

A Birthday Down Under
Exactly one week ago, I officially turned twenty years old. Usually I don't think much about ages as they pass--frankly, most times I even forget my age--but this one felt special. Twenty years old. Two decades. No more blaming things on being a teenager. I was for real. And I was in Australia. I woke up the morning of my birthday at 6:30 am because my back was sore (no joke, it actually thinks I'm an elderly person). I figured I might as well stay up and get the most dayligh