Thursday, February 28
So I tried Vegemite yesterday morning, and apparently I'm not yet an Aussie, because I thought it was gross! I've been told it's an acquired taste, so I'll try it again, but I have a feeling the results will be the same!
So I went to uni on Tuesday and got a tour of the huge campus! It is very nice, but there are so many stairs that they actually consider one part upper, and the other part lower.
Yesterday I was able to Skype my friend from home, and that was super nice! After I Skyped with her I headed off for the coastal walk. The beach that I live on is Maroubra, but the best part of the walk is from Coogee Beach up to Bondi Beach, so I took he bus to Coogee and walked from there! The walk was absolutely gorgeous, and I took a ton of pictures! (See Facebook album) As I was walking and enjoying the water views, I was reminded of the song, "My Redeemer Lives" by Nicole C. Mullins. (Youtube it) Particularly the part "who told the ocean you can only come this far." All in all, it was an amazing and refreshing walk! I took the bus back from Bondi Beach, where I found a Ben and Jerry's on the boardwalk. Unfortunately, the prices here are even more ridiculous than they are at home, so no ice cream for me : (
The family here has already gotten me addicted to a new show, "My Kitchen Rules." The show follows home cooks from each state of Australia, and they must each cook for all of the others in the competition as well as 2 judges. They then rate each other's dinner, and the couple with the lowest score is sent home. The show is really funny and very good to watch together, as everyone has their own favorite team.
So today I had a mandatory orientation for all international students, but all of the information was pretty much common sense. After the information session here was. "Sausage Sizzle" where they were giving away trips for spring break. Unfortunate, I did not win anything : (
The trip to Taronga Zoo is still on for tomorrow, and I can't wait to see some Australian wildlife in it's actual habitat!
The weather today was actually not perfect : (. It is in the mid 60's, windy, and has been sprinkling off and on.
Until Later,
Kaitlyn
I loved the pictures you put up earlier, it looks like a dream there and mostly makes me think of Heath Ledger... anyhow... you need to post some pictures with your updates. I mean I know everyone sees them on facebook but if you had pictures of what you were talking about, to spice it up... Haha. I love you and miss you. I've had that song from 10 Years on repeat all day long (the one the guy got famous for but the girl he wrote it about never even heard it!). Makes me think of you and it's a BEAUTIFUL song if you ever wanna hunt it down on YouTube (Never Had by Oscar Isaac). Hope you have a great day today/tomorrow!
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