Almost every day I wake up and my first thought is how come I am in Australia... Its such an unbelievable fact.
 But still miss my home, my Slovakia <3

I feel like I live another life totally different from the one I live in Slovakia. Every day gives me so many situations I can learn from and I have never learnt so much in such a short time in my life before. You can´t imagine how tired I come home :)).

However, I am not changing my opinion about fucking perfect Australia!!



This month has been such a wonderful time... I love orientation meetings with other exchange students - we share a dream, experience... Love you guys :-*



We have done Abseiling, giant swing, canoeing, bushwalking, swimming... and we played some cool games haha




And here in the country on the other side of our beautiful planet was my 18 birthday party (4th of November). How come I am so old... I had a great time spent with my australian friends who are so lovely, I don´t really deserve them...
BIG THANK TO MY HOST FAMILY WHICH IS THE BEST ON THE WHOLE WORLD
I will never forget...
 


SO

I am an exchange student. How do you know what is a dream if you never accomplished one? How do you know what is an adventure if you never took part in one? How do you know what is anguish if you never said goodbye to your family and friends with your eyes full of tears? How do you know what is diversity if you never lived under the same roof with people from all over the world? How do you know what is tolerance, if you never had to get used to something different even if you didn’t like it. How do you know what is autonomy, if you never had the chance to decide something by yourself? How do you know what it means to grow up, if you never stopped being a child to start a new course? How do you know what is to be helpless, if you never wanted to hug someone and had a computer screen to prevent you from doing it? How do you know what is distance, if you never, looking at a map, said “I am so far away”? How do you know what is a language, if you never had to learn one to make friends? How do you know what is patriotism, if you never shouted “ I love my country” holding a flag in your hands? How do you know what is the true reality, if you never had the chance to see a lot of them to make one. How do you know what is an opportunity, if you never caught one? How do you know what is pride, if you never experienced it for yourself at realizing how much you have accomplished? How do you know what is to seize the day, if you never saw the time running so fast? How do you know what is a friend, if the circumstances never showed you the true ones. How do you know what is a family, if you never had one that supported you unconditionally? How do you know what are borders, if you never crossed yours, to see what there was on the other side? How do you know what is imagination, if you never thought about the moment when you would go back home? How do you know the world, if you have never been an exchange student?"...

Yeasterday I just realized how fast time flows and its alredy been 3 months here in Australia. I thought it would go very slow but not. I have to tell that I have fallen in love with Australia. I have done so many things since I came. My life has been changed. I will never be the same Jana again. I has understood lots of things about life.

I have found so lovely people here, my new friends. Also this day is one of the last days of me being 17 years old girl. I was not really excited few months ago that I would be celebrating 18 here without my friends, but now I am sooo excited, I am happy to be 18 in Australia.

What I need to say you is my host family is the best one. I love them so much! My host mum and dad are so lovely and so nice to me. My sisters are the best! I ahave always wanted to have sisters like them. And my host brother.... Simply the best :) (dangerous driver haha). If I didnt have to I would leave them ! They all are the best :). I am really lucky person.

  At first I have to say I have never thought it is so hard to cave and aslo to CAMP... 3 days without real toilets and shower and the worst was sleeping in a tent surrounded by all the insect you could imagine - totally hard. But I did it! I am pretty proud of myself for that. Whatever ... I will try everything what its possible here :) make my life more interesting.. One day I will probably tell my children what all stuff I did and that I really was in Australia !

(At this camping/caving I had first english dream and I responded my friend from a dream in english in a tent ..:D )


Keep smiling and go to another rock hole...

Dear diary
I feel really good after this amazing weekend with my friends. I am just wondering that I havent been at "australian home" any weekend yet. A busy life you know. This weekend I spent 15 minutes from my town at the farm where my friend Francesca from Italy lives . She had a birthday! 17... (the best year ever so far I think) Also that reminds me I am 18 in less than 2 months. Oh maaan, so old..."Poor Jana"...

Tomorrow is really hard and Exciting day cause from my Outdoor Education subject we are going to cave!..You know the stuff about pushing yourself through the holes in the caves with all the equipment. A bit scary especially when I am afraid of tinny room and climbing on the rock walls. Well I promised myself this year is not gonna be about stupid fear when I can try something that will give me experience for my life. Memories :). Anyway I will camp in the bush and during the day will be caving. Funny, three days without toilets, shower and sleeping in a tent. I hope I will take plenty photos for you guys ! Will be back on Wednesday.

Other thing I have to mention is I am going to change my family in a month cause my host family is going to Europe for a month. I am curious about the net family.

The last and pretty scary thing is PLENTY OF ASSESMENTS are waiting for me during next two weeks till the end of the term 3 and till holidays start. Do not want even to think about that. I had an test from HPE class how to play FIELD HOCKEY = never heard about the sport before and I had to know how to play. Insane. Pretty hard sport and doesnt even have connection with hockey at all.. (miss ice hockey). Well at least my classmates had fun when they saw me haha.

Oh about my free time i would like to say. No free time left. Ive got Zumba on Monday and Wednesday then on Thursday Netball, i will starts also swim at the mornings with my counsellor and weekends are pretty busy cause I am never at home. Always something is offered to do. And about my holidays I am gonna with my host family for few days to Port Douglas - heard that there is so beautiful and especially beaches and then to Townsville at the end of holidays. Really looking forward cuz Im gonna meet all the exchange students from my district! ALSO I AM LOOKING FOR A JOB HERE - I am going to WORK. (sounds funny)

Thats all for today. Lets study :-/

Laters.

The most wonderful beaches are in Australia !

Hello again :)

I am writting little bit later but I really havent had any time left for things like that. I have had awesome 3 weeks already. I always was somewhere at the weekends. Actually last weekend i spent in Cairns. Lots of fun ...Crocodile farm was amazing place and I finally saw Harry Potter7 second part ...i liked it. Then I was shopping on the best place ever ...the shop where you can find things Roxy even for 7euros ..crazy. I bought lots of things and then i took part in Cairns festival. Thank you Sandy and Janne for the weekend. The weekend before i spent in butterfly sanctuary and Barron falls with my counsellor Mandy/thanks). Amazing day I took lots of photos.  I have in my plans to attach some here next time. According to Australia I love it here. I am still persuaded thats the place where i wanna live. However, I miss my friends.

Jana