And We're Done!

October 13th, 2006 Bridgewater Apartments, Brisbane, Australia
And it’s over. And there was much rejoicing……..yay. Classes are officially done. Rich’s finals began in the afternoon on Tuesday. I ran beforehand and studied for awhile before making my way over to Yungaba for our tests. I felt pretty good afterwards. I didn’t necessarily make A’s on all of them, but I did in the classes, and that’s really what matters. It was a good feeling.
However, Dr. Byram’s tests followed on Thursday. Wednesday we had class to review a few things. I went for a short run and spent the remainder of the day (excluding church at 7:30) studying for Sociology and Psychology. I took a break for a time to take a personality test Dr. Byram had set up for everyone to do. It’s called DISC, and is regarded as one of the best available. I was surprised by the results. I agreed with quite a bit of it, though there were areas I felt were pretty far from who I am. My main descriptor was “Logical Thinker.” Kinda neat.
I felt all right after taking my last two finals. They were a bit difficult, but I felt I knew quite a bit of it. Hopefully, I had enough cushion in the classes to allow me some room. I think I may write an extra credit paper for Psychology just to be on the safe side. Nothing wrong in being prepared. Once I finished, I felt very, very good. I went for a glorious run and William accompanied me to the pool, where we goofed off for a substantial amount of time. For the rest of the day, I can say without shame that I did absolutely nothing. And I liked it. I packed up a few things and then just watched a few movies with Derek and Will. Other than that, nuttin’.
I awoke a little after 10 and ran. I relaxed in the pool for a few minutes. I was able to talk to my family for around an hour on Skype, which was good. It had been two or three weeks since I had spoken with them. I spent most of the day packing. I’m leaving a bunch of things here, only taking a suitcase to the Outback and New Zealand. We will be returning here for a few days before we embark on our cruise. I encountered a small problem concerning my sword: it doesn’t fit in my large suitcase. And I am NOT carrying it around anymore. I inquired as to whether or not I could leave it in the Littles’ apartment, since Heather and Claire will not be coming to the Outback. However, they won’t be here the entire time, so that wouldn’t work. However, Rich drove me over to the Post Office where I was able to buy a tube in which to put it. The sword ended up being a little too long, so I bought a shorter, smaller tube so lengthen the bigger one. I’m going to ship it by boat, which will take three to four months. It’s the cheapest way, and I don’t really need the sword to be back by any certain time. I’m going to ship a few other things back once we return to Brisbane, but those things I’m going to do by air-mail because I’ll need some of it once I get home.
Pierre offered to organize a bit cookout tonight. In a few hours, we’re going to have a feast, and it’s going to be amazing. I haven’t eaten yet today, and I’m really hungry so it’s going to be beautiful. Until, I have more packing and I need to get the sword taken care of. Tomorrow, at 5:30 in the morning, we head to the airport and fly to Alice Springs. The adventures begin once again.