Andi's Adventures

I've shared this with a few of you, but my plans for Australia are finally falling into place. I leave Minneapolis on July 2nd and get to Sydney early in the morning on July 4th. A wonderful stranger whom I met via a Facebook group for female travelers has kindly offered me a place to stay for the first few nights in Sydney, and I'll be getting dinner with her my first night in Australia. She is actually the person who recommended my first site in Australia- Wangat Lodge! ( http://www.wangat.com.au/ ) Wangat Lodge is located in Dungog, New South Wales. The description on Wangat's website reads: " Wangat Lodge, set on the Chichester River amongst the forest in the sub-tropical foothills of the Barrington Tops, means, in the local Gringai dialect, a place where whispers are heard. The lodge was built in the early 80s by retired foresters Geoff and Isabel Armstrong, their vision being to create a place where people could connect with nature, learn about ecology and h...

A few weeks ago I received a letter in my mailbox from myself, written on the last day of my freshman year orientation trip. Reading it was a truly strange experience, and I laughed at how perfectly appropriate my past words seemed to be for my present self. I wanted to share what my letter said, because through reflecting on it I've been reminded that this entire Watson year I'm about to embark on has been in the works of my life for quite some time, even if I didn't know it. 8/22/15 (in the chapel by a window at night-- bell rang right at 9 as I finished this letter)  Well, Andi. It's Saturday night and I'm on my Freshman Orientation Trip at Hamilton. It's still hard to believe I'm here. I ended high school so well and I was so  excited to go to Hamilton. Remember how happy you were when you got accepted? It was the best feeling ever.  Hamilton is full of so many insanely smart people. There will probably be days over these 4 years where you'll f...