O Week

This past week has been a whirlwind of new friends, new places, and new memories. The Uni (what Aussie's call college) calls this week "O Week", essentially Orientation Week. There were all kinds of classes we could take, anything from introductions to the Uni, meeting faculty from your degree, study abroad students' tips, and even a cocktail welcome party. In the evenings, we participated in a ton of activities that helped Chris and I to meet lots of new people! It was a blasty blast.

We went to the Cocktail party, where we had to dress all kinds of fancy, and drink champagne. That's where we met our Norwegian friend Sunniva! She's so nice, and I've already learned a few Norwegian words! ha ha. Then we had an adventure to the Robina Town Centre, where we can shop for groceries, clothes, anything we need. It's about Park Meadows times 5. Only about an hour's walk, but we just take the bus and it's only about 15 minutes. Wonderful!

Wednesday night was a trivia/comedian night. We only got to see the comedians, and they were alright. Very different sense of humor down here, that's for sure. They are much more open with sexuality, and rather vulgar at times. There was quite a few times when I was sure that what the comedian was saying would've been considered very offensive in the States. Interesting how cultures work like that. Needless to say, it was still an enjoyable evening! Thursday night was the Tight and Bright party, meaning everyone needs to wear neon colors and very tight clothes. We did just that, but had seriously underestimated the "tight" part of the ordeal. And it wasn't the girls! It was the guys! They were ALL wearing neon tights with neon ladies panties and the tightest shirts ever. It was insanity/disturbing. Ha!!

Friday we went back to Robina so Sunniva could buy a Mac (yes, I converted her! Whoo!) and then went to the Bond Uni rugby game that night. Yea, it was boring. Saturday we went to Broadbeach for a day of fun in the sun. And it was literally fun in the sun! The ocean is amazing, and the sand was incredible. We went back to the beach on Sunday, but it was rather chilly. So we walked around Surfers Paradise for a couple hours, then took a two hour stroll in the surf on the beach. It's so peaceful. I LOVE IT!!

Just starting classes today, so hoping that goes well! So far so good. Working on uploading pictures, so check out my facebook for those =)