This past week and a half in Sydney has been amazing. The first week we had orientation and were put in this amazing hotel room right in the heart of the city. The first night they took us out to dinner and I actually ate kangaroo. It tasted like really good teriyaki chicken, which is kind of wierd now that I think about it.

The rest of the week we got to do such amazing stuff like repel down these huge cliffs in the blue mountains which beauty rivals that of yosemite. We also played with kangaroos and koalas. Kangaroos are kind of ugly up close. Like giant jumping rats. And everytime I saw the little kangaroos (i forget what they are called) I kept thinking of 'Roccos Modern Life.' The last night we went on a harbor cruise and saw the sydney opera house up close. It was beautiful.

I'm living on the beach in coogee until I get my housing in Bondhi on Saturday. The weathers been amazing and every morning we have been getting fresh fruit and banana bread and sitting on the beach. It all seems so surreal.

I still cant believe I'm here. And for all of you who know me really well, I still can't believe I'm actually getting tan hahaha.

Things I've noticed so far about Australia:
1. Thier portion sizes here are SO small. No wonder Americans are fat
2. Americans are liked here becuase we helped them out in WWII
3. A lot of Aussies love to talk American politics. I think its crazy that they all watched OUR election and I still cant even tell you who thier prime minister is
4. Even though there is a recession here as well they dont talk about it nearly as much as we do
5. They say mate, cheers and aye...A LOT!
6. They are tons of other nationalities living here as well. You never know who you're going to meet.
7. They call Sprite lemonade
8. They are big on thier chicken schnitzel here which is just basically really good breaded chicken


i'm sure i'll think of more soon