Well hello there Sydney!

So after three days in Sydney I finally had my moment.  The one I’ve been waiting for for what seems like an eternity.  Guys, I have finally realized that I am ACTUALLY IN AUSTRALIA.  

So what made me have this revelation?  Not this:

 View from our apartment in Sydney!

or this:

 Hand feeding a kangaroo!

Or this:

 Beach walk to Bondi Beach with my roomie Jess!

BUT THIS:

 The Opera House in Sydney Harbour!

Today we climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which was the most amazing thing I have done here so far.  Like seriously, words and pictures cannot capture the magnificence of the views.  As I first walked out onto the slatted metal walkway, knowing that it and a harness were the only things separating me from a several hundred foot fall to the Harbour, I looked up and to my right and saw the Sydney Opera House in all its glory.  And that is when it hit me.  STEPH, YOU ARE ACTUALLY LIVING YOUR DREAM RIGHT NOW.  YOU ARE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA.  After I composed myself, I continued the 440 foot climb to the top of the bridge (that is over 1,400 stairs…puts the hike to upper campus to shame).  The whole 2 ½ hour shebang was filled with awesome fun facts about the bridge and city of Sydney which I won’t bore you with now (c’mon guys there’s a thing called Google, it’ll tell you all you ever wanted to know and more) and some awesome roomie bonding.  So basically Sydney has been beyond amazing, from the kangaroo dinner feast in Darling Harbor, to feeding some kangaroos out of my bare hands, a coastline hike to Bondi Beach, and meeting some amazing people that I cannot wait to spend the next four months with!