A bad day in Australia still beats a good day anywhere else

So after an entire day of rain yesterday we woke up this morning happy to see that the rain had finally cleared and that it was just a tad overcast. So we got up and around for our 9am lecture on acupuncture, not knowing what we were getting ourselves into. The lecture began with a brief introduction to Chinese medicine and a description of what acupuncture could be used for. Then the fun began. The two acupuncturists then asked Dr. Jutte to come up so they could take a number of pulses to find how much "chi" (which is sort of like energy in the body) she had throughout her body. From those readings and a brief look at her tongue the acupuncturists were able to tell her that she is a "spleen", which apparently means that her body is "damp". Now, I'm still not sure what the heck this means, but apparently I have the same problem. Then the two ladies had us form a circle and began to walk around, sticking a needle in each of us. Some were a little sceptical at first but everyone gave it a try and found it to be quite painless, and I think this was everyone's favorite lecture by far.

Now before we left for Australia I had made a mental list of things I wanted to do while I was over here. One of the activities on the top of that list (second to finding a koala and smuggling it back into the States) was to go snorkeling in the Pacific ocean. So for the past week I have been trying to organize a snorkeling excursion for any group members that were interested. After days of searching for the best place to snorkel, planning around the bus routes, calling to make appointments for a group of 12 and listening to Mike and Jared tell me that it was all my fault that the snorkeling trip didn't happen the first time around, we had finally found a time that worked. So this afternoon after our lecture we set out for our walk to the bus stop to ride the bus into Byron Bay. After finally finding the place, we walk up to the counter, excited that we had actually made it there, only for the gentleman at the counter to tell us that they had actually been trying to call us all day to inform us that our snorkeling excursion had been cancelled due to the bad weather.
Now this might sound like a pretty awful day, from getting stuck with needles to taking a half hour bus ride that cost $12 only to find that our plans were ruined. But I must say, I would still take a day like today in Australia over most days back home.