Au revoir

To whom it may concern,
Today I am leaving for Perth Australia. I will leave at 6:15 pm today and arrive on the 14'th at midnight. It is going to be a long and adventurous trip to say the least. I get to spend 11 hours in the barren and war torn country of New Ark, New Jersey. I have a 3 hour flight followed by a 7 hour flight followed by a 12 hour flight followed by a 9 hour flight. These flights will take me to New Jersey, the UK, Singapore, and Perth respectively.
For those of you who don't know I am going to Perth to study abroad. I use the excuse that I am an international business student and part of the degree calls for study abroad as my excuse. In all honesty I have had a profound fascination with Australia since I was ten. The lengths to which I am gun-ho on going to Australia led me to making the University of South Florida call Australia a part of Europe so that I could use it in my degree.
You might ask "why Perth Australia?" There are several reasons for this. Firstly, I am a contrarian by nature, and most everyone who goes to Australia wants to go to Sydney. Secondly, I have had a pen pal in Perth since I was 11. I think it helps knowing someone when you are a stranger in a strange land. This also gives me a chance to finely meet my pen pal in person. Thirdly, Perth just looks like one cool and froody place, you know?
When I arrive in Perth I will be picked up by a university bus service that will drop me off at a youth hostel for the night. In the morning I am going to have to catch a train to Joondalup where my dormitory is located. It is my firm goal to then go into a coma for 12 hours.
Final words:
To everyone in the states who is excited about "The Dark Knight" coming out, hahaha it comes out two days earlier in Australia.
I will be back around the time of Thanksgiving.
Yours truly,
Ryan Messer