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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And it is time to say goodbye. The boxes have been shipped out of Australia and I am out of the country. I don’t feel sad or down. I am glad for the experience and the opportunity. Gladstone was an opportunity I seized (ignoring the consequences) and I am glad I did. It did open my eyes to a whole new world.<\/p>\n
I envied the Aussies and learned to add an “-ie” to pretty much every word I utter. Brekkie, Kiddie, Barbie (for breakfast, kindergarten and barbecue respectively). I never learned to stop gasping at the sight of the kangaroo hopping by. Cockatoos and galahs made me happy. I never mastered the art of ignoring the kookaburra’s laugh.<\/p>\n
I met people – people who will forever be remembered with sadness and happiness. I discovered more of myself and places too beautiful to be described by words. I know I will be back, vacationing in Australia soon. The country has so much to offer and I have barely scratched the surface.<\/p>\n
Goodbye Australia and hello Houston!<\/p>\n
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And it is time to say goodbye. The boxes have been shipped out of Australia and I am out of the country. I don’t feel sad or down. I am glad for the experience and the opportunity. Gladstone was an opportunity I seized (ignoring the consequences) and I am glad I did. It did open my eyes to a whole new world. I envied the Aussies and learned to add an “-ie” to pretty much every word I utter. Brekkie, Kiddie, Barbie (for breakfast, kindergarten and barbecue respectively). I never learned to stop gasping at the sight of the kangaroo hopping by. Cockatoos and galahs made me happy. I never mastered the art of ignoring the kookaburra’s laugh. I met people – people who will forever be remembered with sadness and happiness. I discovered more of myself and places too beautiful to be described by words. I know I will be back, vacationing in Australia soon. The country has so much to offer and I have barely scratched the surface. Goodbye Australia and hello Houston!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1026,1313],"tags":[1000,1027,1312,39,1345],"class_list":["post-9170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia-accounts","category-move-3","tag-australia","tag-expat","tag-expat-living","tag-houston","tag-move-3"],"yoast_head":"\n