I can't believe I've been home for nearly a week! It feels like yesterday I was packing and giddy with anticipation of my approaching trip to Australia! Now that this great trip is over, it's time to reflect on the great opportunity this course has provided. Starting off back in January, we had class once a week to get acquainted with one another and with Australia in general and expose us to some of their agriculture that we would encounter. While this was helpful, that knowledge pales in comparison to the actual experiences we had. Firsthand, Australia was awesome! My favorite farm visit was Webb Black Simmentals...although it was freezing outside, it was really fun to see someone with such enthusiasm for what they're doing and being successful at doing it.
As far as the cultural visits went, I wish we would have had more time to enjoy Sydney and Cairns, but our time at the Great Barrier Reef was definitely the best! I would love to go back and see what it looks like on a really sunny day!
It feels good to be back home and in a routine, but Australia was definitely a lot of fun! I bought a souvenir boomerang with a cute kangaroo on it in Cairns which I managed to get past security by putting it in my checked bag. Sadly, however, on it's trial run, it got lost in some blackberry bushes at home. This made me ponder Australia: will it have this kind of boomerang effect on me and I'll only have my memories for this trip forever or will it have a true boomerang effect and make me return someday? Only time will tell!
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