ACT

Yeah thats Kelsey from TS Bunbury on the left and me on the right. We've just finished our passing out parade where people always tend to 'pass out'! The ACT was so much fun and I met so many great people; from TS Morrow: Matt, Jodie, Ashlea, Shelley, Stevie and Kiandra, from TS Vancouver: Holly and Antony, from TS Pilbara and Broome: Jesse and Annabelle, from TS Marmion: Rachel and Lara, from TS Anzac: Megan, Fazza, Amiee and Naomi and from TS Mandurah and Bunbury: Rachel, Emma, Emmalin and Jellii. If you haven't already guessed I'm in navy cadets and also if you don't know what ACT stands for it's Annual Continuous Tranning. The one I just went to though was the AB (Able Seaman) and above ACT which means you can choose a specialist course and I did the Musicians one. Basically in the Musicians Course you learn how to play navy drum solos one to ten (Woo! Tough work!). Another part of the course was to play an instrument that is in the navy bands such as flute, which is what I play. This means along with doing an assessment on side drum, bass drum and tenor drum you have to do an assessment on your other instrument. Unfortunately on the course we did not have enough time for me to do the extra assessment so I only received my Drum Corp badge insted of the Musicians badge. Although nobody else but me would have gotten it anyway so i guess it doesn't matter.

SWEDEN

My brother Andrew is going to Sweden on January 19th. Rotary Youth Exchange is helping Andrew get there (I would personally like to thank Rotary for taking my brother away for a year). Rotary is a service organization that helps out in the community in Australia and also around the world. Rotary is an international organization and has an International Youth Exchange program that helps approximately 40 teens aged seventeen from WA go to countries with great cultural experiences. Andrew was one of the lucky few that got the country at the top of his list. I f only next year my other brother Matt wanted to go on exchange too! However I don't think he's to keen to be away from friends for a year even though he would meet new friends when he would be away. Oh well!

When I am old enough to go on exchange I'm going to go for it because it will be a great learning opportunity for me and a wonderful cultural experience. The places I would most like to go to would be Switzerland, Belgium, France or Italy.

HOLIDAYS

I just got back from holidays, the "High Country" in Victoria. We spent two weeks in complete relaxation away from busy towns and cities. It was one of the best holidays I've been on with my family. Anyway, now that I'm back home I've been getting so bored yet I'm dreading the return to school. My family and I went on a cruise on the "LADY MURRAY" which is a small boat that took us on the Murry River which boarders Yarrawonga and Muwala. One of many beautiful sites on the lunch time cruise was this colourful palm tree. Two hours later after leaving Muwala and Yarrawonga we arrived at our next destination Mansfield. It was very beautiful, scenic but most of all quiet. I've found, and so have my family, that drivers in country towns tend to be kinder than the ones here in Perth. A few days passed and it was almost Christmas which meant for Mum and Dad that we needed to pick a place to have Christmas lunch. My parents ended up choosing a place called "The Hotel Delatite" which had delish food. My absolute favourite part of the meal was the Big glass of Chocolate Mousse at the end.