One Month Left.

Time is flying by. Next week is the last week of term and the last week before Easter break. After next week I have two weeks on holiday, then about a week and a half of school and then I'm home. It's unbelievable. It's strange to think I will be leaving my students soon. I feel like there is still so much left to do and just not enough time! It's strange to think I won't see my year 12's graduate or find out if they got into the university courses they want, or see how my year 8's grow up through the years. I don't like to think about it too much because it makes me sad.

It's also strange to think that Yarram is a place that no one else in my life will ever experience. I want so badly for my family and friends to be able to see where I have been living, see the school, see the town and meet the people. I also want to take so many of my Aussie friends to come and see Ohio! I wish the two weren't so far away. I wish it wasn't so expensive to make the trip.

Things I will miss about Australia:

• the people- I have made some fantastic friends and I can't bear to think I will never see them again.
• the food- not necessarily the type of food, because a lot of it is the same, but eating at home. There aren't any fast food places in Yarram and not many people eat out on a regular basis. They have dinner at home, they invite people over for a barbie or to make dinner and hang out. It's something that I wish we did more of back in the states-although I have missed many restaurants.
• the talk- I love the slang here. The accent is fantastic as well but at this point I don't notice it as much. They have some of the best slang that peppers their language, at some points it's hard to understand what they just said.
• the landscape- Paddocks as far as the eye can see. It is so beautiful. Even the sights from the windows in the classroom make me want to grab my camera. I will miss going for a run and passing all the cows-wishing all the time I could run with my Nikon. I have the best of both worlds-I live in the country but the beach is only 20 minutes away. I am too lucky.

There are lots more but that's just the start. I am looking forward to getting my hair back into some state of normal. It's been a bad hair day everyday for the past month and a half-and let me tell you, it was old after day one. Tomorrow, I'm heading into Traralgon to go Target, KMart, and a cheapy store called Rivers and I am so excited. It's getting quite cool here and I am not properly prepared!

Next time I will update you on where I will be headed for holiday, what I miss about home, and any exciting things that may happen in the meantime.