Ticket. Check.

Financial Aid at Bond University finally completed the proper training through the US Department of Education to secure financial aid for all US students. A strenuous process on their end but they assured me I am good to go for September term. With that I booked my ONE WAY ticket to Australia via Air New Zealand. $600 one way, $900 round trip? You can't beat that (anyone want to come visit?)!

I'll be flying out of Seatac airport down to LAX for a 2 hour delay and from there I have a layover in Auckland, New Zealand for 5 hours before jetting off to Coolangatta, my final destination in Brisbane, Australia (see video). Needless to say I'll be spending 18 hours in the air and 24 hours total traveling from point A to point B. I contemplated staying longer in New Zealand to see the sights and sounds of Kiwi nation but figured I might as well finish my journey and fly back later on holiday.

It feels weird though, a ONE WAY ticket. AH! I'm waiting for approval to apply for my student VISA and then from there register for classes. I'm hoping to pick up a language class on the side, preferably Chinese but am also willing to learn Arabic (if possible). Overall things are falling into place with a little more than a month left. I'll update you all as time comes near.

-H