Well we made it back home after a really long flight - actually we took four flights to get home. I liked flying on the jumbo jets because we get to watch movies and eat good meals. We all slept some on the way home because two of the flights were over night. Then we had to switch onto a new plane in Denver because the one we were on had a mechanical problem. I think it is really cold back home, but I am very happy to be here. I can't wait to get to school and see my classmates and teacher, and show them some of the things we brought back for them. Our bodies are having a hard time right now because the time in Australia is so different. We are tired during the day and awake at night - this is called jet-lag. Also we had two Sundays because we crossed the international date line. It is hard to explain, but we left New Zealand at 7:30pm Sunday night and got to Minneapolis at 8:30 Sunday night - but we were on three different planes for almost 18 hours during this time, so it doesn't quite add up.
Anyway, I would say the best things about our trip were: swimming in the ocean; flying on the planes; playing pool with my mom's students in Sydney; going to the aquarium on Perth; and seeing dolphins in the wild. The worst things about the trip were: getting salt in my mouth/nose from the sea water and the heat and flies at Uluru. Overall, I would say the trip was really fun.
