Australica?

So the past few days have been quite fun. Still attempting to adjust to how things work around here. The dorms are pretty interesting. You have like a commons area with a television and then a balcony. A lot of the kids drink and chill on the balcony and nothing bad happens. Hah, it's pretty different in the States.

























Almost everything has some kind of unique name or means something completely different. It's interesting but every time I mention something, they already know exactly what I am talking about. They watch the Simpsons, Futurama, Malcolm in the Middle, etc. I thought we were interesting, guess not?

I went to the supermarket mall/store area and they
have like everything we have, they have a K Mart? Subway, Pizza Hut, Borders, Target and a few others. (O, and Burger King is call Hungry Jacks...??) Also the price you see includes the tax so there are no 'surprises' when you get to the check out. I tried to explain how in every state there are varying laws and some states have no sales tax. (They didn't get it for the most part) Their proportions are small as well. Subway's sandwiches were much smaller and forget 5 dollar footlongs... more like 9 dollar foot longs and then some. Its interesting but it kills your wallet.

Another strange thing is the driving. (It goes a bit deeper then just driving on the other side of the road.) The kids have to display a P on their car, and then there are different colors that represent what level they are. You can get rid of your P when you turn 21... hmmm and then you have to have a special license to drive a manual as well. I rode with some girls to the beach and they were telling me all about how the P display works.

The Beach here is incredible. I have never seen anything like it my life. The water is like bath water, it's probably around 75˚F. Everyone is very tan and very good looking. Also, everyone is incredibly kind. It's quite the place. O and don't call a tank top that, it's called a wife beater...
and for girls, it's called a tank top. And the trunk of a car is called a boot. Sun block=sun cream. Good waves = sweet waves. Sandals= thongs. Greasy Italians= guidos. (still the same.)

They have these things called beach soccer balls. I picked one up from Kmart for 5 dollars. Probably the best deal I have found here thus far. I have yet to try my hand at surfing. I met some guys from campus that are from Norway. Very nice guys. The two are 23, the other is 28 and played professional basketball in Norway for 10 years. I wasn't aware they loved basketball that much.

All of the Norwegians bought second hand boards for about 150 bucks. I am going to see if they will let me borrow it for a "sweet wave" next time we go out. They were more scared of Jellyfish than sharks. Apparently there is some kind that can like kill you right quick...? Hope I don't meet one of those while swimming. Yea, they can paralyze your leg and then the (juice?) travels up your body and can do some real damage I guess. So I will try my best to steer clear of that.

There is going to be an Iron Man competition on the Gold Coast this weekend. They were setting up with cameras and everything. There were like super strong guys running up and down the coast all day along with people practicing for the swimming portion. It looks pretty intense. Maybe, Ill catch the bus and go watch.


I don't really have too much more for now. I am hoping to go out to a tavern tonight and meet some more kids. There are too many Americans here. Like 40% of the school are Americans. Not really digging that whole aspect that much but they are all pretty nice for the most part so, you get what you get sometimes I presume. O and this is what Monopoly money looks like: