June 16

         Today we took a train to the town of Kuranda and their rainforest.  Both the rainforest and the city were beautiful.  We then took a gondola back down to Cairns where we went to an aboriginal place where they put on a show with digridoo's.  We also threw boomerangs and spears at this place.  After that we went back to the hotel and walked around the city and got dinner.  After this we went back to the hotel and all the teachers gave speeches about the trip in general. They asked us to create a top 10 for the trip so here mine is.  1-Rugby Match/Courthouse bar-I liked this alot because I appreciate sports and there is nothing like being right in the heart of it at a local bar. 2-Great Barrier Reef-I really enjoyed snorkling and seeing all the beautiful fish and coral.  It was surreal to see it in person. 3-Rangitoto College-It was fun learning the Haka from all those kids, and meeting students from New Zealand. 4-Whakarewarewa-seeing the Maori village and how they lived was awesome.  Also the heat and steam from the springs was really cool as well. 5-Sydney-Sydney was so sick, going to the Opera House and the tower.  Seeing such a magnificent city so close is truly astounding. 6-Pot Pies-I loved eating the different types of pot pies.  They were a nice break from cheeseburgers and hot dogs. 7-Blue Mountains-Even though it was foggy, the waterfalls were amazing and seeing a baby kangaroo in the wild. You cant beat that! 8-Alec (our tour guide)- he was so cool and easy to joke around with. He took us to a local place to watch a rugby match which was my number 1. No other tour guide would take us to a place where they were id-ing people to get in. 9-Roommates-I loved chillin with Zach and Jack they were so fun to just hang out with in the room. It was also fun to get to know Zach more and more as the trip went on. 10-Passport Jokes- I thought making jokes with Mrs. Titus about where my passport was was hilarious and always kept me on my toes.