Graduation!

We had some sort of graduation ceremony today, even though we're not done with everything yet: We still have our 8000-word essay to work on, and in January we have an oral exam at our university college in Norway. But at least we had a small celebration and farewell lunch today to mark that everything we've done together as a class is over, and now it's up to us what to do next while being in this part of the world. Some are staying in Australia, but most are going to discover more of Asia.

We all shaked hands and hugged the teachers, and we got a certificate and a small gift. The gift was a USB-stick formed as a bracelet, which I really need, because my four other sticks are full. Can never have too many backups of films and photos from my travels! At first I got shocked, because I thought it was one of these stupid power balance bracelets. It looks like one, doesn't it?:

It feels good to be done with the lectures and stuff. This is my chance to go wherever I want to go. I'm not going to miss the class very much. I didn't feel at home in the group. That's the way it goes when I'm taking the risk of joining a class without really knowing anybody, while the others in the class are travelling with their best friend(s). Since I'm also the oldest girl, I've travelled more, seen more, learned more, studied more... My plans now are to do as much as possible on my major essay while being in Brisbane, and maybe from next week I'll be on the road with Harald. He tried to find a job here, but didn't like the ones he got, so he decided to travel instead. Good for me, because I needed a travel buddy!