Gettin'Ready to go half way around the world!

It's official....I got the plane ticket, a place to live, and a Blog set up!!! Australia here I come!!!

The time I have left in the states is getting shorter and shorter but there's lots of exciting things happening before I leave. I wrapped up my internship at the Grand Avenue Business Association Tuesday and my last day working in the Carlson Undergrad Office is Wednesday. My good friend Nat gets back from Spain the 1st and is coming up to the cities to stay with me through the 4th. Then my other friends Rachel and Jordan (also my roommates when I get back on campus in the Spring) are coming up to the cities on Friday, also to stay through the 4th. Friday we're all going to move stuff into our brand new-never been lived in-apartment which will be awesome!!

For the 4th my family goes for our annual pontoon boat trip with the Elfstroms all day long. It will be a nice send off before I leave and is always hilarious! Nat will be joining us and so will some of the Elfstrom boy's gf's and friends!

Then after all that I need to pack and get everything ready to leave the Oakdale, MN, and the U.S. to go DOWN UNDER!!! The trip will take close to 24 hours to get there; I'll take a flight from Minneapolis to Denver, Denver to LA, and then the final leg....a 14 hour flight from LA to Brisbane!!

In Brisbane, I'll be attending the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and taking a lot of marketing classes as well as some international business. My residence will be just outside campus at the Kelvin Grove Urban Village where I'll be getting 4 random mixed gender roommates.

I hope you take a chance to follow me on my adventure while I'm abroad and share in the excitement and stories I'll have to share. Thanks for all of your pre-departure support and remember to keep me in your prayers during all of my travels.

Take Care!
Mallory