OK, I have finally arrived in Australia! It took me forever to be able to sit down and write this! I wanted to do some blogging in the LA airport, but the internet did not work there. I got into Brisbane, Australia around 8:30am Saturday morning. I then had an hour bus ride to the Sunshine Coast. Trying to find the bus we needed was a little hectic. Imagine 5 of us wandering around with big luggage carts. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that while sitting in the LA airport, I met up with some girls from St. Norbert going to USC and some other people going to USC. It turns out that more than half the flight was going to USC. You could definitely say that it was a student flight. That flight was 14 hours and surprisingly it wasn't that bad. We got two meals (they were fairly decent), we got to choose movies to watch, and sleep! Only the last four hours were really that long.

Once we arrived at Brisbane it was pouring out! We made it to the sunshine coast, but it wasn't really that sunny. Me and my SNC friends unloaded our bags and got our housing assignments. I really like the housing we live in. We have our own room and bathroom. Then a nice living and kitchen area. It works out well! I have only met one of my roommates. She is French and I did not see her much at all. She has two other French friends, which they spent the day together, somewhere. Once I was in my room, I tried to get my internet up and running, but, of course, it would not work. I worked on it for an hour and definitely had a bit of a meltdown. I really wanted to get in touch with my family and could not do that without the internet. Finally, it worked, I have no idea how I did it! The bad part is that everytime I want to go onto the internet I have to re-connect my network. It is a BIG pain. Speaking of BIG pains, I also found out that Australians use different plugs (like for electronics) than we do. I did not know this and therefore did not have an adapter that would allow me to plug in and charge my electronics. So, on top of not getting the internet to work, I wasted all my computer batteries. The only reason why I get to write this blog at the moment is because my friend let me charge it on one of her adapters (thanks!).

Even with the ups and downs of the day, it ended on a wonderful note. I was able to meet two of my SNC's friends' rommates, and they are all really nice! I had a blast hanging out with all of them tonight! At this campus, and maybe at most Australian campuses, there is a lounge/pool area in the middle of our apartment buildings, and everyone just goes and hangs out there for the night. It is like one big party. I never see that at SNC. It also is crazy how they can all drink! The security guards are so nice lol! They love seeing everyone having fun! I found out that there are so many nice people here. We went to a store and at one point I was trying to get through an isle and this lady was like "I am sorry" and I said "no, it's my fault", and then she was like "no it's my fault" ( I sounded kind of valley girl right there lol). I am pretty sure that it was my fault lol! Anyways, as I struggle to keep my eyes open, I should really get some sleep so that I am ready for tomorrow! Good Night!