Sept. 13th - Sept. 19th (Week 10) Alright I'm almost a month behind on my life here. I'm sorry, it must seem kind of pointless to read this as it probably feels like old news .I'll make the next couple blog posts quick. I finally turned in my paper on Tuesday. I pulled an all-nighter to get it done, and wasn't completely happy with the finished product (you can see the decline in quality of the paper as it progresses) but was just happy to get it out of my hands. One of these days I will learn how not to procrastinate.
I believe Julia Gillard was also elected to be Australia's PM on the 14th as well, which means that Australia went for nearly a month without a new PM officially in office. The funny thing was no one really seemed to care all that much either. As long as the footy games were happening at their normally scheduled times and the public transport system was still running. Interesting fact about Julia is she's a self-admitted atheist. I say interesting only in comparing and contrasting our political system and the qualities many Americans find necessary in political candidates.
I also never received word on whether I was going back to the states or not. So, I've come to the conclusion that without receiving the closure I was looking for, I have to learn to just it let go. In the process of moving and living here, I've had to learn to let go of a lot of things that I have no control over. It's not an easy process, but there is beauty in the release. Once you finally let go, you can feel at peace with yourself, which is very freeing for the soul.
With my new outlook, the girls and I decided to go out to Friday's on Friday and keep the Friday night tradition going. We met some interesting people, it's kind of difficult because as the night goes on and people get more and more intoxicated, the less fun it becomes (This is my "I'm becoming an adult" schpiel). However, I always enjoy the girl time though and it brings good balance to my life. We also met a cool Aussie girl named Lauren who lives not to far away, so we may just add her to our wolf pack (See movie The Hangover). Oh god, I just referenced in my blog post, these papers are really getting to me.
I'm not completely sure it was this week (I'm loosing track since I'm so behind) but one of my friends from my program invited me to play poker with him, his roommate, and some friends on Saturday night. It's kinda funny how playing poker, even though I was on the other side of the world, made me feel like I was back at home. I played shitty, but it was still really fun.
On to next week...
Letting go and loving it,
Jillian aka Jilly, Jillypet, Jillybean, J-Dilla, J-Bones, and sometimes Crab Cakes
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