Girl travels to Australia for a semester abroad in July 2008. She has done her share of traveling, but has never been so far from home.
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| JCU-Cairns |
Girl makes friends. These friends introduce girl and boy to each other.
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| BBQ with friends |
Boy invites girl on a day at the beach and rainforest. They get to know each other. They learn about each other's lives and find that they are very similar, despite their distant upbringings.
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| Port Douglas |
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| Mossman |
Girl and boy start dating. Girl and boy fall in love.
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| Riding the skyrail up into the rainforest |
Girl's semester abroad comes to a close, and she has to return to America for 3 more semesters of college. Boy comes to visit several times, starting just two weeks after she leaves Australia, and then every few months after that.
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| NYC, 2009 |
Skype calls are made, and flowers are sent. It is not easy.
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| Wheaton, 2009 |
Girl and boy celebrate their first anniversary in California.
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| Lake Tahoe, CA, 2009 |
Girl returns to Australia for a visit after one year away.
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| Port Douglas, Australia, 2010 |
Boy comes to see girl graduate college.
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| Graduation, 2010 |
After graduation, and 1.5 years of long distance, girl moves back to Australia. Girl and boy live together. They spend every day together, and never grow tired.
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| 2011 |
And that's where we find them today!
