What we learned in Australia

--Kangaroos and koalas are even cuter than you think they will be in real life.
--Go with the flow; there doesn't always have to be a "plan." Sometimes the most fun comes from pure spontaneity.
--If the pirate ship is out of commission, go whale watching.
--Tim Tams are delicious by themselves, amazing with milk, and even better with hot chocolate.
--No matter what Aussies try to convince you, this continent is dangerous. If you aren't worried about sharks, spiders, snakes, crocodiles, or jellyfish...worry about near explosion when a car slams on its brakes in front of a truck loaded with a million gallons of gasoline.
--Vegemite is unnatural and disgusting.
--Whenever we try to do an Australian accent impersonation, it will always sound British to our Aussie friends.
--It is easy to turn almost everything Becky says into some sort of sexual innuendo.
--The American school system is better and makes more sense than the Australian one.
--Time is relative on public transportation.
--Not all sharks want to eat you.
--Spending 24/7 with the same person doesn't get old or annoying if you're careful to pick just the right person.
--Skype makes the world seem a lot smaller.
--It's fun to have silly obsessive crushes, even if they never amount to anything.
--Don't waste too much time being shy and closed off from new people, because when you finally start to know and love them, it will be time to leave them.
--Free entertainment is usually the best entertainment.
--Getting lost can be an adventure, so chill out and enjoy the scenery if you lose your way.
--Leave your door unlocked and your facebook unattended, and someone will probably create a bogus status without you knowing so everyone back home thinks you really did get caught walking around naked this morning.
--You're never too old for glowsticks, tiaras, or paint by numbers.
--I'm really lucky to have people who love me enough to travel halfway across the globe to pay me a visit. Which leads me to...
--If you're going to move halfway across the globe, move somewhere exciting and fun that people will want to visit.
--Ugg boots aren't shoes, they're slippers. And everyone should have a pair. (Boys included)
--Dance parties are just as fun in Australia as they are in America.
--When Becca is getting grumpy, feed her.
--Surfing is hard.
--Don't expect the perfect places on postcards to have perfect weather all the time. Rain happens. Put on a rainjacket and deal with it.
--Australia and America have very different ideas of what constitutes a hot dog.
--America needs to discover aioli sauce.
--We are granola!!!
--Things that initially scare you out of your mind usually leave you with the best memories.
--Cricket is a boring and pointless sport, but AFL is fun to watch. I still don't get rugby.
--As far as I can tell, there is no such thing as a mean Australian.
--Time always goes by too fast so live in the moment and focus on the "want to's" more than the "have to's"