sand between my toes...
I am exhausted…been a long day…
Last night was amazing…we went to a local pub that had pretty horrible live aussie rock…the keyboard player thought he was being really hardcore and picked his keyboard up at the end and threw it down on the ground, and everyone in the pub just kind of looked like him like he was a wee bit off. But the night was fun…the place was hopping…the whole group went out and walked up and down the strip…lots of sore feet, but big smiles.
I love to spend time on the rooftop terrace we have..there’s this tree that all these bats like to have party time in. And these bats are HUGE! They look like small flying monkeys…from the roof you can watch ppl walk by…and we were lucky and happened to see a drunk aussie walk right under us and pee in the bushes, singing some off-key song with his Australian accent…beautiful moment. :-0 He must have been surprised to hear giggles coming from somewhere above him…probably thought he was hearing things.
Also..there was this huge freak out moment when we all saw this gargantuan spider (called a Huntsmen) on the wall in the laundry room…no one believed that it was real…the body was about the size of your hand, and the legs were furry. Gasping…comments ranged from “OMIGOD! it’s as big as an oatmeal cookie!” to “maybe it’s not real, maybe they painted it on the wall to scare us!”…but it was real, alright, and apparently these kinds of spiders crawl under our room doors each night and chill on the walls…a little unsettling, as I have never been too fond of spiders, especially the huge furry ones that look like they are on steroids. Oy!
We went down to Bondi beach today (the most famous beach in all of Australia)…and it was absolutely perfect! SO many ppl! Swarming!!
Insane rip tide…beautifully clear water…aussie lifeguards everywhere to make sure no one dies b/c the rip tides are ridiculous, will rip your swimsuit right off…and yes, the lifeguards really do wear those bathing caps, and yes, they DO look like what you imagine they look like…we went body surfing, and were all out of breath by the end. Met a group of nice Italians in the water…what I love is swimming and hearing all the different accents bobbing around next to you…quite an experience….
Someone stole my shirt while I was in the water, so I had to go all the rest of the day just in my wet swim suit top… but thankfully everyone was really chill and Australia is pretty damn hot, so it didn’t matter too much…but I was kind of bummed to lose that shirt…hopefully it is in good hands. And a shirt, is, after all, just a shirt.
We went on our bus tour, saw the sights…Opera House, Sydney Harbor (makes me think of “Finding Nemo”), the redlight district, the bridge (that apparently is lit up at night to look like a pulsing heart)…etc etc.
Our classes start tomorrow…so trying to gear up for that. Thankfully the University is just across the street…and there are ducks!!!! Woo!
Oy…my mind is mush right now, and I know that there are tons of things that I am forgetting to mention…urf.
But here are two interesting facts:
Prostitution is legal here…and if you want to have a fruit stand you have to have a college degree…
Ok, I am off.
I need a nap.
And I am still sandy.
Ah.I bet the spider on steroids is waiting for me. Hopefully he is of the friendly sort.
Last night was amazing…we went to a local pub that had pretty horrible live aussie rock…the keyboard player thought he was being really hardcore and picked his keyboard up at the end and threw it down on the ground, and everyone in the pub just kind of looked like him like he was a wee bit off. But the night was fun…the place was hopping…the whole group went out and walked up and down the strip…lots of sore feet, but big smiles.
I love to spend time on the rooftop terrace we have..there’s this tree that all these bats like to have party time in. And these bats are HUGE! They look like small flying monkeys…from the roof you can watch ppl walk by…and we were lucky and happened to see a drunk aussie walk right under us and pee in the bushes, singing some off-key song with his Australian accent…beautiful moment. :-0 He must have been surprised to hear giggles coming from somewhere above him…probably thought he was hearing things.
Also..there was this huge freak out moment when we all saw this gargantuan spider (called a Huntsmen) on the wall in the laundry room…no one believed that it was real…the body was about the size of your hand, and the legs were furry. Gasping…comments ranged from “OMIGOD! it’s as big as an oatmeal cookie!” to “maybe it’s not real, maybe they painted it on the wall to scare us!”…but it was real, alright, and apparently these kinds of spiders crawl under our room doors each night and chill on the walls…a little unsettling, as I have never been too fond of spiders, especially the huge furry ones that look like they are on steroids. Oy!
We went down to Bondi beach today (the most famous beach in all of Australia)…and it was absolutely perfect! SO many ppl! Swarming!!
Insane rip tide…beautifully clear water…aussie lifeguards everywhere to make sure no one dies b/c the rip tides are ridiculous, will rip your swimsuit right off…and yes, the lifeguards really do wear those bathing caps, and yes, they DO look like what you imagine they look like…we went body surfing, and were all out of breath by the end. Met a group of nice Italians in the water…what I love is swimming and hearing all the different accents bobbing around next to you…quite an experience….
Someone stole my shirt while I was in the water, so I had to go all the rest of the day just in my wet swim suit top… but thankfully everyone was really chill and Australia is pretty damn hot, so it didn’t matter too much…but I was kind of bummed to lose that shirt…hopefully it is in good hands. And a shirt, is, after all, just a shirt.
We went on our bus tour, saw the sights…Opera House, Sydney Harbor (makes me think of “Finding Nemo”), the redlight district, the bridge (that apparently is lit up at night to look like a pulsing heart)…etc etc.
Our classes start tomorrow…so trying to gear up for that. Thankfully the University is just across the street…and there are ducks!!!! Woo!
Oy…my mind is mush right now, and I know that there are tons of things that I am forgetting to mention…urf.
But here are two interesting facts:
Prostitution is legal here…and if you want to have a fruit stand you have to have a college degree…
Ok, I am off.
I need a nap.
And I am still sandy.
Ah.I bet the spider on steroids is waiting for me. Hopefully he is of the friendly sort.
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