Today we went to downtown Sydney and walked around a LOT. My legs are sooooo tired. Two Swiss girls arrived this morning. They are from Switzerland and not Swedes from Sweden. I think I have it straight in my head now. A guy from Zimbabwe was already here went with us. I have also met an Australian guy and another from Papa New Guinea. We saw a mall, took a bus and a train, saw the Opera House which is that silver crazy shaped building that Sydney is famous for. I regretted leaving my camera in my room today. We walked to Darling Harbor which was awesome. This was where World Youth Day was gathering. The pope is in town and I swear I saw people from every major country in the world today. A lot of younger people but there are still way too many older people that "World YOUTH Day" does not make any sense. A lot of kids bought huge flags and wore them as capes. Interesting. There were so many people though.
We sat down a little bit and saw a re-enactment of the cross being carried. It was very interesting. After that we went back to where we live for a little bit before going to the school for the first time and meeting with the Principal, who, coincidentally is an American that lives in Australia now.
What I already miss:
-Everyone
-Driving on the right side of the road while sitting on the left side of the car. It's a huge mind flip. One time I looked at a car and saw no driver. I freaked out and wondered who was driving. I looked into the passenger seat and saw a driver. Another time I saw a little boy driving and I was like, "whoa, that is not happening." then I looked over and saw his mom driving next to him.
-Being awake when "everyone else is"
-Finding a comfortable water temperature in the shower in under 5 minutes
-Not freezing during those 5 minutes
-Water pressure in the shower, and water that aims diagonally, not just straight down
-My big bed
-The constant temperature. Here mornings are so cold, so I wear long sleeves. Then I walk around in the day and roast myself. At night it gets so cold again.
P.S. I can't remember the last time I went to bed before midnight and here this is the second night in a row. Wow.
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-The constant temperature. Here mornings are so cold, so I wear long sleeves. Then I walk around in the day and roast myself. At night it gets so cold again.
Welcome to LA.
-Everyone
That's so sweet of you to miss me...
-Driving on the right side of the road while sitting on the left side of the car. It's a huge mind flip. One time I looked at a car and saw no driver. I freaked out and wondered who was driving. I looked into the passenger seat and saw a driver. Another time I saw a little boy driving and I was like, "whoa, that is not happening." then I looked over and saw his mom driving next to him.
From what I hear, this is hard to get used to at first. I was in London for a day a few years back, and it was definitely weird being in a car.
-Being awake when "everyone else is"
Jet lag will give you trouble for a week, tops. It happened to me when I was in Israel, but only for a day or two, cause I get used to these things fast.
-Finding a comfortable water temperature in the shower in under 5 minutes
>_>
-Not freezing during those 5 minutes
Ouch.
-Water pressure in the shower, and water that aims diagonally, not just straight down
lolwut?
-The constant temperature. Here mornings are so cold, so I wear long sleeves. Then I walk around in the day and roast myself. At night it gets so cold again.
Hahaha! That's like what we have here. Like they say in these parts, "if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." ;)
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