I made it!!

I am now in Perth! I made it! My Mom and Dad and Grandpa saw me off at the Traverse City airport (see picture of me in front of TC airport's Christmas tree). It was such a blessing to get to leave from home. Mom and Dad prayed for me right before I went through security. That was so great and helped to calm me so much. I then flew to Los Angeles where I was able to spend about 24 hours with Leigh Anne and Jason Medina and family (see pics of Kaelyn, Brendan and me and Leigh Anne at the airport). It was so nice to see them and it gave me a nice break in all the travel. The flight from LA to Sydney was interesting in that it took off at 8pm on the 31st and we landed at 6am on the 2nd. We skipped right over the 1st! The flight actually didn't feel quite as long as I thought it would...thankfully! The flight from Sydney to Perth went well and Cristine Wiener picked me up from the airport! I was able to spend the rest of the day with them walking around downtown Perth and talking together in their flat. I got sick that night though and spent a day and a half in bed. Not the beginning I was hoping for. School starts this week! I don't have internet right now, it is not working at the dorm that I'm staying at. I will update more when that is working! Thanks for your prayers! The plane rides went extremely well and I know that was because you all were praying!! More to come!!!