Day 14

Errands..Errands..Errands.. day started veryyy windy and poured. Had to purchase a ruby red umbrella before voyaging off to the stores.. Opted out of doing laundry today.. maybe I can wait another week:)

Skyped with Papa,Drew, and Sarah---(meanwhile eating my new ravioli which was amazing--Drew can confirm that based on the looks of it).. this was the highlight of my day..

Tomorrow I start classes... with my new highlighters. Should be a hoot and a holler.

Definite updates after class tomorrow.. my roommate had her first class today (a lecture of 150 students, only 3 girls, and she was the only American girl)..lets just say she talked to her parents about seriously considering attending UNSW to finish her degree. They agreed--so she may be staying!

No worries---I'll be back June 29th...

And I am officially the most popular chick/resident in the house.. I got 3 cards today (thanks Momma and Nin)! My wall is filling up (note the hideous green tape I use..bought it at a local convenience/chemist store...).. if you dont use at least 3 tons of it --everything falls down and when I wake up in the morning all stuck to my bed and floor.

Day 13

After a long night in the city--still woke up at 615 for some breakfast and to an exciting beach day--73 degrees!!!!!

NOTTTT: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/28/2832179.htm?section=justin

(tsunami warning)

Had a "big blue" for a mid-morning snack.

Tomorrow I will do some errands and laundry-yahoo.

First classes start on Tuesday

Service Marketing & Management and Business, Ethics, and the Law

Day 12

Yeah had a great breakfast. Woke up to a warm and brightly sunny day. Birds are always chirping loudly. All public school children wear uniforms here and those include hats because of the sun! Interesting..very sun safe:)

Did some more errands..and grabbed a mid-morning snack: big blue (blueberry muffin) at a local cafe! I love the name!

Off to Sydney for some Mardi Gras festivities~

Wallaby Bar

Mardi Gras Cuise:
(http://www.ozpartybus.com/html/mardi_gras_cruise.html)
Bizarre- ran into a girl I grew up with on the boat

Mardi Gras Parade...then to

The Gaff:
(http://www.thegaff.com.au/)

Day 11

No run today. Needed the rest. Just headed up to the University for some orientation business. Long day.. The snack in our bags..was a gummy hotdog(all set--thanks anyways!)

Tried a new gum ..made myself some mushroom soup for dinner.. but neededdd more energyy. So I bought a hugeeee baggg (bjs style) of nutss for a before bed snack...needed the salt too:) ALMOST conquered the whole bag.

Got my first birthday package! I think I am the only one who gets exciting mail here.. everyone is starting to get jealous (Thanks Dad & Jenn).

Day 10

Walked around the University again today..made myself aware of some of the buildings...tied up some loose ends again (never ending)..these pictures were taken in one of the sports and recreation center rooms.

Off to the market to shop for some chow. Made myself a little lunch concoction and tried some new gum.

Moo Burger and fries for dinner---I keep them in business. Tomorrow is our orientation (1pm-5pm).

Day 9

Today was a slow day. Little breezy and cloudy :) Not many plans. We are going to take a bus to Bondi Junction.. to paroose the Westfield Mall for some good mall walking (Papa)--they have lots of gourmet food in the mall itself. Entire floors just for it (Sweet Potato and Beets).

This video was from the zoo.. I saw Kangaroo meat for sale at the local store this week..they put it on pizza, etc. I am waiting for Drew to come and eat it.

Day 8

It's official I have been here an entire week (Tuesday to Tuesday).

Went for a shorter run..at 630am had some chow. 9am house meeting.. yikes (dirty dishes, stolen hummus, balcony parties, mass chaos) can't wait to hear about it.. everyone has their stuff on individual shelves..and cabinents (some more intense than others)

People leave little notes...24 people living here..3 refridgerators..its a lost cause.

I am now relieved that I know that the mail gets here correctly--got my first snail mail today. Yay. Could possibly be the first to get mail.

I now hide certain dishes/blender/ other accessories that I use in the kitchen so that people dont make nasty concoctions and leave it in there for days to rot and mold...also fun to see people look for them/ask for them (Papa I thought you'd like that idea--stir up some fun).

Today we went took the bus into Sydney and a short ferry ride to the Taronga Zoo. We left around 1045 but the ferry was at 1130. I snagged the biggest sandwich (Vegetarian Focaccias) I could find at the ferry cafe.. let me tell you-woah. I ate the whole thing..needed some fuel for all the walking around.. after going to the zoo we went to the Botanic Gardens in Sydney..

We got back around dinner time..so I snagged some fruit at the market and decided to get the same pasta dish that I got last week..

I topped it off with some gelato from Gelatissimo--1 scoop of hazelenut and 1 scoop of american chocolate (snickers--haha)..

Day 7

Went for the usual morning run. Went on campus for a bit to tie up some loose ends. Lot of walking aroung, Orientation Week has started. Lots of tents, music, craziness. We went to an optional seminar... basically warning us about the riptides and how study abroads drowned last year.. also about the muggers...and how the ATM's are not safe...

Greatttttttttttttt...

Veryyy hot todayyy-97! Mass jellyfish alert at the beach...Off for a nap!

More pictures to come tomorrow:)