Waiting

Braved the Australian buses yesterday to get some shopping done. The bus driver told me I was naughty because the smallest bill I had was 10. Oops.

Trying to figure out what type of phone plan to get. Walked around a lot getting random things. Went to BigW's, which is basically Walmart (or as Abby/Katie say: Wally World). A lot of the surfshops or just clothing stores are really expensive, but they have nice things. A lot of overlapping brands and a bunch of new ones. I was a savvy shopper and got most of my stuff for cheap (including shampoo... that washes out the blue in my hair, sadly).

A bunch of people wanted to go out last night but then all changed their minds last minute. Wednesdays are usually quiet nights according to all the Aussies. While in Abby's, I spotted this really odd looking animal from her balcony. Turns out its a possum (not opossum), and according to the guy next door, they sometimes come onto the balconies and some people feed them bananas. We ended up playing pool with the 2UMiami guys (Ross/Steve) later on in the night.

Later today I have my first orientation meeting (just waiting around until then). I'm supposed to be able to figure out how to sign up for classes and meet with an adviser in addition to finding out whats in store for the upcoming days. I wonder what its going to be like when more people arrive. Excited, but nervous.