Day 4 June 11th 2011

Compare Sydney to Other Cities

Syndey has its own kind of style. There is a peacefulness of the countryside and the hustle and bustle of a busy city. I love the harbour area, with the view of all the major Sydney attractions. Also the mall was very unique. It was right in the middle of the city and had multiple parts. It had cool stores and I wish we had more time to spend there. The Rocks were amazing! All of the stalls has unique products  and good prices. I was able to finish all of my gift shopping easily, and buy a little somethingfor myself. The variety of options available shocked me for a little while. Sydney is kind of a quaint city; nice poeple, all of the attractions close by, and its easy  to get everywhere. Other cities are really busy, but our group was able to navigate fairly easily. Today in Syndey was a blast.  There were alot of opportunities to bond. On the plane, I was able to play games with people in different seats. We spent the whole day walking around Syndeywith the group and i was able to talk to alot of people. When some of us decided to walk instead of taking the train back to the hotel, some bonds were formed. I made some really good friends on the way back to the hotel. I think the walk was a really good experience to have. A group oof teens, manning up to be in the pouring rain, walking miles to the hotel can connect really easily. At the start we just had some of theboys go where they thought the hotel was but ended up going the wrong way. then we had to llok at a map to find out we had like a mile to go in a different direction. At that point we all just stopped trying and let loose. I feel as if the group let down their walls and bonded because of the memories. When we got back o the hotel, some of the teachers asked if anyone wanted to go out and find some place to eat. All of the people who walked decided to go back out, while the people who took the train decided to stay in and order pizza. I had a great time walkingin the cold rain for 2 miles, no joke. I have a large amount of good memories and would not go bback =and take the train. overall, it was a FUN NIGHT!

Today, we woke up early to take a plane to Australia! When we got there, we dropped our stuff off at the hotel and began exploring Syndey. We ate at the food court in an AWESOME mall and saw all of Sydney up in the tower. We hung out in Syndey most of the day. Then some of us walked back to the hotel in the rain and went out to eat.