Travel to Australia

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My first foray into travel was a three week trip to Australia when I was 13 years old. This was the first trip I could remember. I had been to Orlando before, but I was only 3 and don’t really remember it. It was also my first vacation abroad. I needed to get a passport for it.

It was very memorable staying on a range. We slept in huge tents that looked like circus tents. We also had to shake our shoes upside down every morning, just incase spiders made a home in there. We also learned about termite mounds there. I couldn’t believe how huge they were.

My favorite part of the trip was the home stay we did with a local family in Sydney. I stayed with another girl from the trip who I was already friends with. Our host mom took us around the city to show us all the buildings our host dad designed as an architect. The family also had two sons, one who was about our age at 14 and one who was about 4. I really liked their accents. The family also knew the Irwins so it was very cool to hear about that.

I really enjoyed the cultural side of the trip. We learned about many things both before and on this trip. We learned about the aborigines, World War Two, and Australia’s origins as a penal colony. We learned all of this through food, dance, music, and talks. I enjoyed some food and others not so much.

I also really enjoyed learning to surf on Bondi Beach. We went when it was winter there so the water and beach was very cold. We had to wear dry suits to keep our bodies safe from the cold. A lot of people have this as a bucket list item and a bunch of kids got to experience it. Some people may have taken it for granted, but I didn’t.

One of the most memorable things was when a drunk couple opened the emergency door on the plane. We were just about to take off too. The couple was only two rows behind me on the plane. They ended up being escorted off the plane by security.