Blending In

Jan 11

Yesterday was awesome. Tunes and I got out around 9 and started walking towards where we were told was a Woolworth’s. Well we took a wrong turn somewhere, but found this other great little grocery store that had tons of fruit and veg and fresh breads and such. So we grabbed a few things we could carry as we were walking (bananas, pita bread, apples and water). We walked all over and ended up back at the University, looking to see some people in the admin office and go to the bank that’s on campus. On our way, we were walking down the sidewalk staring at the map, trying to figure out where we were and this car pulls up to us and asks for directions. Haha, and they even had Aussie accents! That was kinda funny. The walk was awesome though, SO scenic down here, beautiful mountains and houses and TONS of trees. We walked through the botanic garden on the way to school which was beautiful and the campus itself is absolutely stunning. So we got to school and eventually realized that EVERYTHING was closed! DAMNIT! I thought it was Friday! Ooops. So we just walked back to our place, and on the way checked in Kieraview (motel type place that’s affiliated with the Uni) to see if there was any internet we could use and pay for, for like an hour or so. Turns out it’s FREE for students, and it’s RIGHT around the corner from our place! So we went in and I ended up sending a bunch of emails to family and friends and such. Then we got back to our place and the girls were here and we went out together to Woolworth’s to do all our groceries. That was fun, their groceries carts here are nuts, the back wheels turn too! So Jubs and I grabbed some essentials for now, as we’re gettin’ low on the cash we came with and can’t get any more until I can get to a bank to open an account. After groceries we got back to the apartment and realized we forgot our toilet paper at the store! Jubs and I ran back there and luckily the cashier girl remembered us and let us grab another. J So we were walking through downtown with a 2-4 of TP under our arm. We dropped that off and headed back for some serious internet time. Kym and Michelle were already there and we were all able to login (I logged in for myself and Julia) and do our stuff. We advertised for another roommate and searched for jobs and such and of course all emailed our family and friends. We were there for at least 2.5 hours, but it seemed like 30 minutes! Then we all came back to the house and had our first “family” dinner together... And then I pretty much passed out again, and Tunes wasn’t far behind. J