Don’t you just love fond memories? I know I surely do. You know looking back on those fond and happy times is something that has always brought me incredible joy over the years. One thing that I do not want ever to forget would have to be my travels. Of course there are many trips that I have taken throughout the years of my life, but I want to keep them all in my memory. One trip is especially important to me, and that is my first trip that I ever took to Australia. If I close my eyes, hum a little song, and think back really hard, I can vividly remember in detail that wonderful experience…
I was fairly young, but my parents had friends in Brisbane, Australia that they would visit often. At ten years old they finally decided I was old enough to make the amazing trip along with them. I remember the glee and excitement I felt as I packed up my bags for this journey. Of course I was so giddy that I packed a week early and I had to unpack some of things and then re-pack closer to the actual trip.
The day of our flight to Australia I could barely contain myself. My parents were starting to reconsider their idea of bringing me along. I know I was quite the handful, and they were not used to that because I was generally a pretty laid back kid. I mean this was Australia though, what did they expect from me?
When we arrived in Brisbane I had never quite seen anything like it. It was so beautiful and so different than what I was used to back home. The beauty and the culture just wrapped me up in its arms, and even though I was ten I knew how much I loved Australia right then and there.
Of course, I also got to see some amazing wildlife at the Australia Zoo which is about an hour north of Brisbane. I saw wallabies, kangaroos, and koalas too. It was something that anyone could love not just a kid.
Since that trip I have returned to Australia at least once every year. I still find it to be a magical and wonderful place to visit, and I am so very happy that my parents took me along for that first trip when I was just ten years old.
