Sunday, August 9, 2009

My trip to Tassie

The plane I rode over to Australia was this big ol' plane that had two stories, TVs on every seat,a little tooth brush and toothpaste, and the best part: socks to keep your feet warm. They hooked ya up. Every seat also had a little remote that could turn on the light above, call the airline stewardess, and the most useful part: a video game controller. If you turned this remote around, the back had controls to play video games with on the TV. Unfortunately I did not have a chance to play any video games which is too bad but thats all good because the guy next to me did. He was a strict orthodox Jew: beard, long sideburns, and a black and white suit. He was a nice guy. I had to put my bag in front of his jacket in that bin above our heads and he kindly told me that was alright. He watched documentaries most of the night, but at one point he started playing video games. This made me smile because it is not every day you see someone like that playing video games. Kind of made my day. Praise God, I made it safe all the way to Melbourne. Got through customs without a hitch, but then I forgot what airline I was flying into. So I kind of run around for a few minutes trying to figure out how I was getting down to Hobart, Tasmania. Eventually I found the right airline, got on the plane, and flew down to Hobart. Once I got there I was a little nervous because I realized I had completely forgotten to write down any contact information. I had no addresses, phone numbers, or anything. But no worries, because the Lord worked that one out too. Deveron, the youth director of the Tassie conference, was there with a sign and he was a super cool guy. He took me over the conference office where Flick, the secetary works. There are only three people that work at the conference office. The secetary, the youth director, and the president. Pretty small, but they are real cool people. I am looking forward to working with them. Pretty stoked about being here. Tasmania is beautiful. Green rolling hills, nice rivers, and some mountains in the distance. All in all I am super thankful to the Lord for getting me here safe.