Hello!

...to my family and friends from down under!

In preparation for my trip I received a lot of requests for pictures or updates from my time in Melbourne. This led me to the conclusion that the easiest way to keep everyone up to date would be to make a blog where I could post however much I wanted, and where people could tune in as much or as little as they wanted. Thank you all for your support as I embark on what I hope will be the journey of a lifetime.

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