The Pre Adventure Post

Hey y'all
So i made this blog so that you guys can easily find out what we are doing when we are in Australia! I will try to keep this updated as much as possible so if i don't chat with you guys or can't answer emails sometimes then you can come on here and see how i am doing! I'm sure i will be posting some pics on here as well as on facebook so please enjoy this blog while Michelle and I are away!!!!

We are leaving in 8 days on May 27th around 2pm our first flight takes off and we have a few stops on the way but once we hit L.A. it will be a straight 14 hour flight to Sydney! whew that will be a long ride...we will arrive in Sydney on the 29th of May at 6:10am!!!!! then we have to try to stay awake all day in order to beat the jet lag!
We will be staying at a hostel right on Coogee beach in Sydney called Surfside Backpackers Hostel!!!!
we are going with a program called Ozintro and for a price we get a week jam packed full of fun and adventure including going to the zoo, on a hike through blue mountains and touring sydney harbour (where the opera house is) on a jet boat!!!!!! As well as meet up with amazing new friends we will make ( who all happen to be from the UK, lol).
We are planning on staying with a friend of Michelle's that Sat and attend Hillsongs Church in Sydney on the sunday which I am super pumped for (for those of you who do not know this is the church that the worship team Hillsongs United comes from).
The people we are going with we have mostly all been in touch with and it seems like a very fun and friendly group of people!!!!!! I'm excited to meet them and to have our week of fun together!
There are 5 guys and the rest of the 11 are girls!

We have recieved a working holiday visa so during our time in Sydney and the various other cities we travel to we will also be working so we can afford to travel around!
If you want to know more about our program check out www.ozintro.com

So all i have left to do is tie up some loose ends and start packing! I'm only brining one big bag to check and then carry on's of course but i have to fit everything in one bag so that will be a challenge!

I ask for those of you who do so, that you will pray for our travels there, that we may remember that God is guiding us and that we will not try to take matters into our own hands. Help us to follow him and renew and strength and our relationship with Him as an outcome of this trip!

I am going to miss all of you andi hope you all will have amazing summers!
don't be too jealous of my adventure, it will be like you are there with me!
Thanks for the prayers and for the excitement you have for me and this adventure i am setting out on!

love always
Ash