FINALLY!!!

It's about time I blogged! Let me first start with, school starts Tuesday crazy crazy! Now let me tell you a bit about my house and housemates. I've been in Lisas bed because people weren't moved out, that's plus because it's warmer upstairs... especially in the middle of winter, cardboard walls dontcha know. haha So yea I'm up here for a while more because my roomate has a friend staying over for a couple days, no big though. I get to stay with Lisa's roomie Katy who is also the Bomb.com. I have twice now found two sweet notes from her and one of the first nights here when I had no friends she and a couple of her friends, Beth (who is south African), and Emily (who is Canadian) we went on a junk food run and it was a blast, such amazing sweet girls for real!!

There are 5 of us new intakes, Myself, Jolanda (who is Dutch and Worship), Jasmine (who is English and dance), Alex (from Geaorgia, my roomate and worship) and Malarie (who is from Texas and TV/Media). Malarie and I have become quite close, we just click... I figure it's because us Texas girls are so much alike. haha Now I have also met tons more people but let me just name a few, Lyndsey (from Scotland) and Chrissy (from Pennsylvania) These girls are fantastic and it's quite sad because they live so far away so it's hard to see them often, but since they both in worship stream I hope to see much more of them.

There are also a few guy friends made Ivan, Andrew, Oliver and Shawn who are all first semester (they've been there for 6 months already) and are worship stream. Oliver and Shawn are south african, Ivan and Andrew are from the states. Jonathan who is new intake, is from New York. Ethan and Ben are from New Zealand. Matt from Austria. Patrick from Switzerland. Yuda from Indonesia, who is starting his 3 year.... or 4th, can't remember. And of course Chris Jones who has been a HUGE help!

ANNNND I have a connect group thanks to United last week. I'm on the red tribe and we are having a HUGE dance party tomorrow night at someones house, talk about ballin'...I can't wait!!

MISS YOU ALL back home, LOVE YOU. I get excited everytime I hear from you all! Missin' ya!
XOX
JUlie

Conference 2011

I forgot where I left off but Wednesday night was Judah Smith Thursday night was T.D Jakes and Yesterday ended with a Bang as T.D preached again! Man, you should all register for conference 2011 now!!! I think there are group discounts and there is stuff for Youth and children while the adults are in church building workshops! MAn it's great.... anyway Wednesday night this sweet Indonesian woman with her daughter asked me if I knew where a certain train was, I told her she could follow us, not that we knew where we were going but hey. So turns out she had been going to the conference all week! Great lady. On the way home that night we were on a bus where a boy, Who turns out is from Ohio but was raised in Australia, was talking to a random lady on our train about Jesus, we were just ease dropping. But it was cool. Thursday after the conference out of everyone, all 30,000 people we saw Lisa what are the odds! So she introduced us to some people. Lots more happened but today time is essential so I must not go.. love you all back home! miss you!

Aussie Aussie Aussie.....

So Sunday I left for Australia. It actually fells like yesterday for me, but it's Tuesday here so... whatever. Anyway cool stuff, while we were waiting at LAX for our 1030 flight to Australia start this guy came and sat next to me, he asked me to watch his stuff while he went to the bathroom, so I did. When he got back I joked about having to beat someone up for trying to steal it, and what do ya know he's from Brisbane. So we got talking, I noticed from our talk he wasn't involved in church. But he had been to Hillsong Brisbane with an ex-girlfriend. Anyway, the guy was hungry and out of American money so I gave him some money and told him to eat, after he refused 6 times finally he went and got..... peanuts. Nothing was open. haha poor guy. I told him about HIllsong nights this week, but it's a fat chance he'll come to Sydney just for conference...but who knows. I just thought it was cool how God has a way of setting up opportunities.

After 15 hours on the plane we finally pulled up to Sydney and you know that feeling of pure joy.... for me it's like walking into Disney World at night and seeing the castle all lite up. It just feels like home. I don't know if you've ever felt that with anything. But seeing those Sydney lights I had it!! I had the "home" feeling. It was great!.

Ok so we arrive at about 630 and after customs and what not we got out around 8. Turns out my dad rented a car..... So the first 10 minutes (after buckling up) I just kept my head in my pillow. So we were going in circles right... for 2 and a half hours! When we get to the hotel my parents want to eat but I'm just tired so, they're going to bring something back. And I'm going to watch Aussie Rules football shower and hopefully make it to Conference Night tonight!!!! I sure hope!


Miss you all!! Love you like WHOA!
Julie.