Finally Home!

Hey all!

So after being in Sydney for almost 4 days now, I have finally made it to where I will be living for the next five months! My orientation was so much fun. We were able to get a good taste of Aussie life, meet some people we would be living with and also do some really fun things! We had a Australian style BBQ (Not quite Gates-but delicious) went to the Sydney Zoo, took a cruise around the Harbour and even had surfing lessons... So amazing! I met some awesome people but we were all very anxious to get to "University Village" to get settled in and meet the people we would be living with.  So far, 4 out of the five people I will be living with have moved in, we are waiting for the last. I am living with three boys so far (hopefully the next will be a girl), one from Norway, one from Denmark, and one of New Jersey. I haven't really gotten to know them too well yet, but they seem pretty nice, kind of hard to understand, though I am sure I will get used to it! The place I am staying at is really nice. I have my own bathroom and closet, which is always great. I am only a few little apartments away from Caroline, it takes about 30 seconds to walk to hers!  Today we met up and we grabbed some lunch and then headed to the mall to get sheets, hangers, toiletries, etc. There is a mall right by campus which is very convenient! The weather has been not so great, however. It has rained everyday since we have arrived, but it should stop within the next couple of days... "no worries" right?! Everyone here is super nice and very helpful, I'm lovin' the accents! I think a bunch of us are going to "the city" (Syndey) tonight, which should be pretty fun, can't wait to see what the nightlife is like here! Hope all is well! Love and miss you all!