Sunday and such

Ok so after our horrible hangovers started to pass me and Linds and Colleen decided to go to Coggee beach. It was like 1 or 2 when we got there so I figured that the sun wouldnt be that bad so i didnt put sunscreen on... bad decision. I also decided that since my back got more tan then my front last time eventhough i had layed on my back, i wouldnt turn over onto my stomache...also bad idea. I am veryyyy red on my boobs, neck, STOMACHE, and things. NOT COOLLLL.lets just say aloe vera is my new best friend. I have missed a couple days at the gym only because i have either walked a TONNN that day or am verryyy tired. but i figured that since im walking so much, as long as i eat right and make it to the gym when i can ill b fine. FINALLLLY getting used to things here and really settling in, except for classes so far. i have a lot of things i wanna do like go to the three different markets (def let me know if anyone wants anything from australia... besides kualas and kanagaroos lol), explore the other beaches etc. also i have checked the calendar the trip gave us and theres some community service options that seem interesting so ill keep u postedd! today just internship and classes...just like the rest of the week. nothing too exciting till prob friday but ill let u know :)

saturday night

So before I tell this story u have to not worry about me and realize that what I thought about all night was that if anything were to happen I would have been around a lot of people and I would have been safe. So saying that… me Lindsey, colleen, Kayla, Christine, Natasha, and the boys were goin out. We pregamed at the boys and then headed out. The bus was taking forever and Natasha and I really had to pee so we went around the corner and u know... lol. Then the bus came so we rannnn for it. Then after walking awhile to a train. Something you have to know about this story is that the boys walk reallllyyy fast so its hard to catch up to them, especially in heels. So me and Lindsey were far behind. Wen we got off the train we met someone who was meeting their brother and cousin. We were so far far behind from the group that we decided to join them. They were all Portugese but from Australia and in the Army, heading for Iraq or something in a couple months. We tried to go somewhere on kings crossing but it didn’t work out so we went somewhere else. We went to a bar called FEVER in some town. The boys bought us drinks all night and their friends were really cool, they were the first nice Australian girls that we had met. We dance a lot and partied till like 2 or 3. It was a lot of fun and we spent no money. The night was a success haha.

thursday and such

Thursday night we were all very tired. Most of us had the internship and then we went to school to listen to a presentation about traveling. So we were exhausted. Btw it takes me 45 mins to walk to the internship and it takes a little over an hour to get from the internship to school.so anyways…. Linsdey made me dinner: mac and cheese and a salad with lemon and pepper and salt. It was a really good meal. Me Lindsey, and lauren all ate together and then me and linds watched animal house until I fell asleep lol.Today not feeling so well but im plaaning on going to George street with colleen.ill let u know more

work and school

Wednesday and Thursday were the first days of classes and my internship. Both were not what I expected but what can you do. The internship so far is very casual, they all wear jeans, theres only a couple people in the office and none of them are Australian lol. Most are from new Zealand or England, so at least they have accents! Luckily there is a girl my age from Finland so it is really interesting to learn about her home and also she tells me about places she has gone in Australia that she likes since she has already been here for a month. The classes are legit classes which I wasn’t really expecting haha. There are papers, presentations, mid terms and finals. Both my classes so far have been taught by the same guy who is Canadian and not the greatest teacher. He even told us he is nervous and paces a lot. He loves when we suggest things and he likes interactive activities. We will see how it goes.

australia day

Monday night me, Lindsey, and colleen hung out, watched tv and drank wine. It was a good girls night in. ive decided that I think lauren and I are very alike and I like Lindsey so much because she reminds me so much of marissa brown! The next day, Tuesday was Australia day. Me, Lindsey, colleen, Kayla, Christine, and Cody went to Cogee beach. It was ridiculously crowded but we had a great time. Unfortunately my suntan lotion was not really working and sprayed on weird and basically gave me the blotchiest tan everrr… gross. O and also u are allowed to not wear a top to you bathing suit in Australia and Lindsey figured when in rome lol. The rest of us didn’t follow suit for now haha.

