What a whirlwind of a week. Orientation was really fun and I got to know everyone in my class. We will be spending A LOT of time together so this was just a kick off really. Friday we took busses to the Mt. Eliza campus which is about an hour and a half away. It is a really breathtaking executive campus on the beach and we had a long and interesting day. When we got there we had a big formal lunch and as we were sitting down to eat it was brough to my attention that my roommate was missing and that she had missed the bus! I mean, I thought she was on the other bus!! She eventually made it but I felt so bad that she got left behind. We were split into teams and handed colored t-shirts for the day of activities. I was on the blue team. First up was the sandcastle competition in which we needed to build something "Australian". My team built a giant crocodile which actually turned out to be quite cool except for the leg I made that was the wrong shape and facing the wrong way (got harrased quite a bit for that actually). The other teams made maps and roos and stuff like that. Here are some pics...
Then we had dinner and drinks and came back later that night. I did have a chance to take some pictures at sunset...
There are more pictures on flickr FYI
Tonight my friend Barney drove me to a meeting. When all is said and done with making coffee and cleaning up I was there for three hours. I hung out with a Catholic priest for a bit which was very calming and the location of the meeting was right in the woods with the most beautiful surroundings. I wish I had my camera.
5 things I learned yesterday and today
1. Crocodile Dundee is highest grossing Australian film in history (Happy Feet is coming up swiftly behind it though...)
2. Aussies use something from Europe called "rhyming slang" - i.e. going to bo peep means I am going to sleep, and basin of gravey means baby - I AM NOT KIDDING - Please see this link... B/C I just can not with it
3. Australia is one of the only countries that is completely self-sufficient without having to rely on imports and exports
4. I will not have much free time once class starts on Monday - no, seriously
5. Bethany got accepted to CORNELL!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Off to bed
Ciao xo

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