I'm in the land down under! I left Muskogee in a whirlwind of downy flake and boarded my flight to LAX. Because of the snow in Tulsa the de-icing of the plane eliminated what time I would have had at Houston airport and I had to sprint to catch my connecting flight. I jumped off my plane at LAX and had a lovely 8 hr layover. I made my first international friend, Mary O'Mally from Dublin, Ireland. A sweet 60yr old woman. My 13 hour flight into Brisbane went well-we left the states at midnight Monday. I let a sip of Australian wine and a tylenol pm lull me to sleep. On a plane of 415 people there was an empty seat between Andrew from Sweden and myself so this aided in my restful 11 hour sleep. Upon landing in Brisbane early Wednesday morning I went through customs which was exciting because my passport now has its first stamp! I boarded my plane in Brisbane and made the final stretch south to my destination. Whoo!
I'm staying at a hostel called Backpackers by the Beach and the name is so appropriate. I've met a ton of fun kids my age from all around the world. The sun has been awesome. From
the door to the beach is just a 2 minute stroll! Since I'm still in such a stage of jittery excitement I haven't been able to sleep an
y later than 7 in the morning. It seems that everyone else in Newcastle is starting to get up about the same time though. ^ Brisbane to Newcastle ^ Thursday morning I decided to go for an early explorative jog around the town. I spotted the Christchurch Cathedral on the hill and made that my destination point. I ran along the harbor which is so pretty and calm. En route to the cathedral I saw this beautiful and enticing building. The doors were large and beautiful so I walked up the steps and this well dressed man opened the door and greeted me "G'day". I told him I was just out exploring and he let me know that I had discovered the Newcastle Gentleman's Club. Ha. I smiled awkwardly and was on my way.
the door to the beach is just a 2 minute stroll! Since I'm still in such a stage of jittery excitement I haven't been able to sleep an
y later than 7 in the morning. It seems that everyone else in Newcastle is starting to get up about the same time though. ^ Brisbane to Newcastle ^ Thursday morning I decided to go for an early explorative jog around the town. I spotted the Christchurch Cathedral on the hill and made that my destination point. I ran along the harbor which is so pretty and calm. En route to the cathedral I saw this beautiful and enticing building. The doors were large and beautiful so I walked up the steps and this well dressed man opened the door and greeted me "G'day". I told him I was just out exploring and he let me know that I had discovered the Newcastle Gentleman's Club. Ha. I smiled awkwardly and was on my way. I was walking along the beach and this local was walking his pup. We chatted for a minute and he let me know that I'd "have to watch out for the mossies at the uni." Well I was rather confused and it took me a moment to understand that means the university has a lot of mosquitos! That is a perfect example of the "lets get on with it" Australian attitude...everything is
shortened!
shortened!
^ Building on Hunter Street ^ I've only been in Newcastle for four days and yet it seems like at least a couple of weeks--the town is so welcoming and the people very charismatic. So far I haven't been too homesick, occasionally I'll see a family out and about and miss my own at home. But all in all life in newcastle is brilliant!
I know this has been a long post but so much has happened and its all so exciting! Oh and Happy Valentine's Day!
Cheers,
Livsmarie
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