June 12

         Today we went to various points of Sydney.  We went to a park that had a nice view of the Opera House.  Next we went to another park that had a bunch of bluffs.  After that we went to Bondi beach, which is the main surf beach of Sydney.  After that we went right up to the Opera House.  We then walked to a wharf and took a boat tour of the harbor that dropped us off at the Sydney wildlife center.  We then walked home after that.  The 1st reflection I have on my travels is how well I am dealing with the time change.  When i went to Europe I missed some of the first few days because I stayed up the whole plane ride to Ireland.  On this trip I planned when I should go to sleep so I could fully adapt to New Zealand time. My 2nd easiest thing that I have dealt with was adapting to hotel life and living out of a bag.  Ive traveled a lot so I am getting better a just using my bag.  Along with that I am not making much of a mess in the hotel room.  Before all my clothes were all over the place but now I am more compact and clean.  My 3rd easiest thing is dealing with the airport.  By airport I mean checking in, going through security, and going through customs.  Before this trip I never checked in and got my boarding pass by myself, my parents would always do it for me.  Security has never really been a problem for me but I am just polishing up my skills.  I also gained the skill of lying in customs, I told the man I didnt have food but I really did.  I would love to come back to Australia and New Zealand again and I would recommend this trip to anybody as long as they can take the plane ride here.