Mini-Surpises, Artsy-Craftsy, and Aquarium-Fantastico Galore!

Man, how good is God? I seriously have the most lovely friends out here, and I really really don't want to leave them in a few weeks. I've been really enjoying all of the surprises during my uni week, that make it not seem so uni-esque. Such as: watching Angry Boys with cuppa and stellar friends, mixed with random dance escapades in the living room. Doing gymnastics in my Biomechanics lab. Waking up for a sunrise walk at the beach paired with a latte bowl at Diggies Cafe with two fantastic chics. Catching up with friends and family via the wonderful technology of Skype. Sitting down to enjoy a cuppa with a beautiful new red-headed friend, amidst both of our intense study times. Wandering past Unibar only to hear the sound of John Mayer with the face of stranger, and then proceeding to enjoy a brew with my lovely pals and a game of pool as well. Relearning how to draw faces. Doing a yoga class again. Etcetera.

Anyways, you get the gist. Really good stuff. Just nice. God is lovely, all the time, in unexpected ways. I love Him.

Over the past weekend, too, we (Des, Holly, Jack, and I) took a slightly spontaneous trip up to Sydney (again, I know..) We went to this incredibly artistic and crafty market called Finders Keepers, in Newtown (my favorite place in Sydney thus far). Everyone was soooo cool-looking. It's hipster, but cooler. I mean, there were handmade mustaches out of yarn, stitchable tea towels, rings that had miniature cakes atop of them, homemade coloring books, and heaps of other beautiful things that inspired me to want to be more artistic. I was so mesmerized by how creative God had made all of these individuals, and so glad to see that they had an outlet for it, to sell their goodies to others who would really appreciate it.

After that, we trained it back to Darling Harbour and found our way to the Harbour Aquarium. Bought a coffee and sat on the dock to rejuvenate our sore feet, and then ventured indoors to the wonderful world of sea creatures. I could seriously sit and watch a lobster move its clampers around for hours. Or watch a jellyfish bob around. Or, or or... WOW I just love it all so much! I could almost hear David Attenborough speaking his soothing Planet Earth voice in my ear as I gazed through glass at these spectacular specimens. Once again, God is just sooo creative, isn't He? I mean.. upside-down jellyfish? Cuddle-fish? Dugongs? Seahorses? Fluorescent coral? Duuuude! Ridiculous. My mind/heart was blown.

Afterwards, we went out to dinner at a semi-fancy place on the harbour and we all got some sort of fishy food in honor of our Aquarium experience. Then we headed out to the train station and got majorly distracted by Chinatown, and more importantly, by Morning Glory, the most intense Asian-stationary shop ever. It was a really good trip to Sydney, and we all just had so much fun together. Aww boo I'm gonna miss them! (But I'm excited to be home too, no worries, friends).