A dingo ate my baby!
Hey guys! Thanks for all the e-mails and messages, I enjoyed all of them! :o) I've been in this city for 4 days now and I absolutely love it. There is so much I could say right now but you'ld be reading forever. I'll give you the jist.
Long story short: I was told I had to stay in LA overnight, talked to the manager of the airline, got back on my original flight, 2 min later it was delayed until 3 in the morning (tentatively speaking), and the airline put me in a hotel for the night. Oh, they destroyed my bags too. My lucky gnome finally came in handy when I randomly met a kid on the way to the hotel who is best friends with one of my roommates. Small world. I met a bunch of people at the hotel that were doing the same study abroad program I'm doing and we hung out that night. The next day, we were all upgraded to business class for the flight to Sydney. The seats were fully reclinable, the service was fantastic, we had 3 course meals, our own pop up tv screen to watch movies, tv, or play games, and free drinks the entire time. Oh, the seats were a back massager too!!! The flight flew by. I didn't want to get off the plane. But I did.
Again, I've been in this city for 4 days now and I absolutely love it. I love the palm trees!! It's like Hawaii and the best of New York in one. The weather has been a day in paradise everyday so far. The city and beaches are clean and I feel safe if I were to go out alone. The people give you a hard time for being "from the States", but if you have a good sense of humor, you end up joking around with them. The conversation is likely to turn to politics and can carry on for a while if you don't end it. Like last night, I swear two guys I met had a good cop/bad cop bit going on. For the most part, "dumb Americans" sums up what they think. But it's always a good time proving them wrong.
The orientation program has been excellent so far. We've been staying in the World Towers downtown which is a 5 star luxary hotel/apt type deal, we've been all over the city, spent a night in a back packers hostile in the Blue Mountains, went rapelling, went on a harbour cruise and had VIP passes to one of the best bar/outside lounges on the water. During dinner on the cruise, I looked out of the boat in the middle of a conversation and once again, saw the Opera House. Then it hit me for the 928371304th time, I'm in Australia. The life style is out of this world.
I move into my apt tomorrow which I've heard is just as nice as the World Towers and far nicer than what university kids will be living in. There is no doubt that we are being spoiled rotten. One of my roomies during orientation is my roomie for the semester. I've overlooked the fact that she is from IU. We have a very simliar mentality and we get along great, I have no worries about living with her. I meet the other 4 girls tm. That's right, 4 more. There are girls that Michelle (my roomie) and I don't care for on the orientation program and we're hoping our other roomies aren't like that. As great as the program as been, I'm ready to move into my apt, explore the area where I'll be living as well as the unversity campus, meet my classmates, join a few clubs, learn more about the gov't and culture, and travel.
I'm in an internet cafe right now and it's closing pretty soon. I just want to let you guys know that I do think about you...when I'm on the beach and you're all bundled up in 30 degree weather :oP
I wish you all could be here to experience this as well. So far, words do no justice.
Next post: a fun list of fun facts I've picked up!
*Pictures to come soon*
*Happy Birthday to Kyle Marcussen*
Long story short: I was told I had to stay in LA overnight, talked to the manager of the airline, got back on my original flight, 2 min later it was delayed until 3 in the morning (tentatively speaking), and the airline put me in a hotel for the night. Oh, they destroyed my bags too. My lucky gnome finally came in handy when I randomly met a kid on the way to the hotel who is best friends with one of my roommates. Small world. I met a bunch of people at the hotel that were doing the same study abroad program I'm doing and we hung out that night. The next day, we were all upgraded to business class for the flight to Sydney. The seats were fully reclinable, the service was fantastic, we had 3 course meals, our own pop up tv screen to watch movies, tv, or play games, and free drinks the entire time. Oh, the seats were a back massager too!!! The flight flew by. I didn't want to get off the plane. But I did.
Again, I've been in this city for 4 days now and I absolutely love it. I love the palm trees!! It's like Hawaii and the best of New York in one. The weather has been a day in paradise everyday so far. The city and beaches are clean and I feel safe if I were to go out alone. The people give you a hard time for being "from the States", but if you have a good sense of humor, you end up joking around with them. The conversation is likely to turn to politics and can carry on for a while if you don't end it. Like last night, I swear two guys I met had a good cop/bad cop bit going on. For the most part, "dumb Americans" sums up what they think. But it's always a good time proving them wrong.
The orientation program has been excellent so far. We've been staying in the World Towers downtown which is a 5 star luxary hotel/apt type deal, we've been all over the city, spent a night in a back packers hostile in the Blue Mountains, went rapelling, went on a harbour cruise and had VIP passes to one of the best bar/outside lounges on the water. During dinner on the cruise, I looked out of the boat in the middle of a conversation and once again, saw the Opera House. Then it hit me for the 928371304th time, I'm in Australia. The life style is out of this world.
I move into my apt tomorrow which I've heard is just as nice as the World Towers and far nicer than what university kids will be living in. There is no doubt that we are being spoiled rotten. One of my roomies during orientation is my roomie for the semester. I've overlooked the fact that she is from IU. We have a very simliar mentality and we get along great, I have no worries about living with her. I meet the other 4 girls tm. That's right, 4 more. There are girls that Michelle (my roomie) and I don't care for on the orientation program and we're hoping our other roomies aren't like that. As great as the program as been, I'm ready to move into my apt, explore the area where I'll be living as well as the unversity campus, meet my classmates, join a few clubs, learn more about the gov't and culture, and travel.
I'm in an internet cafe right now and it's closing pretty soon. I just want to let you guys know that I do think about you...when I'm on the beach and you're all bundled up in 30 degree weather :oP
I wish you all could be here to experience this as well. So far, words do no justice.
Next post: a fun list of fun facts I've picked up!
*Pictures to come soon*
*Happy Birthday to Kyle Marcussen*
posted by Naddy at 6:30 AM
2 Comments:
no no its not 30 degree weather... its 10... get it right loser
Listen, its not all bad here! We've got frost...freezing weather...50 mile an hour winds...snow on the ground...what's not to love??!!
Missin you Nade.
P.S. How's Nate?
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