spelling

they spell fiber--> fibre and harbor--> harbour...weird, lots of little things like that

weekend

Sunday and Monday were kind of nothing days. Went on the internet a good amount but the internet is horrible hereeee. It isn’t so bad in the morning but towards the afternoon it just doesn’t work at all. The most frustrating things in Sydney are the public transportation and the internet, cause they both suck. The other night me and some girls rented the movie flirting with forty and stayed in which was a really good time. Still been going to the gym! Been everyday except the day we went to the blue mountains cause there was a gajillion steps. So its pretty good. Ive been eating well cause my roommate cooks for me and cooks healthy for the most part. Overall happy as always :)

the bad night

Then that night we went to kings crossing which is a nicer area with a cover charge and long lines in the front. Lauren didn’t have the proper ID so no place would let her in. both of us decided we would just go home so we tried to make our way home cause the boys had gotten us there. We got ourselves extremely lost and it took about an hour and a half to get back. Luckily the people are very nice around Sydney and not at all sketchy. We ended up getting home at around 2 eventhough we didn’t go out haha.

blue mountains

today we went to the blue mountains. Very pretty but not something that amazing compared to other places ive seen. We also went to a zoo which was really nice. At the three sisters (which are mountains) we had to walk down a gajillionnnnn stairs and there was a nice spring we drank from at the bottom. We ate lunch at an adorableeeee little town and I tried a knew fruit that is a little ball with spikes on it, I forget wat its called but it was very sweet and it was alright. Then went to dinner cause it came free with the trip as long as we bought a drink. It was called GAFF and its on oxford street. Worst food everrrr. Had pasta and meat and it was soooo soupy. grosss

internship orientation day

So I went to the gym today!!and I went the next dayyyy!!! We had internship orientation today which was pretty good. We learned about how Australians work and what we should be prepared for and also different Australian terms we should know. Then the program treated us to pizza at a place downtown but not just any pizza... yes there was regular cheese pizza but they also had emu pizza and kangaroo pizza :( Then after me and four of the girls went to george street which is the main street in central Sydney. We walked around and they got phones and then we decided we were too tired and took the bus home haha. So as I mentioned I went to the gym! And then we went out. There were about five girls and five guys and we went to a place called three monkeys which was pretty cool. The were about three or four floors and all of them were pub like with tables and talking and then the top floor had dancing and a band. It was fun but drinks are really expensive. A simple mixed drink, nothing special, was 8 dollars and some beers were ten, and the drinks were not large. Then we left and went to scruffy murphys or something like that which was good and the security guard was a typical aussie and very cute lol. Then the girls and I decided we wanted to go back so we left and tried to get a bus before they stopped running and walked very far there and then very far to the meriton. Unfortunately we had all decided to wear heals which was a baddddd idea. Our feet were killing so we decided to take of our shoes. As we walked we noticed there were cockroaches everywherrrreeee. AND at some point we saw a huge bat flying! As u all know Im not ok with that and of course freaked out.

fridayy

so i went to the gym yesterday which was greattttt. today we all went to the campus again so that we could learn more about our internships. turns out that because there are no classes on tuesday because of australia day (their version of the 4th of july), i wont have ANYTHING till wednesday. more to write later but in a rush now. thanks for following :) o and the head person said that my intership is really great and most of the people are young and it should b casual...all which are great. we learned a lot today about what is normal at australian work places and it mixes more of personal life and work life so she said its very common to go out to drinks and dinner with co-workers which will hopefully happen. k ill update more about this later! o and tomorrow blue mountains and some zooing with kangaroos and kualas and sunday prob beach!

