The Great Ocean Road and my first kangaroo.

Next stop...another amazingly kind family from Melbourne. Bri's family friend of friends, the Knights, agreed to take two 25-year-old American girls on a 7 hour road trip along the southeastern coast of Australia, known as The Great Ocean Road. The road traverses rain forests, as well as beaches and cliffs composed of limestone and sandstone...and it's beautiful.

Sailing sailing sailing.

Oh, and I saw a kangaroo...about 15 of them, actually! Gary and Connie knew of a golf course where you can find them on the greens, so that is where we went...they are so beautiful and powerful. Sweeeet.

 

After our trip we headed to the Knight's home in Melbourne to pick up their daughter and head to dinner. Vietnamese yum yum.

Bri and I with Rachel (Connie and Gary's daughter)

Another lovely family. The people here have been so welcoming to us...we have been taken such good care of. It's been interesting to see the differences in our cultures as well. For instance in the states, most kids head off to college in another city. In Australia, most of them go to uni in their home town and then continue to live with their families (which is the case for the daughters of both the Fragapane's and Knight's). They asked us questions about what it's like to be on our own at such a young age and how we afford those expenses. I guess that's just the norm in our culture...but it's fascinating to have those conversations to decide if one way is more beneficial than the other. Do you think we grow up more quickly by having more responsibilities and making our own choices at 18...or do you think we're at an unstable stage in our lives which might possibly lead to the beginning of poor habits at a young age? Hmmmmm.......

Holla!

L.