Mt. Lawley

Kaitlyn and I headed down to Mt. Lawley today which is the little town by our house. We wanted to go to the store to get some snacks because for some reason I'm always hungry. The walk to Mt. Lawley is lovely, there are flowers everywhere and it is such a gorgeous day today!

And the town itself is so cute. It was quite  busy there this morning because there are several cafés and breakfast places and naturally people love to go to breakfast places on Sunday mornings.

The super markets are full of plenty of "snacks", Kaitlin really likes candy so we took a while looking at all the different candy options.

These were what I decided on

Both excellent choices. I can't wait to see what the rest of the day will bring!

Xo. Helen

Perth

I made it safely to Perth! It's so amazing, I love it here. I'm still getting used to everything because it's all a lot different than home. The base here is beautiful. Things are different than I expected though, I was expecting to live in the base in dorms but instead, my friend Kaitlin and I and a few other girls live in a separate house that is a 15 minute walk from the base. It's nice though, I'm glad I live in the house rather than the dorms because I have a full kitchen and a really nice backyard. Here's a picture of my room and the hangout room in my house.

Yesterday my friends and I went I this cute little town called Mt. Lawley and went to this cafe, everything is a little bit more expensive in Australia but when I saw that an iced coffee was $6 I was quite surprised, until I saw what the iced coffee looked like.

There is ice cream in te iced coffee, it was a sweet surprise.

Anyways the people here are incredibly nice, they are so so friendly and make me feel right at home. I am confidant that I am going to have the best time of my life these next 6 months!

Xo, Helen

Bon Voyage

Left for Australia today! It feels completely unreal. Even though I'm sitting at LAX I still feel like I'm going to go back home tonight and sleep in my own bed, but I'm not! I cannot believe the day is actually here! I'm not too excited for my 16 hour flight, but I'll make it! 

This is all of my life for the next 6 months, I have no idea how I was able to fit everything.

At the airport!

Beautiful view :)

Prayers apreciated!

Xo. Helen