I fail, time and time again.

Hello hello!

As usual, I'm far overdue for an update! Today has been a really good day so far because I've gotten to talk to two friends from home, as well as my parents! :) Plus plus!

Well, last weekend I took the train to Sydney for the day with 3 of my friends, and we went to Manly and Bondi Beach. It was awesome! We got the really early train, like 5AM, so we got to Sydney at 8 right when everything was opening. We got pancakes at this amazing place called Pancakes on the Rocks. Super good. I hadn't had pancakes in awhile so I was really happy about that.

Then we caught the ferry to Manly, and made our way to Manly Beach. (It's world famous it is.) There we rented surfboards and ended up surfing for 3 hours. All for about $12. It was amazing. The waves were perfect height for me- being a beginner. I did fall a lot though. (The song 'Wipeout' plays here).

After Manly, we got some food and made our way to Bondi Beach. Bondi is also world famous, and was beautiful. It was getting later in the day by this time though so we didn't spend very long there. Just hung out. Then we made our way back to Sydney to catch the train home. Needless to say I was exhausted. The next day my arms were really sore from paddling my surfboard. Ouch. Worth it, though.

Not much else has been going on. I've been trying to focus a lot more on my studies and get stuff done, because Casey is coming to visit me on Saturday! I'm taking the early morning train down to Sydney to meet up with her and hang out there for the weekend, and then we're coming back to Newcastle for the week. It's going to be so much fun!!! :) I can't wait.

Then I also have plans in the works to go to Cairns and then when Lindsey gets here in June, to go to Port Lincoln and go cage diving! Fun stuff!

Few random facts about life with the Aussies:
-They have crosswalks, and if you're standing waiting to cross, they WILL stop for you. If there is no crosswalk and you decide to cross the road, it seems like they'll just speed up towards you just to freak you out. Creepy.
-Tim Tam slams are amazing. You take a Tim Tam cookie, bite the ends off, use it as a straw to drink hot chocolate, and then eat the cookie- which is now all melted on the inside from the hot chocolate. Truly delicious.
-The sand at the beach squeaks when you stomp on it.
-It seems that mullets and rattails are making a comeback as hairstyles here- and I am NOT okay with this.
-The mosquitos on campus are virtually nonexistent now- PLUS!

I seem to have run out of things to say, so off with me! :)

My friend Jake and I at the horse races with our 'chips' They put sweet chili sauce on them here and it's AMAZING.
Newest addition to our family- Lucky!