Hey kids! Sorry it's been a while since we've really wrote to you. We've been so busy exploring Sydney and meeting new people. Sydney is amazing though, it's like New York with all the skyscrapers and people but it is so warm! yesterday a few of us went to the Sydney wild life exhibit and aquarium where we saw and got to touch koala bears and a blue tongue lizard. We also got to walk through an under water tunnel which was filled with beautiful brightly colored fish, the biggest sting rays we've ever seen and scary sharks! It was an experience which us girls will never forget, we'll be putting pictures up soon! In the harbor near our hotel we crossed a bridge and there were thousands of jellyfish in large groups which was an incredible sight! We have to take the transit system to get around here and at first we all had troubles finding what bus and train to take, but after being here for a couple of days we all have become more comfortable with it. One thing that I highly suggest you all do is try as many types of food that are offered to you. We have all tried so many different/weird types of foods that many of us being back in the states may have not been open to trying. Such foods include calamari(squid), kangaroo, croc, muscles, snow crab, baramundi, salmon, waddleseed shortbread and
prawns(not shrimp because thats what they feed the fish). For the next few days we are volunteering with two organizations. One deals with kids with dissabilities and the other with troubled teens called Tednoffs. A few of us were able to meet with some of the teens who were really nice and welcoming. We'll let you know how that goes as we are all excited for it!

Cheers,
Phyllisa and Jordyn