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| Hazel aka my mini-me |
Well today marks my official two month anniversary of being in Australia and also marks one of my luckiest days ever. Not only did I make it to my 9am lab, but we got to "observe" aka just play with kids for two hours, then I made it to my 12pm where we got back our exams that I thought for sure I bombed undoubtedly, to my surprise I got a 69 which on Australian scales is actually pretty good. I went to go get a celebratory drink in the tav which then led to an intense game of pub quiz/skipping my 2pm class. But it was totally worth it, not only did we make "honorable mention" in the boat drawing portion but we also won a miniature pony, jim beam lanyards, and free jim beam and bourbon... reinforcing the fact that good things happen to those that choose drink over class. But we're getting ready to embark on our big journey in a few short days, so there's a lot of last minute planning going on but for the most part we're all set! We don't really have it set in stone where exactly we'll be staying at during this 11 day endeavor but we do have two cars, nine people, two tents, six ipods, speakers, a fairly accurate map, and enough goon (cheap wine) to make it to Coral Bay. We leave Thursday assuming Lindsey and I can safely drive the cars from the middle of Perth to the guys' house in Mt. Claremont in one piece.. Bahh so close! So excited! We've pretty much established the dress code for this trip to be solely swimsuits and the outfits we bought for our "op shop" (goodwill equivalent) party this past Friday. There's hardly any room for bags with all the sleeping bags and goon boxes so the four of us girls all have to share one bag so it should be really interesting to see how hygiene works out. But back to this weeks events!
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| They start em' young here :) |
So I can't really remember what happened this week due to the fact that my brain is officially fried but one big event was my host aunt's birthday which was a lot of fun. It was just the family over but her kids and Hazel and Aaron get along so well and they had one big dance party. We successfully taught Hazel not only how to do the classics such as the disco, the lawnmower and the shopping cart, but we also introduced her to the bricklayer, big fish little fish, and many other classics. It was quite the good time to say the least.
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Aaron in his Woody mask
He's got a matching Buzz one as well :) |
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Aaron and his marble kit that he can
play with for hours on end |
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| Dropping trou in the middle of the bar.. no big deal |
Another big event was the Op Shop party which led to lots of (barely) memorable moments. At one point I just remember looking around the dance floor and seeing all the guys standing in a circle with their pants at their ankles, apparently its the standard procedure for when a certain song comes on.. definitely cant complain about that one :) But the next day we had another surfing lesson. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it but definitely still need some work. The guy, Phil, could tell as soon as we all walked up that we
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| The aftermath of the night before |
were having an "off" morning seeing as we could all barely open our eyes and our group of 20 had dwindled down to about 8 but other than a seaweed invasion it was really good. We move beaches when we get back from the trip seeing as the waves will be better at Scarborough so I might die there, but no worries Mom you can still have Bertha! I've also fallen in love with rugby since I've been here, sorry American football but you just aren't cutting it for me here. Unfortunately I have to miss the US play Australia on Friday since we'll be on the road but I'm sure we can all predict the outcome of that one..
As far as life reflections I've decided I'm essentially screwed when I get home. It'll be winter, it won't be Australia, and I have to graduate.. maybe..note to self: check on graduation status this week. But fortunately I've been doing a lot of research and have figured out a few different options on how to get out of the US immediately following and even get paid for it so watch out world here I come.. hopefully. I'm still super torn about whether or not I should just suck it up and do nursing school now with Sare-Bear or just get out there for a little while and see what happens.. Oh well. I've been racking my brain to figure out a way to extend and stay the year in Australia but that means renewing my visa, finding someone to sublet my apartment at home, selling a kidney to afford it, and figuring out how to graduate from here.. so plan b just go to nursing school here in Oz (Australia)! Or they have a program here similar to Teach for America that I need to find more info on ASAP.
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| My future bedroom which also acts as the family dining room |
In other news, I will be moving in with the Brits the second week of October which means leaving my amazing host fam which I'm super upset about. But the guys have generously offered up their living room to me and Lindsey to live in rent free in exchange for 1 homecooked meal a week each and cleaning.. which is hopeless. I'm super excited to spend my last months here with them as they've truly become my best friends here, now we just need to convince Maria to move in and life would be perfect. Their house is everything I could ever dream of and more.. there's huntsmen spiders (deadliest spider in Australia) chilling in the living room/Lindsey and mine's future room along with several roof leaks, a pile of porn that could last until the millennium that they found on the side of the road, the shower has about 4 minutes of hot water and turns off if another faucet in the house gets turned on, the kitchen sink is out of commission due to the leak in the pipes that have rotted the floor, so all dishes (also found on the side of the road) are done with cold water in the "laundry" room sink, there's a line out back to hang the clothes on which you have to trek through in knee high-lizard infested grass to get to. Its honestly everything I could ever dream of and more, Lindsey and I are looking at it as extreme indoor camping.. but living with them should leave me with enough money for a few more roadtrips and also let me enjoy these last months to the fullest. I've already shared the sad news with the host fam and now all thats left to do is to find a mattress on the side of the road for Lindsey and I and to clear the porn out of our future dresser. Unfortunately I looked into sending my big suitcase home so I didnt have to lug it around but the cheapest I've found is about $480.. not feeling that so much so I'll just have to lug it around which should be super. I also need to call about moving my ticket. I have managed to make a doctor's appointment this week.. riveting I know. But this is my first doctors appt since my high school physical and even that consisted of my aunt filling out my form in her living room for me. I absolutely loathe going to the doctors and am a firm believer in how magnificent the body is and its ability to self heal with time and alcohol assistance. But it's gotten to the point where I can't swallow and can't breath at night because my tonsils are so swollen so I guess it's about that time to suck it up and check out what the Australian physicians have to offer. No worries mum, I got it all under control :) But I think I've written enough useless info and successfully avoided writing my 45 minute presentation on Sex and Lust Metaphors in the Chagga Tribe which is actually pretty fascinating. But I love you madre!
PS- I think the post office discovered the soup you sent me and confiscated it seeing as its a miracle in a can.. please send more?
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