly as pretty |
Views of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat
I've finally arrived back at Warwick after my
first European backpacking adventure! After backpacking for three weeks, there
are definitely things that I have learnt along the way. I know that three weeks isn't a particularly long time but 11 cities in 22 days is
no easy feat for a backpacking beginner. I've come back with the desire to travel more, to see more of
the world, to experience more cultures and to meet more people. I can't even
put into words the experiences that I have had during these short
three weeks. This experience has given me a newfound confidence in myself and
in what I can achieve and endure.
Coventry
It's officially been a month since I've arrived in England so I thought it was time for me to post a proper update on how I've been going. I apologise for not doing this earlier, the excitement of having no classes (that I go to), excessively clubbing and sleeping until 2pm every day has kept me busy...
I'm not really sure how to start this post. I've never really been the type to commit to writing a blog or diary of any sort. I've always loved the idea of keeping a diary or journal but I'll only ever use it for a couple of days max before I forget about it... I'm going to try really hard to keep this updated though because it would be so good to look back on one day and I know I'll regret it if I don't keep a record of everything I experience.
I feel like this is an appropriate time to make my first blog post. I received an email at about 3am this morning from the University of Warwick congratulating me for being nominated by Monash to apply to study there. My friend Darnesh was nominated as well! I'll be honest, I'm pretty shocked. I knew that I had high enough grades to apply but there was always that sliver of fear in the back of my mind that things wouldn't go to plan. I was really worried that maybe a ton of people had applied for Warwick as well and that I wouldn't make the cut. It really wouldn't have been the end of the world if I hadn't gotten in. I wouldn't have minded applying for the University of Sussex, studying in Brighton would be awesome, but the idea of having to redo my application and going through the process of finding units again makes me queasy...
