Whoa- it seems like things are starting to pick up quickly around here! Assignments are due, trips are coming, and Easter is approaching full force!! It's exciting to get out of Lismore and luckily, that's exactly what I will be/ have been doing. Last weekend, we drove with our friend Cathy to her hometown of Toowomba...

They had a carnival/ "Show" there and it was basically a town fair filled with cotton candy, prize-winning goats, and fireworks. We also got to see alpacas (Ben and I wanted to steal one to take home to the States, but the whole transportation thing became an issue!), I got an up-close encounter with "First-Place Poultry" in the hen and duck house, and I even got to see a demolition derby. All in all, it was a lot of down-home, Australia-lovin' fun, haha!! It was really nice to meet Cathy's family, though, and just be in a house for a change...we even got a home-cooked meal on Friday night which was superb! Driving to/from her house, we also got a picturesque view of the Australian landscape, complete with rolling hills and lots of green- it's absolutely breath-taking!!

Tomorrow (yes, tomorrow!!), Ben and I are leaving for Sydney by train and we'll arrive at 7AM on Thursday! I'll update soon after we return on Tuesday morning :)