SYDNEYYYY

ok so got into sydney with seth and settled into the hotel. then we walked around for hours exploring sydney. we looked around darling harbour and george street. we ended up eating right on the harbor at a place called plate. I got a delicious ravioli wine thing and seth got kangaroo which i did actually try and i have to admit it was good. next morning i came to my trip. the place is amazingggg we have a flat screen tv, a kitchen with a dishwasher, a washing machine and a dryer, a bed room, and a large bathroom. not to mention people come in to clean once a week. My roommate colleen is superrr friendly and lucky for me knows how to cook and is bartender at home. we went to a little orientation where we learned the rules then unpacked and then me and my roommate went to an adorable little place called trinity. the service in australia is veryyyy different. a tip s not expected at places so its not like they are running to help. at most places u go up and order ur food and drinks and then sit down and they may or not bring it to u. i got a delicious salad with dried tomatoes and different types of lettuce that they call "rocket/ fennel" and chicken and pine nuts....DELICIOUS. then me had a pitcher of pimms. which we learned is a type of alcohol that they combined with strawberries, cucumbers, mint, gin, and lemonade (which we found out is what we call sprite and they dont really have american lemonade)...kind of like a mix between a mjoito and sangria. then bought some wine and grocerries and headed back. they dont refrigerate their eggs adn shopping is very different here and more expensive. o and tax is already included in everything. o and wine is cheap but a small handle of smirnoff was like 35 so yea no hard liqour while im here haha. went back to the place and chilled with the roommate and fell asleep. this morning we had orientation at the school ill be going to and we learned more bout sydney, australian culture, and australian words. lots to remember but it will b good haha. then i went to lunch with the two ladies who are leading the program and my roommate and found out lots of stuff! apparently australian tv is about 6 months behind us so right now she said she is waiting for the new season of greys to come on because she doesnt know if george or izzy is going to die. yea very upsetting so i will have a lot of catching up to do wen i am home haha. saturday i am goin to the blue mountains and sunday probably beach with the group. there are lots of little intersting things that are very different then america but if i told u all of them id make the longest blog everrrrr. so yea thats bout it for now. miss u allll and talk to u soon!

ok so hope ur not toooo suck of me yettttt :) Today we got up at 7 am!!!! got some nice breakfast and headed to a hiking place of the thermal pools. the walking part was really great but lots of uphill and we will just say i sweat a lot today haha. but the sights were B-E-A-utiful. i will be putting up pictures on facebook probably in an hour or so. then we went on a boat cruise thing through a lake and saw some nice wildlife and smoke...it was pretty cool but hard to explain so go to the pictures. we also learned on the boat tour that it is illegal to fish with live bait and it is illegal to sell or buy trout in new zealand! fun facts. the tour was cool but we couldve done without the boat one. then stopped in hamilton for lunch at this ADORABLE little cafe called oxford something and it was so new zealandy and they laughed at me cause i had trouble using their money haha. I ordered a burger and wat came on it was... meat, lettuce, tomato, ketchup,...u know normal stuff...AND beats, carrots and mayo weird right haha. delicious food tho! then came to auckland and ate and tried a local beer. hope ur enjoying my blogs! MWAHHH

New Zealand

TODAYYYYY… woke up early in Tahiti, got on a plane as usual, wasn’t feeling so well on the plane and threw up and the the fat guy next to me was apparently grossed out by it when he should have been compassionate and who is he to judge me, I was sick! He’s fat, I judge him MORE! Anywayssssss we got to auckland, got a car, packed our six bags into the car and realized it was a stick so went through all that again. Seth drove the three hours, on the left side of the road, to rotorua…which smells like sulfur from the thermal pools. We settled in and walked around the town which was dead cause apparently all the stores close at five. Ate at the Lone Star which was very new zealandy and cute. I had a chicken stuffed with sundried tomatoes named after Johnny Cash and we tried a local beer… MY FIRST LEGAL DRINK!! Tomorrow off to the thermal pools and then hopefully a winery and back to Auckland cause the next day its to Sydney we go!!! Hope you are enjoying my blog and not finding it boring! MISS YOU ALL!! And please comment!

first dayyy

Ok soooo my trip has started!!! On the fifteenth I left with Seth (my brother) at 6 am from Boston which is too sad… lets not talk bout it. So then we flew to Chicago, then LA, then Fiji…yes a verryyyy long day. We got to Tahiti at around 9 their time and as soon as we got off the plane it was ridiculously humid. I was sweating so much:trying to roll up my pants while holding on to our millions of pieces of luggage and I could barely hold on to my blanket because it was making me that much hotter. O anddd on air Tahiti we had personal tvs and I watched all about steve and fame and played tetris…is was an eight hour flight from LA to Tahiti. We walked around Tahiti but where we were was kind of sketchy and u guys all know how I feel about that haha so we didn’t go out for long.

FIRST POSTTTTT

ok so first post...still in america, leaving tomorrow morning...EXCITING!!! Ill b on with more exciting news soon! next time I post I will b halfway across the world!