"Goodbye Mom! I'll be back before you know it." I called back at her while shoving my suitcase in the cab."It's only for a couple months."

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The plane came to a lurching stop. Excitement bubbled through me as I hopped off, grabbing my suitcase on the way. I watched a couple holding hands and smiling walk past me as I reached the doors. I said to myself, "Austrailia here I come."