The other day I was sitting in my room when one of the girls in my wing knocked politely and came into my room with 2 lemons and a tea bag. I assumed she was on her way to make herself some tea,had seen my open door on her way and had decided to stop off and have a chat; however, at the end of our conversation as she was headed out of my room she handed me the lone tea bag and the lemons, explaining that the lemon juice could be mixed with warm water and honey to create a remedy for my sore throat. Considering that I seemed to be coming down with the "yuck" that everyone else in St Cats is currently experiencing, I thought it was a great idea and figured I would save the lemons until I was able to track down a mug to make the remedy in. But, as you probably could have guessed, I decided to do something entirely different with them instead. Earlier today while my friend Kiera was in my room she saw the lemons on my desk and wondered why I had lemons and no other food. Me, being the person I am, responded that the lemons are for eating. I proceeded to peel (like an orange) and eat one of the 2 lemons sitting on my desk. I can now say that I have peeled and eaten lemons in Australia. How many people can say that? (My guess is not very many. It's kind of a weird thing to do). It's not really an earth shattering event, but it was very much the highlight of my day. Plus, my room now smells lemony fresh (as opposed to the other, indescribable college smell)!
Tonight instead of having our Formal Hall (which is the formal dinner that I talked about last week) we are having a college wide trivia game. At first I was super excited; I mean, I honestly know so many random, weird facts (like this: the average person swallows 8 spiders while sleeping. Or, there isn't a real word in the English alphabet that rhymes with "month." OR, Lake Superior is the world's largest lake), but I don't know if I know any useful trivia facts. So now I'm worried that I might just look like a total goon! We have to dress in our hall colors, and my hall color is blue. My tutor (similar to an RA) bought blue body paint, so if nothing else at least I will look a Smurf for trivia night!
I went for another run in King's Park earlier today and while I was trying to read the map and figure out where I was in relation to any place on the map that I recognized when this Australian guy stopped at the map too. He smiled and asked which path I was planning on running down, I shrugged and pointed randomly at the first line that looked like a good answer. He gave me this terrified look and with horror (that sounded very convincing) told me NOT to run down that path; that path is known for having drop bears and no one ever runs down that path unless they are crazy. Don't worry--I didn't fall for the drop bear story again (he was cute though, the smart thing to do would have been to play along).
My friend Jess and I went to the Water Sports Center today and we looked into signing up for classes in Windsurfing, abseiling (rappelling in American English--I thought it sounded like a good adventure...), and rowing. I am really excited to get involved around the University and expand my horizons in regards to the type of people I am meeting and spending time with. I am also really looking forward to the warmer weather so I can start spending ALL of my time on the beach! I want to have a killer tan by the time I get home (especially because it would just be great to come home in the middle of winter with a tan...that would make me very happy).
I've also started looking into all of the things I need to see and do while I'm here. I want to go to Monkey Mia where there are wild dolphins that are so tame that they swim right up to humans for food and also to play. I want to go to Margaret River; I hear they have some of the most beautiful beaches in Western Australia. I have to go to an Australian Rules Football game! And I really, really, really have to hold a koala bear. There is so much to do, and I already feel like I'm running out of time to get it all done!...if only I didn't have to go to uni while studying abroad...
Ya know, looking at this post I realize that I've actually been crazy productive today, especially considering today is a Monday. I went to class (2 actually), talked to the people at the Water Sports Center, went for a run, AND I'm about to do my laundry. And to top it all off, I've written another blog post, and this one isn't forever and a half long!
Australian post is kind of expensive (so no guarantees), but if you would like a post card then shoot me your address and I would be happy to try and find one that is perfect for you. I miss you all dearly and I can't wait to hear about what you've been up to when I get home.
Enjoy your Monday!
Love always.
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